Restraining Orders

Nevada law requires a hearing within 45 days of the court’s receipt of your application for an extended order. The hearing can be delayed twice for 90 days each time if the abuser cannot be served before the scheduled hearing dates.¹ However, if you get a temporary order for protection, the abuser may request that the hearing take place sooner than originally scheduled so that they can ask that the temporary order be dismissed or modified. If this happens, you may be given a new court date. Please note that the abuser would only have to give you two days’ notice of this hearing,² and you must be able to attend. If you do not, your order can be dismissed.

At the hearing, you must prove that the abuser has committed domestic violence. You must also convince a judge that you need the protection and the specific things you asked for in the petition. If the abuser does not show up for the hearing, the judge may still grant you an order for protection, or the judge may order a new hearing date. If the abuser is in jail on your hearing date, they may not come to court in person. Instead, they can send a written statement to the court opposing the extended order.³ 

You may want to consider getting an attorney to represent you at the hearing, especially if you think the abuser will have one. You can find legal referrals on our Nevada Finding a Lawyer page. If you need to represent yourself, you can find information about the court system and how to prove your case to the judge in our Preparing for Court – By Yourself section.

¹ N.R.S. § 33.020(4),(5)
² N.R.S. § 33.080(2)
³ N.R.S. § 33.030(6)