Nevada · Nevada Revised Statutes — Title 14, Criminal Procedure
NRS (Crim. Proc.) § 176.115: Judgment against complainant for malicious prosecution when defendant not found guilty; costs; enforcement of judgment
What this law says, in plain English
When a defendant is acquitted, courts may order the complainant to pay prosecution costs if the case was malicious or lacked probable cause. Non-compliance results in judgment enforced like a civil action.
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