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NRS 176.002 - "Division" defined. - As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires,...
NRS 176.0121 - "Commission" defined. - Repealed. (See chapter 392, Statutes of Nevada 2021, at page...
NRS 176.0123 - Creation; members and appointing authorities; Chair; terms; vacancies; salaries and per diem; members holding public office or employed by governmental entity; staff. - Repealed. (See chapter 392, Statutes of Nevada 2021, at page...
NRS 176.01248 - Subcommittee on Criminal Justice Information Sharing: Creation; Chair; members; duties; salaries and per diem. - Repealed. (See chapter 392, Statutes of Nevada 2021, at page...
NRS 176.01249 - Appointment of working groups by Chair of Subcommittee on Criminal Justice Information Sharing: Chair; members; service without compensation. - Repealed. (See chapter 392, Statutes of Nevada 2021, at page...
NRS 176.0125 - Duties of Commission. - Repealed. (See chapter 392, Statutes of Nevada 2021, at page...
NRS 176.01255 - Grants, bequests, devises, donations and gifts; Special Account for the Support of the Advisory Commission on the Administration of Justice. - Repealed. (See chapter 392, Statutes of Nevada 2021, at page...
NRS 176.0126 - Subpoenas: Power to issue; compelling performance. - Repealed. (See chapter 392, Statutes of Nevada 2021, at page...
NRS 176.0127 - Department of Corrections and Division of Parole and Probation to provide information to and assist Joint Interim Standing Committee on the Judiciary. - 1. The Department of Corrections shall: (a) Provide the Joint...
NRS 176.0128 - Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History to facilitate data collection and provide data and information to Joint Interim Standing Committee on the Judiciary. - The Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History shall:...
NRS 176.0129 - Annual projections of persons imprisoned, on probation, on parole and in residential confinement. - The Office of Finance shall, on an annual basis, contract...
NRS 176.0131 - Legislative findings and declarations. - The Legislature hereby finds, and declares to be the public...
NRS 176.01313 - Definitions. - As used in NRS 176.0131 to 176.014, inclusive, 176.01315, 176.01317...
NRS 176.01315 - "Department" defined. - "Department" means the Department of Sentencing Policy created by NRS...
NRS 176.01317 - "Executive Director" defined. - "Executive Director" means the Executive Director of the Department. (Added...
NRS 176.0132 - "Sentencing Commission" defined. - "Sentencing Commission" means the Nevada Sentencing Commission created by NRS...
NRS 176.01323 - Department created; appointment and qualifications of Executive Director; employment of staff or consultants by Executive Director. - 1. The Department of Sentencing Policy is hereby created. 2....
NRS 176.01327 - Duties of Executive Director. - The Executive Director appointed pursuant to NRS 176.01323 shall: 1....
NRS 176.0133 - Creation; members and appointing authorities; Chair; terms; vacancies; per diem; staff. - 1. The Nevada Sentencing Commission is hereby created within the...
NRS 176.0134 - Duties of Sentencing Commission. - The Sentencing Commission shall: 1. Advise the Legislature on proposed...
NRS 176.01343 - Tracking and assessment of outcomes resulting from enactment of chapter 633, Statutes of Nevada 2019. - 1. The Sentencing Commission shall: (a) Track and assess outcomes...
NRS 176.01347 - Development of formula to calculate costs avoided by enactment of chapter 633, Statutes of Nevada 2019; submission of statements and reports regarding costs avoided. - 1. The Sentencing Commission shall develop a formula to calculate...
NRS 176.0135 - Grants, bequests, devises, donations and gifts; Special Account for the Support of the Nevada Sentencing Commission. - 1. The Chair of the Sentencing Commission may apply for...
NRS 176.0136 - Subpoenas: Power to issue; compelling performance. - 1. To carry out its powers and duties pursuant to...
NRS 176.0137 - Department of Corrections and Division of Parole and Probation to provide information to and assist Sentencing Commission. - 1. The Department of Corrections shall: (a) Provide the Sentencing...
NRS 176.0138 - Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History to facilitate data collection and provide data and information to Sentencing Commission. - The Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History shall...
