The district attorney shall:
1. Draw all indictments, when required by the grand jury.
2. Defend all suits brought against his or her county.
3. Prosecute all recognizances forfeited in the district court and all actions for the recovery of debts, fines, penalties and forfeitures accruing to his or her county.
4. Except with respect to matters for which the board of trustees of the school district has employed private counsel, draw all legal papers, give his or her written opinion when required on matters relating to the duties of the board of trustees and transact the legal business of the school district whose boundaries are conterminous with the boundaries of his or her county, and perform such other legal duties as may be required of him or her by the board of trustees.
5. Bring all actions on behalf of the county for abatement of nuisances pursuant to order of the board of county commissioners or, in the discretion of the district attorney, pursuant to an ordinance of the county as provided by NRS 244.360, subsection 6, including actions for injunction, as well as for recovery of compensatory and exemplary damages and costs of suit.
6. Perform such other duties as may be required of him or her by law.
[7:125:1865; A 1935, 19; 1956, 197]—(NRS A 1973, 216; 1979, 1640)
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 252 - District Attorneys
NRS 252.020 - Election; term of office.
NRS 252.060 - Filling of vacancy in office; temporary disablement.
NRS 252.070 - Deputies; clerical, investigational and operational staff.
NRS 252.080 - Public prosecutor.
NRS 252.090 - Attendance of courts in county.
NRS 252.130 - Receipts for money or property received in official capacity.
NRS 252.140 - Accounting and payment of money to county treasurer.
NRS 252.150 - Action by county treasurer when district attorney fails to account.
NRS 252.160 - Rendition of legal opinions to county, township and district officers.
NRS 252.170 - Attendance at certain meetings of board of county commissioners; duties.
NRS 252.180 - Restrictions on presentation of claims against county.
NRS 252.190 - Penalty for malfeasance in office or neglect of duty.