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To: EL KABONG!!! who wrote (25092)	7/11/2000 9:50:37 AM
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NRS 7.085 Payment of additional costs, expenses and attorney's fees by attorney who files, maintains or defends certain civil actions or extends civil actions in certain circumstances. If a court finds that an attorney has: 1. Filed, maintained or defended a civil action or proceeding in any court in this state and such action or defense is not well-grounded in fact or is not warranted by existing law or by an argument for changing the existing law that is made in good faith; or 2. Unreasonably and vexatiously extended a civil action or proceeding before any court in this state, the court may require the attorney personally to pay the additional costs, expenses and attorney's fees reasonably incurred because of such conduct. (Added to NRS by 1995, 1707) NRS 193.130 Categories and punishment of felonies. 1. Except when a person is convicted of a category A felony, and except as otherwise provided by specific statute, a person convicted of a felony shall be sentenced to a minimum term and a maximum term of imprisonment which must be within the limits prescribed by the applicable statute, unless the statute in force at the time of commission of the felony prescribed a different penalty. The minimum term of imprisonment that may be imposed must not exceed 40 percent of the maximum term imposed. 2. Except as otherwise provided by specific statute, for each felony committed on or after July 1, 1995: (a) A category A felony is a felony for which a sentence of death or imprisonment in the state prison for life with or without the possibility of parole may be imposed, as provided by specific statute. (b) A category B felony is a felony for which the minimum term of imprisonment in the state prison that may be imposed is not less than 1 year and the maximum term of imprisonment that may be imposed is not more than 20 years, as provided by specific statute. (c) A category C felony is a felony for which a court shall sentence a convicted person to imprisonment in the state prison for a minimum term of not less than 1 year and a maximum term of not more than 5 years. In addition to any other penalty, the court may impose a fine of not more than $10,000, unless a greater fine is authorized or required by statute. (d) A category D felony is a felony for which a court shall sentence a convicted person to imprisonment in the state prison for a minimum term of not less than 1 year and a maximum term of not more than 4 years. In addition to any other penalty, the court may impose a fine of not more than $5,000, unless a greater fine is authorized or required by statute. (e) A category E felony is a felony for which a court shall sentence a convicted person to imprisonment in the state prison for a minimum term of not less than 1 year and a maximum term of not more than 4 years. Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b) of subsection 1 of NRS 176A.100, upon sentencing a person who is found guilty of a category E felony, the court shall suspend the execution of the sentence and grant probation to the person upon such conditions as the court deems appropriate. Such conditions of probation may include, but are not limited to, requiring the person to serve a term of confinement of not more than 1 year in the county jail. In addition to any other penalty, the court may impose a fine of not more than $5,000, unless a greater penalty is authorized or required by statute. [1911 C&P § 18; RL § 6283; NCL § 9967]-(NRS A 1967, 458; 1995, 1167; 1997, 1177; 1999, 1186) NRS 7.285 Unlawful practice of law; criminal penalties; initiation of civil action by State Bar of Nevada. 1. A person shall not practice law in this state if the person: (a) Is not an active member of the State Bar of Nevada or otherwise authorized to practice law in this state pursuant to the rules of the supreme court; or (b) Is suspended or has been disbarred from membership in the State Bar of Nevada pursuant to the rules of the supreme court. 2. A person who violates any provision of subsection 1 is guilty of: (a) For a first offense within the immediately preceding 7 years, a misdemeanor. (b) For a second offense within the immediately preceding 7 years, a gross misdemeanor. (c) For a third and any subsequent offense within the immediately preceding 7 years, a category E felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130. 3. The State Bar of Nevada may bring a civil action to secure an injunction and any other appropriate relief against a person who violates this section. (Added to NRS by 1963, 385; A 1999, 1333) NRS 3.300 Power of clerks to take and certify acknowledgments and affidavits. The clerks of the district courts shall have power in any part of the state to take and certify: 1. The acknowledgment of conveyances and the satisfaction of a judgment of any court. 2. An affidavit to be used in any court of justice in this state. [Part 63:19:1865; B § 968; BH § 2482; C § 2563; RL § 4883; NCL § 8425] CHAPTER 22 - CONTEMPTS NRS 22.010 Acts or omissions constituting contempts. The following acts or omissions shall be deemed contempts: 1. Disorderly, contemptuous or insolent behavior toward the judge while he is holding court, or engaged in his judicial duties at chambers, or toward masters or arbitrators while sitting on a reference or arbitration, or other judicial proceeding. 2. A breach of the peace, boisterous conduct or violent disturbance in the presence of the court, or in its immediate vicinity, tending to interrupt the due course of the trial or other judicial proceeding. 3. Disobedience or resistance to any lawful writ, order, rule or process issued by the court or judge at chambers. 4. Disobedience of a subpoena duly served, or refusing to be sworn or answer as a witness. 5. Rescuing any person or property in the custody of an officer by virtue of an order or process of such court or judge at chambers. 6. Disobedience of the order or direction of the court made pending the trial of an action, in speaking to or in the presence of a juror concerning an action in which the juror has been impaneled to determine, or in any manner approaching or interfering with such juror with the intent to influence his verdict. 7. Abusing the process or proceedings of the court or falsely pretending to act under the authority of an order or process of the court. [1911 CPA § 452; RL § 5394; NCL § 8941]-(NRS A 1983, 843)