1. Challenges for cause may be taken on one or more of the following grounds:
(a) A want of any of the qualifications prescribed by statute to render a person competent as a juror.
(b) Consanguinity or affinity within the third degree to either party.
(c) Standing in the relation of debtor and creditor, guardian and protected person, master and servant, employer and clerk, or principal and agent, to either party, being a member of the family of either party or a partner, or united in business with either party, or being security on any bond or obligation for either party.
(d) Having served as a juror or been a witness on a previous trial between the same parties for the same cause of action or being then a witness therein.
(e) Interest on the part of the juror in the event of the action, or in the main question involved in the action, except the interest of the juror as a member or citizen of a municipal corporation.
(f) Having formed or expressed an unqualified opinion or belief as to the merits of the action, or the main question involved therein, but the reading of newspaper accounts of the subject matter before the court shall not disqualify a juror either for bias or opinion.
(g) The existence of a state of mind in the juror evincing enmity against or bias to either party.
2. A challenge for cause for standing in the relation of debtor and creditor when the party to an action is a public utility as defined in NRS 704.020 may be allowed only where the circumstances as determined by the court so warrant.
[1911 CPA § 264; RL § 5206; NCL § 8762]—(NRS A 1967, 99)
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 16 - Date of Trial; Trial by Jury; Masters
NRS 16.010 - Motion to postpone trial on ground of absence of evidence.
NRS 16.030 - Drawing and examination of jurors; administration of oath or affirmation.
NRS 16.040 - Challenges to jurors; peremptory challenges.
NRS 16.050 - Grounds for challenges for cause.
NRS 16.060 - Challenges for cause tried by court.
NRS 16.070 - Jury to be sworn; court may order jury into custody of officer.
NRS 16.090 - Order of proceedings after jury has been sworn.
NRS 16.100 - Jury may view property or premises.
NRS 16.110 - Instructions to jury.
NRS 16.120 - Deliberation of jury: How and where conducted.
NRS 16.130 - Jury may take papers, materials and notes of testimony when retiring for deliberation.
NRS 16.140 - Jury may come into court for further instructions.
NRS 16.150 - Action may be tried again when jury discharged or prevented from giving verdict.
NRS 16.160 - Court may adjourn from time to time while jury absent; sealed verdict.
NRS 16.180 - Proceedings when verdict informal.
NRS 16.190 - Polling jury; recording verdict and discharging jury.