Nevada

Nevada Revised Statutes — Title 14, Criminal Procedure

722 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.

• § 176.278 — Payment of restitution from civil judgment or settlement in favor of defendant and against State, political subdivision, officer, employee or contractor
• § 176.285 — Fines in Justice Court to be paid to county treasurer; due date
• § 176.295 — Costs when criminal action removed before trial; clerk to certify costs to auditor
• § 176.305 — Judgment for imprisonment or fine and imprisonment until satisfied: Commitment and detention
• § 176.315 — Judgment of imprisonment in county jail: How executed
• § 176.325 — Judgment of imprisonment in state prison: How executed
• § 176.335 — Duty of sheriff on receiving copies of judgment of imprisonment; Director of Department of Corrections to receive prisoner from sheriff; when term of imprisonment begins
• § 176.337 — Court to notify defendant convicted of domestic violence concerning possession, shipment, transportation or receipt of firearm or ammunition
• § 176.345 — Proceedings when conviction carries death penalty
• § 176.355 — Execution of death penalty: Method; time and place; witnesses
• § 176.357 — Request for notification of execution of death penalty; request to attend
• § 176.365 — Director of Department of Corrections to make return on death warrant
• § 176.415 — When execution of death penalty may be stayed
• § 176.425 — Sanity investigation: Filing of petition; stay of execution
• § 176.435 — Sanity investigation: Conduct of hearing
• § 176.445 — is applicable
• § 176.455 — Suspension of execution when defendant found insane; proceedings on recovery of sanity
• § 176.465 — Investigation of pregnancy: Procedure; hearing
• § 176.475 — Proceedings after investigation: Execution of judgment; suspension of execution; issuance of warrant on termination of pregnancy
• § 176.485 — Costs of investigations borne by State; manner of payment
• § 176.486 — Authority to enter stay of execution
• § 176.487 — Determination of whether to enter stay of execution
• § 176.488 — Entry of stay of execution and necessary orders
• § 176.489 — Vacation of stay of execution
• § 176.491 — Stay of execution following denial of appeal
• § 176.492 — Dissolution of stay of execution which was improperly entered
• § 176.495 — New warrant generally
• § 176.505 — Order following appeal
• § 176.515 — Court may grant new trial or vacate judgment in certain circumstances
• § 176.525 — Arrest of judgment: When granted and time in which motion is to be made
• § 176.535 — Effect of arresting judgment
• § 176.545 — Procedure after allowance of arrest of judgment
• § 176.555 — Correction of illegal sentence
• § 176.565 — Clerical mistakes
• § 178.388 — Presence of defendant
• § 178.391 — Second prosecution for same offense prohibited
• § 178.394 — No person to be compelled to be witness against himself or herself in criminal action, or to be unnecessarily restrained
• § 178.397 — Assignment of counsel
• § 178.3971 — Appointment of defense team for defendant accused of murder of first degree
• § 178.3972 — Prohibition against requiring indigent defendant to pay costs of appointed attorney
• § 178.3975 — Order for payment by defendant; remission of payment; disposition of amounts recovered; community service
• § 178.398 — Execution against defendant’s property
• § 178.39801 — Collection of fee by certain entities
• § 178.39802 — Additional costs and fees for collection
• § 178.3981 — to 178.4715, inclusive
• § 178.3982 — “Administrator” defined
• § 178.3983 — “Division” defined
• § 178.3984 — “Division facility” defined
• § 178.39845 — “Forensic facility” defined
• § 178.3985 — “Mental disorder” defined
• § 178.3986 — “Person with mental illness” defined
• § 178.399 — “Treatment to competency” defined
• § 178.400 — to 178.460, inclusive; (b) Reasonable fees for issuing and renewing such certificates; and (c) Requirements for continuing education for the renewal of a certificate
• § 178.405 — Suspension of trial or pronouncement of judgment when doubt arises as to competence of defendant; notice of suspension to be provided to other departments
• § 178.415 — Appointment of person or persons to examine defendant; hearing; no indictment while court considers competence of defendant; finding
• § 178.417 — to separately evaluate the defendant
• § 178.420 — Procedure on finding defendant competent
