1. After hearing the charge, the jury shall retire for deliberation until they agree upon their verdict or are discharged by the court and must be kept together in a room provided for them, under charge of one or more officers, unless at the discretion of the court they are permitted to depart for home overnight. When the jury is kept together, the officer in charge shall keep the jury separate from other persons. The officer shall not permit any communication to them, or make any himself or herself, unless by order of the court, except to ask them if they have agreed upon their verdict. The officer shall not, before the verdict is rendered, communicate to any person the state of their deliberations or the verdict agreed upon.
2. Each party to the action may appoint one or more persons, one of whom on each side is entitled to remain with the officer in charge of the jury, and to be present at all times when any communication is had with any member of the jury except when they are permitted to depart for home overnight, and no communication, either oral or written, may be made to or received from any of the jurors while they are kept together, except in the presence of and hearing of persons selected by the parties; and in case of a written communication, it must not be delivered until read by them.
3. At each adjournment of the court, whether the jurors are permitted to depart for home overnight or are kept in charge of officers, they must be admonished by the judge or another officer of the court that it is their duty not to:
(a) Communicate among themselves or with any other person concerning their deliberations or any other subject connected with the trial; or
(b) Read, watch or listen to any report of or commentary on the trial or any person connected with the trial by any medium of information, including without limitation newspapers, television and radio.
[1911 CPA § 271; RL § 5213; NCL § 8769]—(NRS A 1977, 302, 882; 1981, 317)
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.