Nevada Revised Statutes 62C.300 – Summons: Persons to whom issued; contents; not required with voluntary appearance
1. After a petition has been filed and after such further investigation as the juvenile court may direct, the juvenile court shall direct the clerk of the court to issue a summons that:
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 62C.300
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- person: means a natural person, any form of business or social organization and any other nongovernmental legal entity including, but not limited to, a corporation, partnership, association, trust or unincorporated organization. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.039
- Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
- Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
(a) Requires the person who has care and custody of the child to:
(1) Appear personally; and
(2) Bring the child before the juvenile court at the time and place stated in the summons;
(b) Informs the person who has care and custody of the child of the child’s right to be represented by an attorney at the initial hearing, as provided in NRS 62D.030; and
(c) Has a copy of the petition attached.
2. If the person summoned pursuant to subsection 1 is not the parent or guardian of the child, the clerk of the court must notify the parent or guardian by a similar summons of:
(a) The pendency of the case; and
(b) The time and place for the proceeding involving the child.
3. The juvenile court may direct the clerk of the court to issue a summons requiring the appearance of any other person whose presence at the proceeding is necessary, as determined by the juvenile court.
4. The clerk of the court is not required to issue a summons if the person to be summoned voluntarily appears.
5. If, based on the condition or surroundings of the child, the juvenile court determines that it is in the best interests of the child or the public to require the appropriate agency of the judicial district or the Division of Child and Family Services to assume care and custody of the child, the juvenile court may order, by endorsement upon the summons, that the person serving the summons deliver the child to a probation officer for placement with a suitable person or in an appropriate facility where the child must remain until further order of the juvenile court.