• § 178.425 — or 178.460 under observation and shall have each defendant who has been ordered to report to the Administrator as an outpatient under those sections evaluated periodically
• § 178.426 — may not perform such a review
• § 178.430 — Commitment of defendant exonerates bail
• § 178.435 — Expenses of examination and transportation are charge against county or city; recovery from estate or relative
• § 178.440 — Clerk to certify costs to county or city
• § 178.450 — from the Administrator or the Administrator’s designee: (a) Send a copy of the report by the Administrator or the Administrator’s designee to the prosecuting attorney and to the defendant’s counsel; (b) Hold a hearing, if one is requested within 10 days after the report is sent pursuant to paragraph
• § 178.453 — Access by Administrator to certain records of defendant in possession of Department of Corrections or local detention facility authorized for purpose of evaluating and treating defendant
• § 178.455 — Procedure for evaluating certain defendants following finding of incompetence; report to court; procedure concerning misdemeanants
• § 178.460 — Powers and duties of court following finding of incompetence; limitation on length of commitment
• § 178.461 — Motion for hearing to determine whether to commit certain incompetent defendants to custody of Administrator; comprehensive risk assessment; dismissal of motion in certain circumstances; length of commitment; review of eligibility for conditional release; procedure for requesting extension of commit
• § 178.463 — or until the maximum length of commitment described in subsection 4 or 7 has expired
• § 178.464 — Procedure when defendant violates condition of release; hearing to determine whether to continue, modify or terminate conditional release
• § 178.467 — Person committed to custody of Administrator: Eligibility for discharge or conditional release; recommitment for failure to comply with conditions
• § 178.468 — Hearing to determine eligibility of person committed to custody of Administrator for discharge or conditional release; report by Administrator
• § 178.469 — Petition for discharge or conditional release by person committed to custody of Administrator
• § 178.471 — Effect of conditional release of person committed to custody of Administrator; authority of court over person conditionally released
• § 178.4715 — Notification of victims upon discharge, conditional release or escape
• § 178.472 — Computation
• § 178.476 — Enlargement
• § 178.478 — Motions; affidavits
• § 178.482 — Additional time after service by mail
• § 178.483 — to 178.548, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, “electronic transmission,” “electronically transmit” or “electronically transmitted” means any form or process of communication not directly involving the physical transfer of paper or another tangible medium which: 1
• § 178.484 — Right to bail before conviction; exceptions; specific requirements for certain offenses
• § 178.4845 — Court order prohibiting contact with victim: Request by victim; court required to consider request; notification regarding consequences of violating order; expiration; renewal of order; transmittal of copy of order to Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History; penalty for violation o
• § 178.4847 — Adoption of administrative order relating to circumstances under which person may be released from custody without pretrial release hearing
• § 178.4849 — or for serving as the prosecuting attorney in any such pretrial release hearing conducted on a weekend or holiday
• § 178.4851 — Imposition of bail or conditions of release; signing and filing of document; arrest for violation of condition
• § 178.4853 — and 178.498
• § 178.4855 — Limitations on release without bail of certain defendants who are taken into custody while admitted to bail on other charges; notice to bail agent required
• § 178.486 — When bail is matter of discretion, notice of application must be given to district attorney
• § 178.487 — Bail after arrest for felony offense committed while on bail
• § 178.4871 — Postconviction petitioner for habeas corpus: Limitations on release
• § 178.4873 — Postconviction petitioner for habeas corpus: Release pending appeal
• § 178.4875 — Proceeding for forfeiture of bail pending review or appeal; proceeding for recommitment of defendant
• § 178.488 — Right to bail upon review; notice of application to be given district attorney
