432B.410 - Exclusive original jurisdiction; action does not preclude prosecution. - Nevada Statutes

432B.410  Exclusive original jurisdiction; action does not preclude prosecution.

      1.  Except if the child involved is subject to the jurisdiction of an Indian tribe pursuant to the Indian Child Welfare Act, the court has exclusive original jurisdiction in proceedings concerning any child living or found within the county who is a child in need of protection or may be a child in need of protection.

      2.  Action taken by the court because of the abuse or neglect of a child does not preclude the prosecution and conviction of any person for violation of NRS 200.508 based on the same facts.

      (Added to NRS by 1985, 1379; A 1991, 2186; 1995, 787)