Courses of instruction for justices of the peace; payment of costs

1. The Court Administrator shall, at the direction of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, arrange for the giving of instruction, at the National Judicial College in Reno, Nevada, or elsewhere: (a) In court procedure, recordkeeping and the elements of substantive law appropriate to a justice court, to each justice of the peace who is first elected or appointed to office after July 1, 1971, and to other justices of the peace who so desire and who can be accommodated, between each general election and January 1 next following. (b) In statutory amendments and other developments in the law appropriate to a justice court, to all justices of the peace at least once each year.

2. Each county shall pay to the Supreme Court the county's pro rata share of the costs of that instruction as budgeted for pursuant to the Local Government Budget and Finance Act.

3. The Supreme Court shall deposit with the State Treasurer, for credit to the appropriate account of the Supreme Court, all money received pursuant to subsection 2.