Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 6 - Juries
NRS 6.090 - Procedures for forming panel; duties of sheriff and jury commissioner. [Effective through December 31, 2021.] Procedures for forming panel; duties of sheriff, chief of police or chief marshal and jury commissioner. [Effective January 1, 2...

1. Whenever trial jurors are selected by a jury commissioner, the district judge may direct the jury commissioner to summon and assign to that court the number of qualified jurors the jury commissioner determines to be necessary for the formation of the petit jury. The jurors may be selected by computer whenever procedures to assure random selection from computerized lists have been established by the jury commissioner.
2. Every person named in the venire must be served by the sheriff personally or by the sheriff or the jury commissioner by mailing a summons to the person, commanding the person to attend as a juror at a time and place designated therein. Mileage is allowed only for personal service. The postage must be paid by the sheriff or the jury commissioner, as the case may be, and allowed him or her as other claims against the county. The sheriff shall make return of the venire at least the day before the day named for their appearance, after which the venire is subject to inspection by any officer or attorney of the court.
[4:65:1873; A 1879, 33; 1881, 26; 1915, 167; 1919 RL § 4930; NCL § 8477]—(NRS A 1959, 763; 1960, 435; 1965, 27; 1979, 462; 1981, 555; 2015, 2554)

1. Whenever trial jurors are selected by a jury commissioner, the judge may direct the jury commissioner to summon and assign to that court the number of qualified jurors the jury commissioner determines to be necessary for the formation of the petit jury. The jurors may be selected by computer whenever procedures to assure random selection from computerized lists have been established by the jury commissioner.
2. Every person named in the venire must be served by the sheriff, chief of police or chief marshal, as applicable, personally or by the sheriff, chief of police, chief marshal or jury commissioner by mailing a summons to the person, commanding the person to attend as a juror at a time and place designated therein. Mileage is allowed only for personal service. The postage must be paid by the sheriff, chief of police, chief marshal or jury commissioner, as the case may be, and allowed him or her as other claims against the county or city. The sheriff, chief of police or chief marshal shall make return of the venire at least the day before the day named for their appearance, after which the venire is subject to inspection by any officer or attorney of the court.
[4:65:1873; A 1879, 33; 1881, 26; 1915, 167; 1919 RL § 4930; NCL § 8477]—(NRS A 1959, 763; 1960, 435; 1965, 27; 1979, 462; 1981, 555; 2015, 2554; 2021, 1315, effective January 1, 2022)

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