NRS 176.0139 - Annual projections of persons imprisoned, on probation, on parole and in residential confinement. - The Office of Finance shall provide the Sentencing Commission with...
NRS 176.014 - Creation; composition; Chair; duties; terms of members; per diem; staff. - 1. The Nevada Local Justice Reinvestment Coordinating Council is hereby...
NRS 176.015 - Prompt hearing; court may commit defendant or continue or alter bail before hearing; statement by defendant; presentation of mitigating evidence; rights of victim; notice of hearing. - 1. Sentence must be imposed without unreasonable delay. Pending sentence,...
NRS 176.017 - Imposition of sentence on person convicted as adult for offense committed when person was under age of 18 years: Additional considerations; reduction of sentence. - 1. If a person is convicted as an adult for...
NRS 176.025 - Sentence of death or life imprisonment without possibility of parole not to be imposed on person under age of 18 years. - A sentence of death or life imprisonment without the possibility...
NRS 176.033 - Sentence of imprisonment required or permitted by statute: Definite period for misdemeanor or gross misdemeanor; minimum and maximum term for felony unless definite term required by statute; restitution. - If a sentence of imprisonment is required or permitted by...
NRS 176.035 - Conviction of two or more offenses; concurrent and consecutive sentences; aggregating consecutive sentences and sentences for additional penalties. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, whenever a...
NRS 176.045 - Imposition of concurrent or consecutive sentence on person under sentence in another jurisdiction. - 1. Whenever a person convicted of a public offense in...
NRS 176.055 - Credit against sentence of imprisonment. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, whenever a...
NRS 176.057 - Effect of finding of guilty but mentally ill or acceptance of such plea. - 1. If a defendant is found guilty but mentally ill...
NRS 176.059 - Administrative assessment for misdemeanor: Collection; distribution; limitations on use. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, when a...
NRS 176.0611 - Additional administrative assessment for misdemeanor: Authorization; collection; distribution; limitations on use. - 1. A county or a city, upon recommendation of the...
NRS 176.0613 - Additional administrative assessment for misdemeanor: Authorization; collection; distribution; limitations on use. - 1. The justices or judges of the justice or municipal...
NRS 176.062 - Administrative assessment for felony or gross misdemeanor: Collection; distribution; limitations on use. - 1. When a defendant pleads guilty or guilty but mentally...
NRS 176.0623 - Additional administrative assessment for felony, gross misdemeanor or misdemeanor: Authorization; collection; distribution; limitations on use. - 1. In addition to any other administrative assessment imposed, when...
NRS 176.0625 - Administrative assessment, fine or fee for felony or gross misdemeanor: Collection by certain entities. - 1. If a fine, administrative assessment or fee is imposed...
NRS 176.063 - Administrative assessment, fine or fee for felony or gross misdemeanor: Court must advise defendant regarding lien. - If a district court imposes a fine, administrative assessment or...
NRS 176.0635 - Administrative assessment, fine or fee for felony or gross misdemeanor: Additional costs and fees for collection. - 1. A defendant who pleads guilty or guilty but mentally...
NRS 176.064 - Collection fee for unpaid administrative assessment, fine, fee or restitution; use of collection agency; civil judgment; attachment or garnishment; imprisonment. - 1. If a fine, administrative assessment, fee or restitution is...
NRS 176.0643 - Circumstances under which person who commits minor traffic offense is presumed to be indigent and not to have ability to pay fine, administrative assessment or fee; "minor traffic offense" defined. - 1. For the purposes of this chapter, a person who...
NRS 176.0647 - Circumstances under which fine, administrative assessment or fee owed by defendant who commits minor traffic offense is deemed uncollectible. [Effective through December 31, 2022.] Circumstances under which fine, administrative assessm... - Any delinquent fine, administrative assessment or fee owed by a...
NRS 176.065 - Rate of additional imprisonment in default of administrative assessment, fine or forfeiture. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, when a...
NRS 176.075 - Rate of imprisonment in default of administrative assessment, fine or forfeiture. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, when a...
NRS 176.085 - Reduction of excessive fine or administrative assessment; payment in installments. - Whenever, after a fine and administrative assessment have been imposed...
