Rule 25 - Filing and Service(a) Filing.(1) Filing With the Clerk. A paper required or permitted to be filed in the court shall be filed with the clerk as provided by this Rule.(2) Filing: Method and Timeliness.(A) Filing may be accomplished by mail addressed to the clerk at the Supreme Court of Nevada, 201 South Carson Street, Suite 201, Carson City, Nevada 89701-4702.(B) Unless the court by order in a particular case directs otherwise, a document is timely filed if, on or before the last day for filing, it is: (i) delivered to the clerk in person in Carson City;(ii) mailed to the clerk by first-class mail, or other class of mail that is at least as expeditious, postage prepaid;(iii) dispatched to a third-party commercial carrier for delivery to the clerk within 3 days;(iv) deposited in the Supreme Court drop box as provided in Rule 25(a)(3);(v) transmitted directly to the clerk by facsimile transmission as provided in Rule 25(a)(4); or(vi) electronically transmitted to the court's electronic filing system consistent with NEFCR 8.(3) Clerk's Drop Box. A paper may be submitted for filing with the clerk of the Supreme Court by means of the clerk's drop box as provided in this Rule. (A) Papers Eligible for Drop Box Submission. A paper required or permitted to be filed in the court may be deposited in the drop box located in the Las Vegas office of the clerk of the Supreme Court. A document that requires the payment of a filing fee may be deposited in the drop box accompanied by the filing fee in the form of a check or money order payable to the clerk. No cash shall be deposited in the drop box.(B) Requests for Emergency or Expedited Relief. A request for emergency or expedited relief, or a response thereto, should not be deposited in the drop box. To ensure timely consideration by the Supreme Court or Court of Appeals, counsel must submit such documents to the clerk's office in Carson City by the most expeditious means feasible, such as overnight delivery, same-day courier service, or facsimile transmission as provided for in Rule 25(a)(4).(C) Procedure. A paper may be deposited in the drop box during all hours the Las Vegas office is open. Before being placed in the drop box, a paper must be date and time stamped and enclosed in a sealed envelope. Filing is timely if, on or before the last day of the prescribed filing period, the document is properly date and time stamped and deposited in the drop box. A document is properly date and time stamped if the original document, or the envelope containing the document, bears the drop box stamp. Stamping of copies submitted to the court is not required.(D) Transmission of Documents to Carson City. A document will be transmitted to the clerk's office in Carson City the next judicial day after its deposit in the drop box. Upon receiving the papers in Carson City, the clerk shall process them in accordance with these Rules.(4) Filing by Facsimile Transmission. A paper may be filed with the clerk of the Supreme Court by means of facsimile transmission as provided in this Rule. (A) In Cases Involving Death Penalty. Documents that relate to stays of execution in death penalty cases will be received for filing by the clerk of the Supreme Court through facsimile transmission to the facsimile machine situated in the office of the clerk in Carson City. Such transmission may be made whenever counsel believes that the client's interests will be served.(B) In Other Cases. In all other cases, documents may be received for filing by the clerk through facsimile transmission only in cases of emergency, and only if an oral request for permission to do so has first been tendered to the clerk and approved, upon a showing of good cause, by any justice or judge or the clerk.(C) Procedure. In all instances, including matters relating to stays of execution in death penalty cases, counsel must first notify the clerk of counsel's intention to transmit documents by facsimile. In all cases not involving stays of execution of the death penalty, counsel must be advised by the clerk that approval has been granted under Rule 25(a)(4)(B) before any document may be transmitted. Upon receiving the transmitted documents, the clerk shall make the number of photocopies of the transmissions required by these Rules and shall file the photocopies.(D) Original; Service. In all cases where a document has been facsimile transmitted and filed under this Rule, counsel must file the original document with the clerk, in the manner provided in Rule 25(a)(2)(B)(i)-(iii), within 3 days of the date of the facsimile transmission. The original shall be accompanied by proof of service on all parties as required by Rule 25(d). A copy of a document filed by facsimile transmission shall be served on all parties to the appeal or review by facsimile transmission and by mail at the time the document is filed with the court.(E)Costs. The party filing a document by means of facsimile transmission shall be responsible for all costs of the facsimile transmission and the costs of photocopying the documents transmitted. The clerk of the Supreme Court shall promptly inform counsel of the amount of costs. Such costs shall be paid within 14 days of the date of the facsimile request.(5)Original Signature and Bar Number Required. All documents submitted to the court for filing by a represented party shall include the original signature of at least 1 attorney of record who is an active member of the bar of this state, and the address, telephone number, and State Bar of Nevada identification number of the attorney and of any associated attorney appearing for the party filing the paper. All documents submitted to this court for filing by unrepresented parties shall include the original signature of the party and shall state the party's address and telephone number.(b) Service of All Papers Required. Unless a rule requires service by the clerk, a party or person acting for that party must, at or before the time of filing a paper, serve a copy on the other parties to the appeal or review. Service on a party represented by counsel shall be made on the party's counsel.(c)Manner of Service.(1) Service may be any of the following: (A) personal, including delivery of the copy to a clerk or other responsible person at the office of counsel;(C) by third-party commercial carrier for delivery within 3 days;(D) by electronic means, if the party being served consents in writing; or(E) notice by electronic means to registered users of the court's electronic filing system consistent with NEFCR 9.(2) When reasonable, considering such factors as the immediacy of the relief sought, distance, and cost, service on a party shall be by a manner at least as expeditious as the manner used to file the paper with the court.(3) Service by mail or by commercial carrier is complete on mailing or delivery to the carrier. Service by electronic means under Rule 25(c)(1)(D) is complete on transmission, unless the party making service is notified that the paper was not received by the party served. Service through the court's electronic filing system under Rule 25(c)(1)(E) is complete at the time that the document is submitted to the court's electronic filing system.(d) Proof of Service.(1) Papers presented for filing shall contain either of the following: (A) an acknowledgment of service by the person served; or(B) proof of service in the form of a statement by the person who made service certifying: (i) the date and manner of service;(ii) the names of the persons served; and(iii) the mail or electronic addresses, facsimile numbers, or the addresses of the places of delivery, as appropriate for the manner of service.(2) Proof of service may appear on or be affixed to the papers filed.(3) The clerk may permit papers to be filed without acknowledgment or proof of service but shall require such to be filed promptly thereafter. The court will not take any action on any such papers, including requests for ex parte relief, until an acknowledgment or proof of service is filed.As amended; effective 1/20/2015; amended effective 3/1/2019.