AB 18 — Revises provisions relating to the electronic filing of certain documents. (BDR 5-469)

A.B.Assembly Bill No.

1818–Committee Aon SSEMBLYJudiciary BILLCHAPTER.......... NO .

18–COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY (ON BEHALF OF THE N EVADA SUPREME C OURT ) P REFILED N OVEMBER 6, 2024 ____________ Referred to Committee on Judiciary SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to the electronic filing of certain documents.

(BDR 5-469) FISCAL NOTE:

Effect on Local Government:

No.

Effect on the State:

No.

~ EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;

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(1) authorizes the electronic filing of certain documents in certain judicialcontain proceedings;an image of the signature of the person who is filing the document.

and(NRSo (2) requires documents that are filed electronically to 62D.400, 171.103, 173.049, 178.591, 432B.515) Existing court rules adopted byNRSby the Nevada Supreme Court, the Nevada Electronic Filing and Conversion Rules (NEFCR), govern the electronic filing of documents in the courts of this State and contain definitions of certain terms used in the NEFCR such as “electronic signature.” (NEFCR 2(k)) This bill requires certain documents that are filed electronically to contain the electronic signature, as that term is defined in the NEFCR, of the person who is filing the document.

EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;

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- *AB18* – 2 – (b) A document relating to proceedings conducted pursuant to this title.

If a court clerk accepts a complaint that is filed electronically pursuant to subsection 1, the court clerk shall - 83rd Session (2025) – 2 – acknowledge receipt of the complaint by an electronic time stamp and shall electronically return the complaint with the electronic time stamp to the prosecuting attorney.

A complaint that is filed and time-stamped electronically pursuant to this section may be converted into a printed document and served upon a defendant in the same manner as a complaint that is not filed electronically.

Except when personal service of a person is ordered by the court or required by specific statute, a person who is represented by an attorney may be lawfully served with any motion, -is *AB18* – 3 – notice or other legal document by electronic means if the office of the attorney representing the person has the ability to receive and store the motion, notice or other legal document electronically.

- 83rd Session (2025) – 3 – 4.

A motion, notice or other legal document that is filed or served electronically shall be deemed to be filed or served on the date that it is filed or served electronically if it is filed or served not later than 11:59 p.m.

on that date.date.ctronically if it is filed or served not 6.

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