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NRS 178.388 - Presence of defendant. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in this title, the defendant...
NRS 178.391 - Second prosecution for same offense prohibited. - No person can be subject to a second prosecution for...
NRS 178.394 - No person to be compelled to be witness against himself or herself in criminal action, or to be unnecessarily restrained. - No person can be compelled, in a criminal action, to...
NRS 178.397 - Assignment of counsel. - Every defendant accused of a misdemeanor for which jail time...
NRS 178.3971 - Appointment of defense team for defendant accused of murder of first degree. - If a magistrate or district court appoints an attorney, other...
NRS 178.3975 - Order for payment by defendant; remission of payment; disposition of amounts recovered; community service. - 1. The court may order a defendant to pay all...
NRS 178.398 - Execution against defendant’s property. - If a defendant for whom an attorney is appointed at...
NRS 178.39801 - Collection of fee by certain entities. - 1. If a district court orders a defendant to pay...
NRS 178.39802 - Additional costs and fees for collection. - 1. A defendant who owes a fee pursuant to NRS...
NRS 178.3981 - Definitions. - As used in NRS 178.3981 to 178.4715, inclusive, unless the...
NRS 178.3982 - "Administrator" defined. - "Administrator" means the Administrator of the Division. (Added to NRS...
NRS 178.3983 - "Division" defined. - "Division" means the Division of Public and Behavioral Health of...
NRS 178.3984 - "Division facility" defined. - "Division facility" means a division facility as defined in NRS...
NRS 178.39845 - "Forensic facility" defined. - "Forensic facility" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS...
NRS 178.3985 - "Mental disorder" defined. - "Mental disorder" means a mental illness that results from a...
NRS 178.3986 - "Person with mental illness" defined. - "Person with mental illness" means a person who has a...
NRS 178.399 - "Treatment to competency" defined. - "Treatment to competency" means treatment provided to a defendant to...
NRS 178.400 - Incompetent person cannot be tried or adjudged to punishment for public offense. - 1. A person may not be tried or adjudged to...
NRS 178.405 - Suspension of trial or pronouncement of judgment when doubt arises as to competence of defendant; notice of suspension to be provided to other departments. - 1. Any time after the arrest of a defendant, including,...
NRS 178.415 - Appointment of person or persons to examine defendant; hearing; no indictment while court considers competence of defendant; finding. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the court...
NRS 178.417 - Certification of person who evaluates competency of defendant required. - 1. A person may not provide a report or an...
NRS 178.420 - Procedure on finding defendant competent. - If the court finds that the defendant is competent, the...
NRS 178.425 - Procedure on finding defendant incompetent. - 1. If the court finds the defendant incompetent, and dangerous...
NRS 178.430 - Commitment of defendant exonerates bail. - The commitment of the defendant, as mentioned in NRS 178.425,...
NRS 178.435 - Expenses of examination and transportation are charge against county or city; recovery from estate or relative. - The expenses of the examination and of the transportation of...
NRS 178.440 - Clerk to certify costs to county or city. - The clerk of the court before which an examination has...
NRS 178.450 - Duties of Administrator or Administrator’s designee following finding of incompetence; observation and evaluation of defendant; report to court. - 1. The Administrator or the Administrator’s designee shall keep each...
NRS 178.453 - Access by Administrator to certain records of defendant within possession of Department of Corrections authorized for purpose of evaluating and treating defendant. - 1. The Administrator or the Administrator’s designee may request from...
NRS 178.455 - Procedure for evaluating certain defendants following finding of incompetence; report to court; procedure concerning misdemeanants. - 1. Except as otherwise provided for persons charged with or...
NRS 178.460 - Powers and duties of court following finding of incompetence; limitation on length of commitment. - 1. If requested by the district attorney or counsel for...
NRS 178.461 - Motion for hearing to determine whether to commit incompetent defendant to custody of Administrator; risk assessment; dismissal of motion in certain circumstances; length of commitment; review of eligibility for conditional release; pro... - 1. If the proceedings against a defendant who is charged...
NRS 178.463 - Conditional release of incompetent defendant committed to custody of Administrator: When eligible; annual review of eligibility for discharge from conditional release; maximum duration. - 1. The Division or a person who is committed to...
NRS 178.464 - Procedure when defendant violates condition of release; hearing to determine whether to continue, modify or terminate conditional release. - 1. The Division shall notify the court which ordered the...
NRS 178.467 - Person committed to custody of Administrator: Eligibility for discharge or conditional release; recommitment for failure to comply with conditions. - 1. The Administrator or the Administrator’s designee shall keep each...
NRS 178.468 - Hearing to determine eligibility of person committed to custody of Administrator for discharge or conditional release; report by Administrator. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, a court...
NRS 178.469 - Petition for discharge or conditional release by person committed to custody of Administrator. - 1. A person committed to the custody of the Administrator...
NRS 178.471 - Effect of conditional release of person committed to custody of Administrator; authority of court over person conditionally released. - 1. When a person is conditionally released pursuant to NRS...
