1. Whenever criminal causes are being investigated by the grand jury, it shall appoint a certified court reporter. If the certified court reporter is not an official reporter of the district court, the certified court reporter shall, before entering upon his or her duties, take and subscribe the constitutional oath of office. The certified court reporter is entitled to receive the same compensation for services as an official reporter of the district court.
2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, the certified court reporter shall include in the notes taken of a grand jury proceeding all criminal matters which come before the grand jury including:
(a) The charge by the impaneling judge;
(b) Any subsequent instructions or statements made by the judge;
(c) Each statement made by the district attorney;
(d) Each question asked of and response given by the witnesses who appear before the grand jury; and
(e) Any statements made by the grand jurors during the proceeding.
3. The certified court reporter shall not include in his or her notes:
(a) Any confidential communication between a witness and the witness’s legal counsel, if the legal counsel is allowed to accompany the witness before the grand jury; or
(b) The deliberations and voting of the grand jury.
(Added to NRS by 1967, 1410; A 1973, 1323; 1985, 1029; 1993, 1411)
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 172 - Proceedings After Commitment and Before Indictment
NRS 172.015 - Prosecution of public offenses.
NRS 172.025 - Prosecution by accusation.
NRS 172.035 - Accusations, indictments and informations to be found or filed in district court.
NRS 172.045 - Impaneling grand juries.
NRS 172.047 - Grand jury impaneled for specific limited purpose.
NRS 172.055 - Challenges to grand jury and to grand jurors: How made and tried.
NRS 172.065 - Motion to dismiss presentment or indictment based on objections to grand jurors.
NRS 172.075 - Officers of grand jury.
NRS 172.085 - Oath of grand jurors.
NRS 172.107 - Limitations on use of grand jury.
NRS 172.135 - Evidence receivable before grand jury.
NRS 172.155 - Degree of evidence to warrant indictment; objection.
NRS 172.165 - Grand juror must declare knowledge as to commission of public offense; investigation.
NRS 172.175 - Matters into which grand jury shall and may inquire.
NRS 172.185 - Grand jury entitled to enter jails and examine records.
NRS 172.205 - Power to engage services of skilled persons.
NRS 172.225 - Transcripts: Preparation; public record.
NRS 172.235 - Who may be present when grand jury is in session.
NRS 172.239 - Legal counsel for certain persons who appear before grand jury.
NRS 172.245 - Secrecy of proceedings of grand jury; permitted disclosures; penalty.
NRS 172.255 - Finding and return of presentment or indictment; effect of failure to indict.
NRS 172.259 - Publication of fact that no indictment was issued by grand jury.
NRS 172.265 - Names of witnesses inserted or endorsed at foot of indictment.
NRS 172.267 - Report of grand jury: Scope; purpose; limitations.
NRS 172.275 - Discharge of grand jury; discharge or excuse of juror.