Nevada Code § 3.100

District court to be held at county seat; exceptions; facility and certain resources to be provided by county
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1. Except as otherwise provided in this
subsection, the district courts shall hold court at the county seat of their
respective counties. The board of county commissioners may establish one or
more additional locations within the county for the district court to hold
court.
2. The board of county commissioners
shall:
(a) Provide and furnish an appropriate facility
for the transaction of the business of the court; and
(b) Appropriate a budget to the district court
which includes, without limitation, money for the payment of expenses which are
reasonable and necessary to carry out the powers and duties of the district
court in the administration of justice.
3. Except as otherwise provided in this
subsection, the board of county commissioners may require the district court to
expend money, appropriated for a specific purpose. The board of county
commissioners shall not impose any specific requirements regarding the
expenditure of money that interfere with the ability of the district court to
carry out its constitutional functions.
4. If the board of county commissioners
neglects or refuses to provide the district court with the resources reasonable
and necessary to perform the constitutional functions of the district court,
the district court may order the board to provide such resources to be paid out
of the county treasury.
5. No money shall be drawn from the county
treasury to pay for any expense incurred or any expenditure made on behalf of
the district court except as appropriated by the board of county commissioners
in accordance with the budgeting process of the county.

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