NRS 176.087 - Imposition of community service in lieu of fine, administrative assessment, fee or imprisonment or as condition of probation. - 1. Except where the imposition of a specific criminal penalty...
NRS 176.0911 - Definitions. - As used in NRS 176.0911 to 176.0919, inclusive, unless the...
NRS 176.09111 - "Agency of criminal justice" defined. - "Agency of criminal justice" has the meaning ascribed to it...
NRS 176.09112 - "Biological specimen" defined. - "Biological specimen" means a biological sample, tissue, fluid or other...
NRS 176.09113 - "CODIS" defined. - "CODIS" means the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Combined DNA Index...
NRS 176.09114 - "DNA" defined. - "DNA" means deoxyribonucleic acid which is located in the cells...
NRS 176.09115 - "DNA profile" defined. - "DNA profile" means the genetic constitution of a person at...
NRS 176.09116 - "DNA record" defined. - "DNA record" means a database record, stored in the State...
NRS 176.09117 - "Forensic laboratory" defined. - "Forensic laboratory" means any laboratory designated pursuant to NRS 176.0917....
NRS 176.09118 - "Genetic marker analysis" defined. - "Genetic marker analysis" means the analytical testing process of a...
NRS 176.09119 - "State DNA Database" defined. - "State DNA Database" means the database established pursuant to NRS...
NRS 176.0912 - Biological evidence secured in connection with investigation or prosecution; required preservation. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, upon the...
NRS 176.09121 - State DNA Database: Establishment; duties. - 1. The State DNA Database is hereby established to serve...
NRS 176.09123 - Collection of biological specimen from persons arrested for felony; submission to forensic laboratory; identifying information submitted to Central Repository; genetic marker analysis; creation of DNA profile; information included in... - 1. If a person is arrested for a felony pursuant...
NRS 176.09125 - Destruction of biological specimen and purging of DNA record: Grounds; written request; duties of Central Repository, forensic laboratory and State DNA Database. - 1. A person whose record of criminal history indicates the...
NRS 176.09127 - Payment of costs for obtaining biological specimen, destroying biological specimen and purging DNA record. - Any cost that is incurred to obtain a biological specimen...
NRS 176.09129 - Storage and maintenance of biological specimen, DNA profile, DNA record and information; release of information; confidentiality; penalty for unauthorized disclosure of information. - 1. The biological specimen, DNA profile, DNA record and any...
NRS 176.0913 - Biological specimen to be obtained from certain defendants; identifying information submitted to Central Repository; genetic marker analysis; release of information; costs. - 1. If a defendant is convicted of an offense listed...
NRS 176.0915 - Fee for obtaining biological specimen and for analysis; inclusion in sentence; creation of county fund; use of money in fund. - 1. If a biological specimen is obtained from a person...
NRS 176.0916 - Biological specimen to be obtained from certain probationers and parolees; release of information; penalty; fee for obtaining and analyzing specimen; identifying information submitted to Central Repository; creation of Fund for Genetic... - 1. If the Division is supervising a probationer or parolee...
NRS 176.09165 - Establishment of standard form concerning use and destruction of biological specimen and purging of DNA record; law enforcement to provide form to person in certain circumstances. - 1. The Department of Public Safety shall establish a standard...
NRS 176.0917 - County to designate forensic laboratory to conduct or oversee analysis; criteria. - 1. The board of county commissioners of each county shall...
NRS 176.09173 - Powers and duties of forensic laboratory; prohibited use of biological specimen, DNA profile and DNA record. - 1. A forensic laboratory shall: (a) Prescribe protocols and procedures...
NRS 176.09177 - Limitation on civil and criminal liability for acts relating to collection of biological specimen. - Any person authorized to collect a biological specimen pursuant to...
NRS 176.0918 - Petition requesting genetic marker analysis by person convicted of felony; procedure; notice to victim. - 1. A person convicted of a felony who otherwise meets...
NRS 176.09183 - Grounds for granting or dismissing petition; appeal. - 1. The court shall order a genetic marker analysis, after...