NRS 178.4715 - Notification of victims upon discharge, conditional release or escape. - 1. If a person is committed to the custody of...
NRS 178.472 - Computation. - In computing any period of time the day of the...
NRS 178.476 - Enlargement. - When an act is required or allowed to be done...
NRS 178.478 - Motions; affidavits. - 1. A written motion, other than one which may be...
NRS 178.482 - Additional time after service by mail. - Whenever a party has the right or is required to...
NRS 178.483 - "Electronic transmission," "electronically transmit" and "electronically transmitted" defined. - As used in NRS 178.483 to 178.548, inclusive, unless the...
NRS 178.484 - Right to bail before conviction; exceptions; specific requirements for certain offenses. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person...
NRS 178.4845 - Court order prohibiting contact with victim: Request by victim; court required to consider request; notification regarding consequences of violating order; expiration; renewal of order; transmittal of copy of order to Central Repositor... - 1. Before a court makes a determination of bail concerning...
NRS 178.4847 - Adoption of administrative order relating to circumstances under which person may be released from custody without pretrial release hearing. [Effective July 1, 2022.] - A court of competent jurisdiction may adopt an administrative order...
NRS 178.4849 - Pretrial release hearing required to be held within 48 hours after person taken into custody to determine custody status; exceptions; continuance. [Effective July 1, 2022.] - 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section and NRS...
NRS 178.4851 - Imposition of bail or conditions of release; signing and filing of document; arrest for violation of condition. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, the court...
NRS 178.4853 - Factors considered in reviewing custody status. - In reviewing the custody status of a person, the court...
NRS 178.4855 - Limitations on release without bail of certain defendants who are taken into custody while admitted to bail on other charges; notice to bail agent required. - A defendant charged with the commission of a category A...
NRS 178.486 - When bail is matter of discretion, notice of application must be given to district attorney. - When the admission to bail is a matter of discretion,...
NRS 178.487 - Bail after arrest for felony offense committed while on bail. - Every release on bail with or without security is conditioned...
NRS 178.4871 - Postconviction petitioner for habeas corpus: Limitations on release. - A person who has filed a postconviction petition for habeas...
NRS 178.4873 - Postconviction petitioner for habeas corpus: Release pending appeal. - If a district court denies a postconviction petition for habeas...
NRS 178.4875 - Proceeding for forfeiture of bail pending review or appeal; proceeding for recommitment of defendant. - 1. If the court admits a petitioner to bail pending...
NRS 178.488 - Right to bail upon review; notice of application to be given district attorney. - 1. Bail may be allowed pending appeal or certiorari unless...
NRS 178.494 - Bail for material witnesses; judicial review of detention or amount of bail; scheduling of case in which material witness will testify. - 1. If it appears by affidavit that the testimony of...
NRS 178.498 - Amount. - In deciding the amount of bail to impose on a...
NRS 178.499 - Increase in amount. - 1. At any time after a district or Justice Court...
NRS 178.502 - Form of bail; extension of bond or undertaking to proceedings in other courts; exoneration; place of deposit. - 1. A person required or permitted to give bail shall...
NRS 178.504 - Justification of sureties. - 1. Every surety, except a corporate surety which is approved...
NRS 178.506 - Declaration of forfeiture. - If there is a breach of condition of a bond,...
NRS 178.508 - Duties of court when defendant fails to appear; procedure for issuing order of forfeiture; when forfeiture becomes effective; grounds for extending date of forfeiture. - 1. If the defendant fails to appear when the defendant’s...
NRS 178.509 - Exoneration of surety before date of forfeiture: Conditions; grounds. - 1. If the defendant fails to appear when the defendant’s...
NRS 178.512 - Setting aside forfeiture: Conditions; grounds; when written finding is required. - 1. The court shall not set aside a forfeiture unless:...
NRS 178.514 - Enforcement of forfeiture. - 1. When a forfeiture has not been set aside, the...
NRS 178.516 - Remission of forfeited money. - After entry of such judgment, the court shall not remit...
NRS 178.518 - Payment of forfeited deposits to county treasurer or State Controller. - Money collected pursuant to NRS 178.506 to 178.516, inclusive, which...
NRS 178.522 - Exoneration of bail. - 1. When the condition of the bond has been satisfied...
NRS 178.524 - Deposit required in certain cases. - If the defendant surrenders himself or herself to, is apprehended...
NRS 178.526 - Arrest of defendant. - 1. For the purpose of surrendering a defendant, a surety,...
NRS 178.528 - Disposition of money deposited as bail. - When money has been deposited, if it remains on deposit...
NRS 178.532 - Recommitment of defendant after having given bail or deposited money. - The court to which the committing magistrate shall return the...
NRS 178.534 - Contents of order for recommitment. - The order for the recommitment of the defendant shall: 1....
NRS 178.536 - Arrest on order of recommitment. - The defendant may be arrested pursuant to the order, upon...
