1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, when the contempt consists in the omission to perform an act which is yet in the power of the person to perform, the person may be imprisoned until the person performs it. The required act must be specified in the warrant of commitment.
2. A person so imprisoned as a result of his or her failure or refusal to testify before a grand jury may be imprisoned in the county jail for a period not to exceed 6 months or until that grand jury is discharged, whichever is less.
[1911 CPA § 462; RL § 5404; NCL § 8951]—(NRS A 1985, 1033)
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
NRS 22.010 - Acts or omissions constituting contempts.
NRS 22.020 - Reentry on real property after ejectment by judgment or process.
NRS 22.040 - Issuance of warrants of attachment and commitment.
NRS 22.050 - Amount of bail may be fixed by endorsement on warrant of attachment.
NRS 22.060 - Duties of sheriff.
NRS 22.070 - Discharge from arrest on furnishing bail; form and conditions of bond.
NRS 22.080 - Return of warrant and undertaking by officer.
NRS 22.090 - Trial; court to hear answer and witnesses; adjournment.
NRS 22.100 - Penalty for contempt.