Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 173 - Indictment and Information
NRS 173.205 - Return of warrant and summons; reissuance.


1. The peace officer executing a warrant shall make return thereof to the court. At the request of the Attorney General acting pursuant to a specific statute or the district attorney any unexecuted warrant must be returned and cancelled.
2. On or before the return day the person to whom a summons was delivered for service shall make return thereof.
3. At the request of the Attorney General acting pursuant to a specific statute or the district attorney, made at any time while the indictment or information is pending, a warrant returned unexecuted and not cancelled or a summons returned unserved or a duplicate thereof may be delivered by the clerk to a peace officer or other authorized person for execution or service.
(Added to NRS by 1967, 1414; A 1975, 656; 1989, 165)

Structure Nevada Revised Statutes

Nevada Revised Statutes

Chapter 173 - Indictment and Information

NRS 173.015 - First pleading by State.

NRS 173.025 - Courts may act upon information for all offenses.

NRS 173.035 - Information may be filed following preliminary examination when accused is bound over or when preliminary examination is waived; when information is filed on affidavit; limitation of time; amended information may include additional char...

NRS 173.045 - District attorney or Attorney General to be informant; endorsement of names of witnesses; affidavits.

NRS 173.049 - Court clerk may accept information filed electronically; procedure; service.

NRS 173.055 - Duties of district attorney or Attorney General; written statement containing reasons why information not filed.

NRS 173.065 - Judge may require Attorney General to prosecute if district attorney refuses.

NRS 173.075 - Nature and contents generally.

NRS 173.085 - Surplusage.

NRS 173.095 - Amendment; notice of habitual criminality, habitually fraudulent felon or habitual felon.

NRS 173.105 - Charging defendant by fictitious or erroneous name: Insertion of true name.

NRS 173.115 - Joinder of offenses. [Effective through December 31, 2021.] Joinder of offenses. [Effective January 1, 2022.]

NRS 173.125 - Prosecution not required to elect between different offenses or counts; plea of guilty or guilty but mentally ill to one offense does not preclude prosecution for other offenses.

NRS 173.135 - Joinder of defendants.

NRS 173.145 - Issuance of warrant or summons.

NRS 173.155 - Form of warrant; fixing and endorsement of amount of bail.

NRS 173.165 - Manner of proceeding on giving bail in another county.

NRS 173.175 - Ordering defendant charged with felony into custody unless increased bail is given.

NRS 173.185 - Form of summons.

NRS 173.195 - Execution of warrant and service of summons.

NRS 173.205 - Return of warrant and summons; reissuance.