Rule 4 - Appeal-when Taken(a) Appeals in Civil Cases.(1) Time and Location for Filing a Notice of Appeal. In a civil case in which an appeal is permitted by law from a district court, the notice of appeal required by Rule 3 shall be filed with the district court clerk. Except as provided in Rule 4(a)(4), a notice of appeal must be filed after entry of a written judgment or order, and no later than 30 days after the date that written notice of entry of the judgment or order appealed from is served. If an applicable statute provides that a notice of appeal must be filed within a different time period, the notice of appeal required by these Rules must be filed within the time period established by the statute.(2) Multiple Appeals. If one party timely files a notice of appeal, any other party may file and serve a notice of appeal within 14 days after the date when the first notice was served, or within the time otherwise prescribed by Rule 4(a), whichever period last expires.(3) Entry Defined. A judgment or order is entered for purposes of this Rule when it is signed by the judge or by the clerk, as the case may be, and filed with the clerk. A notice or stipulation of dismissal filed under NRCP 41(a)(1) has the same effect as a judgment or order signed by the judge and filed by the clerk and constitutes entry of a judgment or order for purposes of this Rule. If that notice or stipulation dismisses all unresolved claims pending in an action in the district court, the notice or stipulation constitutes entry of a final judgment or order for purposes of this Rule.(4) Effect of Certain Motions on a Notice of Appeal. If a party timely files in the district court any of the following motions under the Nevada Rules of Civil Procedure, the time to file a notice of appeal runs for all parties from entry of an order disposing of the last such remaining motion, and the notice of appeal must be filed no later than 30 days from the date of service of written notice of entry of that order: (A) a motion for judgment under Rule 50(b);(B) a motion under Rule 52(b) to amend or make additional findings of fact;(C) a motion under Rule 59 to alter or amend the judgment;(D) a motion for a new trial under Rule 59.(5) Appeal From Certain Amended Judgments and Post-Judgment Orders. An appeal from a judgment substantively altered or amended upon the granting of a motion listed in Rule 4(a)(4), or from an order granting or denying a new trial, is taken by filing a notice of appeal, or amended notice of appeal, in compliance with Rule 3. The notice of appeal or amended notice of appeal must be filed after entry of a written order disposing of the last such remaining timely motion and no later than 30 days from the date of service of written notice of entry of that order.(6) Premature Notice of Appeal. A premature notice of appeal does not divest the district court of jurisdiction. The court may dismiss as premature a notice of appeal filed after the oral pronouncement of a decision or order but before entry of the written judgment or order, or before entry of the written disposition of the last-remaining timely motion listed in Rule 4(a)(4). If, however, a written order or judgment, or a written disposition of the last-remaining timely motion listed in Rule 4(a)(4), is entered before dismissal of the premature appeal, the notice of appeal shall be considered filed on the date of and after entry of the order, judgment or written disposition of the last-remaining timely motion.(7) Amended Notice of Appeal. No additional fees shall be required if any party files an amended notice of appeal in order to comply with the provisions of this Rule.(b) Appeals in Criminal Cases.(1) Time for Filing a Notice of Appeal.(A) Appeal by Defendant or Petitioner. Except as otherwise provided in 34.560(2), 34.575(1), 176.09183(6), 177.055, and Rule 4(c), the notice of appeal by a defendant or petitioner in a criminal case shall be filed with the district court clerk within 30 days after the entry of the judgment or order being appealed.(B) Appeal by the State. Except as otherwise provided in 34.575(2), 176.09183(4), and 177.015(2), when an appeal by the state is authorized by statute, the notice of appeal shall be filed with the district court clerk within 30 days after the entry of the judgment or order being appealed.(2)Filing Before Entry of Judgment. A notice of appeal filed after the announcement of a decision, sentence or order-but before entry of the judgment or order-shall be treated as filed after such entry and on the day thereof.(3) Effect of a Motion on a Notice of Appeal.(A) If a defendant timely files a motion in arrest of judgment or a motion for a new trial on any ground other than newly discovered evidence and the motion has not been denied by oral pronouncement or entry of a written order when the judgment of conviction is entered, the notice of appeal from the judgment of conviction may be filed within 30 days after the entry of an order denying the motion.(B) If a defendant files a motion for a new trial based on the ground of newly discovered evidence before entry of the judgment of conviction and the motion has not been denied by oral pronouncement or entry of a written order when the judgment of conviction is entered, the notice of appeal from the judgment of conviction may be filed within 30 days after the entry of an order denying the motion. If a defendant makes such a motion within 30 days after the entry of the judgment of conviction, the time for the defendant to file the notice of appeal from the judgment of conviction will be similarly extended.(4) Entry Defined. A judgment or order is entered for purposes of this Rule when it is signed by the judge and filed with the clerk.(5)Time for Entry of Judgment; Content of Judgment or Order in Postconviction Matters.(A) Judgment of Conviction. The district court judge shall enter a written judgment of conviction within 14 days after sentencing.