1. The district court has exclusive jurisdiction to accept an application for, to consider an application for, and to issue or deny the issuance of any of the following orders when the adverse party against whom the order is sought is a child who is under 18 years of age:
(a)A temporary or extended order for protection against domestic violence pursuant to NRS 33.017 to 33.100 , inclusive. (b)A temporary or extended order for protection against harassment in the workplace pursuant to NRS 33.200 to 33.360 , inclusive. (c)An emergency or extended order for protection against high-risk behavior pursuant to NRS 33.500 to 33.670 , inclusive. (d)A temporary or extended order for protection against sexual assault pursuant to NRS 200.378 . (e)A temporary or extended order for protection again
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1. The district court has exclusive jurisdiction to accept an application for, to consider an application for, and to issue or deny the issuance of any of the following orders when the adverse party against whom the order is sought is a child who is under 18 years of age:
(a) A temporary or extended order for protection against domestic violence pursuant to NRS 33.017 to 33.100 , inclusive.
(b) A temporary or extended order for protection against harassment in the workplace pursuant to NRS 33.200 to 33.360 , inclusive.
(c) An emergency or extended order for protection against high-risk behavior pursuant to NRS 33.500 to 33.670 , inclusive.
(d) A temporary or extended order for protection against sexual assault pursuant to NRS 200.378 .
(e) A temporary or extended order for protection against stalking, aggravated stalking or harassment pursuant to NRS 200.591 .
2. If the district court issues an order listed in subsection 1, the order must be served upon:
(a) The child who is the adverse party; and
(b) The parent or guardian of the child.
3. The juvenile court has exclusive jurisdiction over any action in which it is alleged that a child who is the adverse party in an order listed in subsection 1 has committed a delinquent act by violating a condition set forth in the order.
4. If the district court issues an order listed in subsection 1 and the adverse party reaches the age of 18 years while the order is still in effect, the order remains effective against the adverse party until the order expires or is dissolved by the district court.
5. The district court shall automatically seal all records related to the application for, consideration of and issuance of an order listed in subsection 1 as provided in NRS 62H.140 upon the dissolution or expiration of the order or when the adverse party reaches the age of 18 years, whichever is earlier, unless, at such a time, the order is still in effect, in which case the records must be automatically sealed by the district court upon the expiration or dissolution of the order.
6. A district court may appoint a master to conduct the proceedings described in this section.
7. An admission, representation or statement made during a proceeding described in this section is not admissible in any criminal proceeding.
8. As used in this section, “criminal proceeding” means:
(a) A trial or hearing before a court in a prosecution of a person charged with violating a criminal law of this State; or
(b) A delinquency proceeding which is conducted pursuant to title 5 of NRS.
Nevada § 3.2201 (Jurisdiction over certain orders for protection from a child; sealing of records; inadmissibility of admissions, representations or statements made during proceeding in criminal proceedings) — published by Counsel Stack Legal Research, free access to 12M+ legal documents.