1. A person whose indictment the district attorney intends to seek or the grand jury on its own motion intends to return may be accompanied by legal counsel during any appearance before the grand jury.
2. The legal counsel who accompanies a person pursuant to subsection 1 may advise his or her client but shall not:
(a) Address directly the members of the grand jury;
(b) Speak in such a manner as to be heard by the members of the grand jury; or
(c) In any other way participate in the proceedings of the grand jury.
3. The court or the foreman of the grand jury may have the legal counsel removed if the legal counsel violates any of the provisions of subsection 2 or in any other way disrupts the proceedings of the grand jury.
4. The district attorney or the foreman of the grand jury shall give a person entitled to legal counsel notice of the provisions of this section at the time the person is served with a subpoena to appear before the grand jury. If such a person is invited without process to appear, the grand jury shall include with the invitation notice of the provisions of this section.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 554)
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.