• § 178.494 — Bail for material witnesses; judicial review of detention or amount of bail; scheduling of case in which material witness will testify
• § 178.498 — Amount
• § 178.499 — Increase in amount
• § 178.502 — Form of bail; extension of bond or undertaking to proceedings in other courts; exoneration; place of deposit
• § 178.504 — Justification of sureties
• § 178.506 — to 178.516, inclusive, which was collected: 1
• § 178.508 — Duties of court when defendant fails to appear; procedure for issuing order of forfeiture; when forfeiture becomes effective; grounds for extending date of forfeiture
• § 178.509 — Exoneration of surety before date of forfeiture: Conditions; grounds
• § 178.512 — Setting aside forfeiture: Conditions; grounds; when written finding is required
• § 178.514 — Enforcement of forfeiture
• § 178.516 — Remission of forfeited money
• § 178.518 — Payment of forfeited deposits to county treasurer or State Controller
• § 178.522 — Exoneration of bail
• § 178.524 — Deposit required in certain cases
• § 178.526 — Arrest of defendant
• § 178.528 — Disposition of money deposited as bail
• § 178.532 — Recommitment of defendant after having given bail or deposited money
• § 178.534 — Contents of order for recommitment
• § 178.536 — Arrest on order of recommitment
• § 178.538 — Commitment of defendant on order when defendant fails to appear for judgment; if order issued for other cause, defendant may be admitted to bail
• § 178.542 — Records: District court
• § 178.544 — Records: Justice Court
• § 178.546 — Records: Court of Appeals and Supreme Court
• § 178.548 — Notification of district attorney when bail bond is forfeited
• § 178.552 — Form; contents
• § 178.554 — Dismissal by district attorney or Attorney General by leave of court
• § 178.556 — Dismissal by court for unnecessary delay
• § 178.562 — Dismissal or discharge as bar to another prosecution
• § 178.563 — Notice to defendant of provisions concerning sealing of records of proceedings leading to dismissal
• § 178.564 — Certain offenses for which party injured has civil action may be compromised
• § 178.566 — Compromise to be by permission of court; order to bar another prosecution
• § 178.568 — No public offense to be compromised except as provided in this title
• § 178.569 — to 178.5698, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires: 1
• § 178.5691 — Confidentiality of personal information
• § 178.5692 — Investigation by sheriff of threats of harm; protection
• § 178.5694 — Harassment of victim or witness by employer; notification by prosecuting attorney of continuance of proceeding
• § 178.5696 — Separate waiting area; disposition of personal property; fees for testifying
• § 178.5698 — Information concerning release of defendant and disposition of case provided upon request; court to inform and provide documentation to certain persons of their right to be informed of release of offender from prison in certain cases; when and whom warden must inform of release of offender from pris
• § 178.571 — Applicability to certain cases; persons permitted to be attendant; permissible conduct by attendant; exclusion for good cause
• § 178.5713 — to 178.5718, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 178.5714, 178.5715 and
• § 178.5714 — “Benefit” defined
• § 178.5715 — “Cooperation agreement” defined
• § 178.5716 — “Informant” defined
• § 178.5717 — Office of prosecuting attorney required to maintain records relating to certain informants; contents of records; confidentiality
• § 178.5718 — Disclosure by prosecuting attorney of certain information relating to certain informants; time limits; instructions to jury
• § 178.572 — Order of immunity releasing material witness from prosecution or punishment on motion of State
• § 178.574 — Order of immunity bar to prosecution; exception
• § 178.576 — Failure of witness granted immunity to testify is contempt
• § 178.578 — Denial of motion
• § 178.582 — Service: When required
• § 178.584 — Service: How made
• § 178.586 — Notice of orders
• § 178.588 — Filing of papers
• § 178.589 — Use of facsimile machine
• § 178.591 — Use of electronic means
• § 178.592 — Calendar of criminal actions: Preparation by clerk
• § 178.594 — Order of disposing of issues on calendar
• § 178.596 — Exceptions unnecessary
• § 178.598 — Harmless error
• § 178.602 — Plain error
• § 178.606 — Docket kept by clerk of justice court; contents
• § 178.608 — Rules of justice courts and district courts not to be inconsistent with this title