NRS 178.538 - Commitment of defendant on order when defendant fails to appear for judgment; if order issued for other cause, defendant may be admitted to bail. - 1. If the order recites, as the grounds upon which...
NRS 178.542 - Records: District court. - Each county clerk shall maintain a record containing the following...
NRS 178.544 - Records: Justice Court. - 1. Whenever a person is admitted to bail in a...
NRS 178.546 - Records: Court of Appeals and Supreme Court. - 1. Whenever a person is admitted to bail by the...
NRS 178.548 - Notification of district attorney when bail bond is forfeited. - The county clerk, the deputy clerk of the justice court,...
NRS 178.552 - Form; contents. - An application to the court for an order shall be...
NRS 178.554 - Dismissal by district attorney or Attorney General by leave of court. - The district attorney, or the Attorney General in those cases...
NRS 178.556 - Dismissal by court for unnecessary delay. - 1. If no indictment is found or information filed against...
NRS 178.562 - Dismissal or discharge as bar to another prosecution. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 174.085, an order...
NRS 178.563 - Notice to defendant of provisions concerning sealing of records of proceedings leading to dismissal. - Upon the entry of an order dismissing a criminal action...
NRS 178.564 - Certain offenses for which party injured has civil action may be compromised. - If a defendant is held to answer on a charge...
NRS 178.566 - Compromise to be by permission of court; order to bar another prosecution. - 1. If the party injured appears before the court to...
NRS 178.568 - No public offense to be compromised except as provided in this title. - No public offense shall be compromised, nor shall any proceeding...
NRS 178.569 - Definitions. - As used in NRS 178.569 to 178.5698, inclusive, unless the...
NRS 178.5691 - Confidentiality of personal information. - All personal information, including, but not limited to, a current...
NRS 178.5692 - Investigation by sheriff of threats of harm; protection. - If a victim of a crime or a witness is...
NRS 178.5694 - Harassment of victim or witness by employer; notification by prosecuting attorney of continuance of proceeding. - 1. If it is difficult for such a victim or...
NRS 178.5696 - Separate waiting area; disposition of personal property; fees for testifying. - 1. A court trying a criminal case shall provide victims...
NRS 178.5698 - Information concerning release of defendant and disposition of case provided upon request; court to inform and provide documentation to certain persons of their right to be informed of release of offender from prison in certain cases;... - 1. The prosecuting attorney, sheriff or chief of police shall,...
NRS 178.571 - Applicability to certain cases; persons permitted to be attendant; permissible conduct by attendant; exclusion for good cause. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, in a...
NRS 178.572 - Order of immunity releasing material witness from prosecution or punishment on motion of State. - 1. In any investigation before a grand jury, or any...
NRS 178.574 - Order of immunity bar to prosecution; exception. - Such order of immunity shall forever be a bar to...
NRS 178.576 - Failure of witness granted immunity to testify is contempt. - Any witness who having been granted immunity refuses to testify...
NRS 178.578 - Denial of motion. - The court shall deny the motion of the State under...
NRS 178.582 - Service: When required. - Written motions other than those which are heard ex parte,...
NRS 178.584 - Service: How made. - 1. Whenever under this Title or by an order of...
NRS 178.586 - Notice of orders. - Immediately upon the entry of an order made on a...
NRS 178.588 - Filing of papers. - Papers required to be served must be filed with the...
NRS 178.589 - Use of facsimile machine. - 1. Except when personal service of a person is ordered...
NRS 178.592 - Calendar of criminal actions: Preparation by clerk. - 1. The clerk must prepare a calendar of all criminal...
NRS 178.594 - Order of disposing of issues on calendar. - The issues on the calendar must be disposed of in...
NRS 178.596 - Exceptions unnecessary. - Exceptions to rulings or orders of the court are unnecessary...
NRS 178.598 - Harmless error. - Any error, defect, irregularity or variance which does not affect...
NRS 178.602 - Plain error. - Plain errors or defects affecting substantial rights may be noticed...
NRS 178.606 - Docket kept by deputy clerk of justice court; contents. - A docket must be kept by the deputy clerk of...
NRS 178.608 - Rules of justice courts and district courts not to be inconsistent with this title. - Rules made by justice courts and district courts for the...
NRS 178.610 - Where no procedure specifically prescribed court may proceed in lawful manner. - If no procedure is specifically prescribed by this title, the...
NRS 178.620 - Enactment; text. - The Agreement on Detainers, set forth in this section, is...
NRS 178.630 - Duties of Director of Department of Corrections. - The Director of the Department of Corrections shall comply with...
NRS 178.640 - Duty of Governor. - The Governor shall appoint the officer provided in Article VII...
NRS 178.700 - Procedure for making request; time for responding; withdrawal of request; notice of receipt of detainer. - 1. If the Attorney General, a prosecuting attorney or an...
NRS 178.750 - District attorney to submit annual report to Attorney General on cases filed that included charge for murder or involuntary manslaughter. - 1. The district attorney for each county shall prepare and...