2010 Nevada Code
TITLE 5 JUVENILE JUSTICE
Chapter 62B General Administration; Jurisdiction
NRS 62B.320 Child in need of supervision.
NRS 62B.320 Child in need of supervision.
1. Except as otherwise provided in this title, the juvenile court has exclusive original jurisdiction in proceedings concerning any child living or found within the county who is alleged or adjudicated to be in need of supervision because the child:
(a) Is subject to compulsory school attendance and is a habitual truant from school;
(b) Habitually disobeys the reasonable and lawful demands of the parent or guardian of the child and is unmanageable; or
(c) Deserts, abandons or runs away from the home or usual place of abode of the child and is in need of care or rehabilitation.
2. A child who is subject to the jurisdiction of the juvenile court pursuant to this section must not be considered a delinquent child.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 1028)
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