NRS 176.09187 - Genetic marker analysis: Motion for new trial authorized when results favorable to petitioner; petitioner deemed to consent to submission, release and use of certain information; costs; remedy not exclusive. - 1. If the results of a genetic marker analysis performed...
NRS 176.0919 - Execution stayed pending results of genetic marker analysis. - 1. After a judge grants a petition requesting a genetic...
NRS 176.0921 - Definitions. - As used in NRS 176.0921 to 176.0927, inclusive, unless the...
NRS 176.0922 - "Central Repository" defined. - "Central Repository" means the Central Repository for Nevada Records of...
NRS 176.0923 - "Crime against a child" defined. - "Crime against a child" has the meaning ascribed to it...
NRS 176.0924 - "Record of registration" defined. - "Record of registration" has the meaning ascribed to it in...
NRS 176.0925 - "Sexual offense" defined. - "Sexual offense" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS...
NRS 176.0926 - Crime against child: Notice of conviction to Central Repository; defendant to be informed of duty to register; effect of failure to inform. - 1. If a defendant is convicted of a crime against...
NRS 176.0927 - Sexual offense: Notice of conviction to Central Repository; defendant to be informed of duty to register; effect of failure to inform. - 1. If a defendant is convicted of a sexual offense,...
NRS 176.0931 - Special sentence for sex offenders; petition for release from lifetime supervision. - 1. If a defendant is convicted of a sexual offense,...
NRS 176.094 - Finding of fact in judgment; imposition of fee; required counseling for first or second offense. - In addition to any other fine or penalty, if the...
NRS 176.095 - State Board of Parole Commissioners may direct release of state prisoner on parole. - The State Board of Parole Commissioners may direct that any...
NRS 176.105 - Judgment in criminal action generally. - 1. If a defendant is found guilty and is sentenced...
NRS 176.115 - Judgment against complainant for malicious prosecution when defendant not found guilty; costs; enforcement of judgment. - 1. In all cases of criminal prosecution where the defendant...
NRS 176.125 - Entry of judgment of conviction; what papers constitute record of action. - When judgment upon a conviction is rendered, the clerk shall,...
NRS 176.133 - Definitions. - As used in NRS 176.133 to 176.161, inclusive, unless the...
NRS 176.135 - Presentence investigation and report: When required; time for completing; training. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section and NRS...
NRS 176.139 - Presentence investigation and report: Psychosexual evaluation of certain sex offenders required; standards and methods for conducting evaluation; access to records; rights of confidentiality and privileges deemed waived; costs. - 1. If a defendant is convicted of a sexual offense...
NRS 176.145 - Presentence investigation and report: Contents of report. - 1. The report of any presentence investigation must contain: (a)...
NRS 176.151 - General investigation and report on defendant convicted of category E felony: When required; time for completing; contents of report. - 1. If a defendant pleads guilty, guilty but mentally ill...
NRS 176.153 - Disclosure of report of presentence investigation: Report to include certain information relating to any gang affiliation of defendant. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, the Division...
NRS 176.156 - Disclosure of report of presentence or general investigation; corrections to report; persons entitled to use report; confidentiality of report. - 1. The Division shall disclose to the prosecuting attorney, the...
NRS 176.159 - Delivery of report of presentence or general investigation to Director of Department of Corrections. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, when a...
NRS 176.161 - Portion of certain presentence or general investigations and reports to be paid by county in which indictment found or information filed. - 1. Seventy percent of the expense of any presentence or...
NRS 176.165 - When plea of guilty, guilty but mentally ill or nolo contendere may be withdrawn. - Except as otherwise provided in this section, a motion to...
NRS 176.211 - Eligibility; duration; terms and conditions; violation of term or condition; discharge and dismissal; sealing of records. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, upon a...
NRS 176.265 - Fines to be paid into State Treasury. - The full amount of all fines imposed and collected under...
NRS 176.275 - Judgment for fine, administrative assessment, payment of restitution or repayment of expenses is lien; additional provisions concerning judgment for payment of restitution. - 1. A judgment which imposes a fine or administrative assessment...
NRS 176.278 - Payment of restitution from civil judgment or settlement in favor of defendant and against State, political subdivision, officer, employee or contractor. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, if a...
