NRS1.4657. Required actions upon receipt of complaint; letter of caution.

      1.  The Commission shall, in accordance with its procedural rules, examine each complaint that it receives to determine whether the complaint alleges objectively verifiable evidence from which a reasonable inference could be drawn that a judge committed misconduct or is incapacitated.

      2.  If the Commission determines that a complaint does not contain such allegations, the Commission shall dismiss the complaint with or without a letter of caution. A letter of caution is not a form of discipline. The Commission may consider a letter of caution when deciding the appropriate action to be taken on a subsequent complaint against a judge unless the letter of caution is not relevant to the misconduct alleged in the subsequent complaint.

      3.  If the Commission determines that a complaint does contain such allegations, the Commission shall authorize further investigation.

      (Added to NRS by 1997, 1089; A 2009, 1340)