Each justice or justice court in a township with more than one justice, by action of a majority of the justices thereof, may from time to time make and amend the rules governing its practice not inconsistent with these rules. Copies of rules and amendments so made by any justice court shall upon their promulgation be furnished to the Supreme Court, but shall not become effective until after approval by the Supreme Court and publication. In all cases not provided for by these rules the justice courts may regulate their practice in any manner not inconsistent with these rules. [As amended; effective July 1, 2005.] RULE 84. CHIEF JUSTICES OF THE PEACE (a) Election. In any township having three or more justices of the peace, the justices shall annually elect one of their number to serve as chief justice of the peace for that township. The election shall take place between November 15 and December 1 of each year, and the chief justice of the peace so elected shall begin to serve on the first Monday in January of the next year. Any incumbent justice of the peace who will not be returning to office the next year (because of retirement, resignation, failure to be reelected, or other reason) shall not be eligible to vote in the election for chief justice of the peace. Any person who has been elected to take office as justice of the peace shall be eligible to vote in the election for chief justice of the peace. Except with the unanimous consent of the justices of the peace in a township, no chief justice of the peace shall serve more than 2 successive one-year terms. (b) Responsibilities. The chief justice of the peace in a township shall: (1) Be responsible for the administration of court rules and regulations. (2) Consider and rule on any ex parte applications for orders in cases which have not been assigned. (3) Hear or reassign emergency matters when the assigned justice is absent or otherwise unavailable. (4) Designate another justice to perform the duties of chief justice of the peace when the chief justice of the peace is absent. (5) Oversee all administrative and clerical work and functions of the court as set forth in NRS Chapter 4. (6) Call and preside over meetings with the other justices of that township, as often as may be deemed necessary by the chief justice of the peace, to discuss and set policy on procedures, planning, caseload distribution, judicial training, vacations, court improvements, personnel and any other matters of benefit or concern to the court. [As amended; effective July 1, 2005.] RULE 85. TITLE These rules may be known and cited as the Justice Court Rules of Civil Procedure, or abbreviated JCRCP. [As amended; effective July 1, 2005.] RULE 86. EFFECTIVE DATE Effective Date. These rules will take effect on the date specified by the Supreme Court. They govern all proceedings in actions brought after they take effect and also all further proceedings in actions then pending, except to the extent that in the opinion of the court their application in a particular action pending when the rules take effect would not be feasible or would work injustice, in which event the former procedure will apply. [As amended; effective July 1, 2005.] RULE 87. RESERVED [As amended; effective June 28, 1988.] XII. SMALL CLAIMS RULE 88. ACTION FOR SMALL CLAIMS In all cases for the recovery of money only, where the amount claimed does not exceed the statutory limit set for a small claim action, the action shall be deemed commenced when any person appears before any justice or clerk and executes an affidavit substantially in the form set forth in Rule 89, and the justice court shall proceed as provided in these rules. Counterclaims and cross-claims are governed by Rule 13. Debts owing and due to one creditor or claimant from the same person may not be severed in order to bring such claims within the jurisdiction of a small claims court. Such claims must be combined and any amount in excess of the jurisdictional limit must be waived by the plaintiff in order for such claim to be adjudicated in the small claims court. Notwithstanding the above, the court may, in its discretion, order that claims which are legally or factually dissimilar be tried separately. [As amended; effective July 1, 2005.] RULE 89. FORM OF AFFIDAVIT The affidavit mentioned in Rule 88 shall be made on a blank substantially in the following form: IN THE JUSTICE COURT, __________ TOWNSHIP COUNTY OF __________, STATE OF NEVADA Case No. ________________ Docket No. _______________ _______________________________ ______________________________ Name Name

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