(B) Order Resolving Postconviction Matter. The district court judge shall enter a written judgment or order finally resolving any postconviction matter within 21 days after the district court judge's oral pronouncement of a final decision in such a matter. The judgment or order in any postconviction matter must contain specific findings of fact and conclusions of law supporting the district court's decision.(C) Sanctions; Counsel's Failure to Timely Prepare Judgment or Order. The court may impose sanctions on any counsel instructed by the district court judge to draft the judgment or order and who does not submit the proposed judgment or order to the district court judge within the applicable time periods specified in Rule 4(b)(5).(6) Withdrawal of Appeal. If an appellant no longer desires to pursue an appeal after the notice of appeal is filed, counsel for appellant shall file with the clerk of the Supreme Court a notice of withdrawal of appeal. The notice of withdrawal of appeal shall substantially comply with Form 8 in the Appendix of Forms.(c) Untimely Direct Appeal From a Judgment of Conviction and Sentence.(1) When an Untimely Direct Appeal From a Judgment of Conviction and Sentence May Be Filed. An untimely notice of appeal from a judgment of conviction and sentence may be filed only under the following circumstances: (A) A postconviction petition for a writ of habeas corpus has been timely and properly filed in accordance with the provisions of 34.720 to 34.830, asserting a viable claim that the petitioner was unlawfully deprived of the right to a timely direct appeal from a judgment of conviction and sentence; and(B) The district court in which the petition is considered enters a written order containing: (i) specific findings of fact and conclusions of law finding that the petitioner has established a valid appeal-deprivation claim and is entitled to a direct appeal with the assistance of appointed or retained appellate counsel;(ii) if the petitioner is indigent, directions for the appointment of appellate counsel, other than counsel for the defense in the proceedings leading to the conviction, to represent the petitioner in the direct appeal from the conviction and sentence; and(iii) directions to the district court clerk to prepare and file-within 7 days of the entry of the district court's order-a notice of appeal from the judgment of conviction and sentence on the petitioner's behalf in substantially the form provided in Form 1 in the Appendix of Forms.(C) If a federal court of competent jurisdiction issues a final order directing the state to provide a direct appeal to a federal habeas corpus petitioner, the petitioner or his or her counsel shall file the federal court order within 30 days of entry of the order in the district court in which petitioner's criminal case was pending. The clerk of the district court shall prepare and file-within 30 days of filing of the federal court order in the district court-a notice of appeal from the judgment of conviction and sentence on the petitioner's behalf in substantially the form provided in Form 1 in the Appendix of Forms.(2) Service by the District Court Clerk. The district court clerk shall serve certified copies of the district court's written order and the notice of appeal required by Rule 4(c) on the petitioner and petitioner's counsel in the postconviction proceeding, if any, the respondent, the Attorney General, the district attorney of the county in which the petitioner was convicted, the appellate counsel appointed to represent the petitioner in the direct appeal, if any, and the clerk of the Supreme Court.(3) Notice of Appeal Filed by Petitioner's Counsel or Petitioner. If the district court has entered an order containing the findings required by Rule 4(c)(1)(B) and the district court clerk has not yet prepared and filed the notice of appeal on the petitioner's behalf, the petitioner or petitioner's counsel may file the notice of appeal from the judgment of conviction and sentence.(4) Motion to Dismiss Appeal. The state may challenge a district court's written order granting an appeal-deprivation claim by filing a motion to dismiss the appeal with the clerk of the Supreme Court within 30 days after the date on which the appeal is docketed in the Supreme Court. The state's motion to dismiss shall be properly supported with all documents relating to the district court proceeding that are necessary to the Supreme Court's or Court of Appeals' complete understanding of the matter.(5) Effect on Procedural Bars. When a direct appeal of a criminal conviction and sentence is conducted under this Rule, the timeliness provisions governing any subsequent habeas corpus attack on the judgment shall begin to run upon the termination of the direct appeal, as provided in 34.726(1) and 34.800(2). A habeas corpus petition filed after a direct appeal conducted under this Rule shall not be deemed a "second or successive petition" under 34.810(2).(d) Appeal by an Inmate Confined in an Institution. If an inmate confined in an institution files a notice of appeal in either a civil or a criminal case, the notice is timely if it is delivered to a prison official for mailing on or before the last day for filing. If the institution has a notice-of-appeal log or another system designed for legal mail, the inmate must use that log or system to receive the benefit of this Rule.(e) Mistaken Filing in the Supreme Court. If a notice of appeal in either a civil or a criminal case is mistakenly filed in the Supreme Court rather than the district court, the clerk of the Supreme Court must note on the notice the date when it was received and send it to the district court clerk. The notice is then considered filed in the district court on the date so noted.(f) Expediting Criminal Appeals. The court may, by a majority of its members, make orders to expedite the handling of criminal appeals, including without limitation the following:(1) Elimination of steps in preparation of the record and the briefs.(2) Expediting preparation of stenographic transcripts.(3) Priority of calendaring for oral argument.(4) Utilization of court opinions or per curiam orders.(5) Other lawful measures reasonably calculated to expedite the appeal and promote justice.Added; effective June 1, 2006; as amended 10/1/2015; amended effective 3/1/2019.