• § 178.610 — Where no procedure specifically prescribed court may proceed in lawful manner
• § 178.620 — Enactment; text
• § 178.630 — Duties of Director of Department of Corrections
• § 178.640 — Duty of Governor
• § 178.700 — Procedure for making request; time for responding; withdrawal of request; notice of receipt of detainer
• § 178.750 — District attorney to submit annual report to Department of Sentencing Policy on cases filed that included charge for murder or involuntary manslaughter; contents of report
• § 178.760 — Prosecution and defense in pretrial release hearings; stipend
• § 179.005 — to 179.115, inclusive; (b) The property to be seized cannot be obtained using a subpoena or other less intrusive means; (c) The search warrant describes the property to be seized as specifically as possible to minimize, to the extent possible, the search and review of property that is subject to the
• § 179.011 — “No-knock warrant” defined
• § 179.015 — “Property” defined
• § 179.025 — Authority for issuance
• § 179.035 — Grounds for issuance
• § 179.045 — Issuance and contents; sealing information upon which warrant is based; time for serving warrant
• § 179.049 — Issuance of no-knock warrant: Requirements; circumstances rendering no-knock warrant void
• § 179.055 — Officer may break door to serve warrant after admittance refused; breaking of door or window to liberate officer or person acting in aid of officer; use of reasonable and necessary force
• § 179.063 — Officer prohibited from performing body cavity search unless warrant contains specific authorization to perform body cavity search of person
• § 179.065 — Person charged with felony may be searched
• § 179.075 — Execution and return of warrant with inventory
• § 179.077 — Execution and return of warrant for collection of biological specimen
• § 179.079 — Additional requirements for execution of no-knock warrant
• § 179.085 — Motions for return of property and to suppress evidence
• § 179.095 — Return of papers to clerk
• § 179.105 — Retention of property taken on warrant by officer subject to court order; restoration of property to person from whom it was taken; technical irregularities will not quash warrant
• § 179.115 — Scope
• § 179.11512 — to 179.11518, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, “property” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 179.015
• § 179.11514 — to determine whether the property is covered by the search warrant if: (a) The property is reviewed by a team of officer
• § 179.11516 — Execution of warrant: Determination whether property is subject to attorney-client privilege
• § 179.11518 — to be subject to the attorney-client privilege, the magistrate shall cause it to be restored to the person from whom it was taken
• § 179.1152 — Identification of name, personal information and funds associated with prepaid or stored value card; contract to assist
• § 179.1156 — to 179.1205, inclusive, the Nevada Rules of Civil Procedure are applicable to and constitute the rules of practice in a proceeding for forfeiture pursuant to those sections
• § 179.1157 — Definitions
• § 179.1158 — “Claimant” defined
• § 179.1159 — “Plaintiff” defined
• § 179.1161 — “Proceeds” defined
• § 179.1162 — “Property” defined
• § 179.1163 — “Protected interest” defined
• § 179.11635 — “Willful blindness” defined
• § 179.1164 — Property subject to seizure and forfeiture; exceptions
• § 179.1165 — Seizure of property: Requirement of process
• § 179.1169 — Title in property; transfer
• § 179.1171 — Proceedings for forfeiture: Rules of practice; complaint; service of summons and complaint; answer; parties
• § 179.1173 — or any other provision of law; (9) The disposition of the property following the forfeiture including whether property is: (I) Returned to the owner; (II) Partially returned to the owner; (III) Sold; (IV) Destroyed; (V) Retained by a law enforcement; or (VI) Pending disposition; and (10) The date of
• § 179.1175 — returned to the claimant found to be entitled to the property within 7 business days after the order is issued
• § 179.118 — Distribution of proceeds from forfeited property
• § 179.1185 — Issuance of certificate of title for forfeited vehicle or other conveyance
• § 179.1187 — Establishment of account for proceeds from forfeited property; restrictions on use of money in account; distribution of certain amount to school district; duties of school district and chief administrative officer of law enforcement agency