Nevada County Court Information and Location

All information regarding the Nevada County Court can be obtained from the courts website, http://court.co.nevada.ca.us/services/civil_probate/index.htm . The Nevada County Court is further divided into a number of courts depending on its functionality.
These courts are as follows:

·    The Court dealing with civil filings
·    Family and Domestic Court
·    The Small Claims Court
·    The Probate Court
·    The court dealing with traffic rules violations

In addition to hearing cases in the above mentioned domains, the Nevada County Court also has jurisdiction over some other legal matters. These include:

·    Name changes and unlawful detainees
·    Adoption, conservatorship and guardianship
·    Civil harassment, appeals, jury service
·    Petition for change of dismissals
·    Real estate disputes

Services Provided by the Nevada County Court

A public law center for self help purposes exists in the Nevada county courts and can be accessed at http://court.co.nevada.ca.us/services/self_help/sh_services.htm.

The idea of the self help features is to allow any ordinary citizen of Nevada to carry out the court formalities without the assistance of an attorney. For this to happen successfully the court information is provided to the user through different initiatives such as:

·    Free clinics and classes in which the court procedures are explained to the interested citizens in intricate details
·    Alternative dispute resolution is an alternative to litigation available to the citizens.
·    Small claims adviser is available to those interested in small claims filing.
·    Free court tours are conducted for those people who are presently involved in a court case to familiarize them with the various offices of court they may need to visit in the future.
·    Distribution of books, brochures and forms
·    Providing online resources such as computer forms, research and links on the Nevada County Courts' official website.

One other service called ‘Mediation’ is provided by the Nevada County Court. This activity involves an experienced mediator who tries to eliminate the differences and creates terms acceptable to all the parties involved. This service has several advantages such as:

·    Cost effectiveness
·    Less time consuming
·    Can be carried out in private

Hence, this method is preferred to the normal case proceedings.

Sources of Information

The citizens in doubt over any matter specific to the Nevada County Court have the option to directly contact the court authorities at:

Nevada County Superior Court,
201 Church Street, Nevada City
CA- 95959

The citizens also have the option to use the telephone to get in touch with the individual departments:

-    Family Law (530) 265-1294
-   Civil, Probate, Small Claims (530) 265-1293
-    Family Court Services / Mediation (530) 265-1733
-   Jury Commissioner (530) 265-1475
-   Criminal/Traffic Courts (530) 265-1311
-   Family Law Facilitator (530) 470-2567

County Court Fees

The fees for filing a case in the Nevada County Court vary with the type of case to be filed. For example, the fees for a small claims filing is different from a civil filing. To get the detailed fee structure list click on the link below:
http://court.co.nevada.ca.us/services/general_info/fee_schedule.htm

The fee list in Nevada is formulated in accordance with the Uniform Civil Fees and Standard Fee Schedule Act of 2005.

Specific Nevada County Court Information:

Clark County Court

Washoe County Court