Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 218E - Legislative Investigations and Hearings; Legislative Commission and Other Committees
NRS 218E.130 - Power to conduct investigations and hold hearings; administration of oaths; deposition of witnesses.


1. A committee may conduct investigations and hold hearings regarding any matter which is pertinent to its legislative business or possible future legislative action and may exercise any of the investigative powers set forth in NRS 218E.105 to 218E.140, inclusive.
2. The secretary of the committee or any member of the committee may administer oaths to witnesses who appear before the committee.
3. The chair of the committee, or the secretary of the committee on behalf of the chair, may cause the deposition of witnesses to be taken, whether the witnesses reside within or without the State, in the manner prescribed by court rules for taking depositions in civil actions in the district court.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 3739)

Structure Nevada Revised Statutes

Nevada Revised Statutes

Chapter 218E - Legislative Investigations and Hearings; Legislative Commission and Other Committees

NRS 218E.005 - Definitions.

NRS 218E.010 - "Committee" defined.

NRS 218E.012 - "Documentary evidence" defined.

NRS 218E.015 - Power of Houses and committees to conduct investigations and hold hearings.

NRS 218E.030 - Power to issue subpoenas; exceptions.

NRS 218E.035 - Contents and service of subpoenas; legal force and effect.

NRS 218E.040 - Administration of oaths.

NRS 218E.045 - Conduct constituting contempt; enforcement proceedings before district court.

NRS 218E.050 - Power of Houses to imprison for contempt; issuance and service of citation for contempt.

NRS 218E.055 - Hearing on citation for contempt.

NRS 218E.060 - Arrest, fine and imprisonment upon finding of contempt; warrant.

NRS 218E.065 - Imprisonment for contempt not bar to other proceedings.

NRS 218E.080 - Power of Houses to provide for hearings and proceedings; unlawful for sworn witness to willfully misrepresent facts when testifying in hearing or proceeding.

NRS 218E.085 - Privilege regarding defamatory matter; unlawful for person to knowingly misrepresent facts when testifying in hearing or proceeding or in certain communications to Legislator.

NRS 218E.090 - Rules and privileges governing certain state employees who testify on their own behalf; required disclosures; unlawful for state agency to take certain actions because of such testimony.

NRS 218E.095 - Unlawful for person to neglect or refuse to obey subpoena, to be sworn, affirm or testify or to produce documentary evidence.

NRS 218E.105 - Definitions.

NRS 218E.110 - "Committee" defined.

NRS 218E.115 - "Documentary evidence" defined.

NRS 218E.120 - "Secretary of the committee" defined.

NRS 218E.125 - Provisions supplement and do not impair other powers, privileges and immunities.

NRS 218E.130 - Power to conduct investigations and hold hearings; administration of oaths; deposition of witnesses.

NRS 218E.135 - Power to issue subpoenas; contents and service; legal force and effect; enforcement proceedings before district court.

NRS 218E.140 - Fees and mileage for witnesses.

NRS 218E.150 - Creation; membership; vacancies; officers; terms.

NRS 218E.155 - Meetings; rules; quorum; attendance of alternate members.

NRS 218E.160 - Compensation, allowances and expenses of members of Legislative Commission and Audit Subcommittee.

NRS 218E.175 - General powers and duties.

NRS 218E.180 - Additional powers and duties.

NRS 218E.185 - Investigative powers; delegation to certain committees and subcommittees.

NRS 218E.200 - Power to conduct studies and investigations; assignment of matters to Joint Interim Standing Committees; establishment of subcommittees and interim or special committees; designation of members; compensation, allowances and expenses of...

NRS 218E.205 - Priorities and limitations concerning studies and investigations; requests for drafting legislative measures; restrictions on staff; review and approval of budgets.

NRS 218E.210 - Biennial study of newly enacted statutes to determine any differential treatment of sexes or adverse effect on women.

NRS 218E.225 - Committee to review management, organization and operation of Legislative Counsel Bureau.

NRS 218E.240 - Creation; membership; meetings; quorum.

NRS 218E.255 - Creation; membership; functions.

NRS 218E.270 - Special committee to receive Governor’s message on condition of State.

NRS 218E.275 - Special committees to consider issues during legislative interim.

NRS 218E.320 - Creation; membership; officers; vacancies.

NRS 218E.325 - Meetings; quorum; compensation, allowances and expenses of members.

NRS 218E.330 - General powers and duties; budgets; reports.

NRS 218E.400 - Creation; membership; officers; terms; meetings; voting; investigations; hearings; compensation, allowances and expenses of members.

NRS 218E.405 - Exercise of powers and duties during legislative interim; performance of certain powers and duties during regular or special session; subcommittee to review matters involving State Public Works Division.

NRS 218E.420 - Creation; membership; budget; officers; meetings; investigations; hearings; compensation, allowances and expenses of members.

NRS 218E.435 - "Committee" defined.

NRS 218E.440 - Creation; membership; officers; terms; vacancies; quorum; staff.

NRS 218E.445 - Meetings; compensation, allowances and expenses of members.

NRS 218E.450 - General powers and duties; cooperation of state agencies; reports.

NRS 218E.500 - Legislative findings and declarations.

NRS 218E.505 - "Subcommittee" defined.

NRS 218E.510 - Creation; membership; officers; terms; vacancies; alternates.

NRS 218E.515 - Meetings; rules; quorum; compensation, allowances and expenses of members.

NRS 218E.520 - General powers.

NRS 218E.525 - Additional powers and duties.

NRS 218E.550 - "Committee" defined.

NRS 218E.555 - Creation; membership; budget; officers; terms; vacancies; reports.

NRS 218E.560 - Meetings; rules; quorum; compensation, allowances and expenses of members.

NRS 218E.565 - General duties.

NRS 218E.570 - General powers.

NRS 218E.600 - Committee" defined.

NRS 218E.605 - Creation; membership; budget; officers; terms; vacancies.

NRS 218E.610 - Meetings; quorum; compensation, allowances and expenses of members.

NRS 218E.615 - General powers.

NRS 218E.625 - Creation; personnel; general powers and duties; confidentiality of certain information.

NRS 218E.700 - "Committee" defined.

NRS 218E.705 - Creation; membership; budget; officers; terms; vacancies.

NRS 218E.710 - Meetings; quorum; compensation, allowances and expenses of members.

NRS 218E.715 - General duties.

NRS 218E.720 - General powers.

NRS 218E.745 - "Committee" defined.

NRS 218E.750 - Creation; membership; budget; officers; terms; vacancies.

NRS 218E.755 - Meetings; quorum; compensation, allowances and expenses of members.

NRS 218E.760 - General powers.

NRS 218E.800 - "Committee" defined.

NRS 218E.805 - Creation of Legislative Committee on Energy; membership; budget; officers; terms; vacancies.

NRS 218E.810 - Meetings; quorum; compensation, allowances and expenses of members.

NRS 218E.815 - General powers of Joint Interim Standing Committee on Growth and Infrastructure.