NRS 176.285 - Fines in Justice Court to be paid to county treasurer; due date. - In Justice Court, when a fine is paid or bail...
NRS 176.295 - Costs when criminal action removed before trial; clerk to certify costs to auditor. - 1. In every case where a criminal action may have...
NRS 176.305 - Judgment for imprisonment or fine and imprisonment until satisfied: Commitment and detention. - If the judgment be imprisonment, or a fine and imprisonment...
NRS 176.315 - Judgment of imprisonment in county jail: How executed. - A judgment of imprisonment to be served in a county...
NRS 176.325 - Judgment of imprisonment in state prison: How executed. - When a judgment of imprisonment to be served in the...
NRS 176.335 - Duty of sheriff on receiving copies of judgment of imprisonment; Director of Department of Corrections to receive prisoner from sheriff; when term of imprisonment begins. - 1. If a judgment is for imprisonment in the state...
NRS 176.337 - Court to notify defendant convicted of domestic violence concerning possession, shipment, transportation or receipt of firearm or ammunition. - If a defendant is convicted of a misdemeanor or felony...
NRS 176.345 - Proceedings when conviction carries death penalty. - 1. When a judgment of death has been pronounced, a...
NRS 176.355 - Execution of death penalty: Method; time and place; witnesses. - 1. The judgment of death must be inflicted by an...
NRS 176.357 - Request for notification of execution of death penalty; request to attend. - 1. If after a conviction for murder a judgment of...
NRS 176.365 - Director of Department of Corrections to make return on death warrant. - After the execution, the Director of the Department of Corrections...
NRS 176.415 - When execution of death penalty may be stayed. - The execution of a judgment of death must be stayed...
NRS 176.425 - Sanity investigation: Filing of petition; stay of execution. - 1. If, after judgment of death, there is a good...
NRS 176.435 - Sanity investigation: Conduct of hearing. - 1. On the day fixed, the Director of the Department...
NRS 176.445 - Execution of judgment when defendant found sane. - If it is found by the court that the convicted...
NRS 176.455 - Suspension of execution when defendant found insane; proceedings on recovery of sanity. - 1. If it is found by the court that the...
NRS 176.465 - Investigation of pregnancy: Procedure; hearing. - 1. If there is good reason to believe that a...
NRS 176.475 - Proceedings after investigation: Execution of judgment; suspension of execution; issuance of warrant on termination of pregnancy. - 1. If it is found by the court that the...
NRS 176.485 - Costs of investigations borne by State; manner of payment. - The costs and expenses of the investigations provided in NRS...
NRS 176.486 - Authority to enter stay of execution. - A district court having proper jurisdiction, the Court of Appeals...
NRS 176.487 - Determination of whether to enter stay of execution. - When a person under a sentence of death files a...
NRS 176.488 - Entry of stay of execution and necessary orders. - A stay of execution must be entered by the court...
NRS 176.489 - Vacation of stay of execution. - Any stay of execution previously entered by the court must...
NRS 176.491 - Stay of execution following denial of appeal. - 1. Upon the denial of any appeal pursuant to chapter...
NRS 176.492 - Dissolution of stay of execution which was improperly entered. - The respondent may file a petition with the appellate court...
NRS 176.495 - New warrant generally. - 1. If for any reason a judgment of death has...
NRS 176.505 - Order following appeal. - 1. When a remittitur showing the affirmation of a judgment...
NRS 176.515 - Court may grant new trial or vacate judgment in certain circumstances. - 1. The court may grant a new trial to a...
NRS 176.525 - Arrest of judgment: When granted and time in which motion is to be made. - The court shall arrest judgment if the indictment, information or...
NRS 176.535 - Effect of arresting judgment. - The effect of allowing a motion in arrest of judgment...
NRS 176.545 - Procedure after allowance of arrest of judgment. - 1. If, from the evidence on the trial, there is...
NRS 176.555 - Correction of illegal sentence. - The court may correct an illegal sentence at any time....
NRS 176.565 - Clerical mistakes. - Clerical mistakes in judgments, orders or other parts of the...