After the impaneling of the jury and before verdict, the court may discharge a juror upon a showing of the juror’s sickness, a serious illness or death of a member of the juror’s immediate family, an undue hardship, an extreme inconvenience, any other inability to perform the juror’s duty or a public necessity. Alternate jurors, in the order in which they were selected, shall replace jurors who become unable or disqualified to perform their duties. If an alternate juror is required to replace a regular juror after the jury has retired to deliberate, the court shall recall the jury, seat the alternate and resubmit the case to the jury. If no alternate juror has been selected, the trial may proceed with the remaining jurors, only if the parties so agree. If the parties do not so agree, the jury shall be discharged, and a new jury then or afterwards impaneled.
[1911 CPA § 267; RL § 5209; NCL § 8765]—(NRS A 1977, 300)
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.