Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 6 - Juries
NRS 6.135 - Impaneling of grand juries to investigate state affairs; payment of expenses.


1. Upon request of the Governor, or of the Legislature by concurrent resolution, the district judge of any county shall cause a grand jury to be impaneled in the same manner as other grand juries are impaneled, except that the sole duty of a grand jury impaneled under the provisions of this section shall limit its investigations to state affairs, and to the conduct of state officers and employees. The report of such grand jury shall be transmitted to the Governor and the Legislature.
2. The expenses of a grand jury impaneled under the provisions of this section shall be a charge against the General Fund of the State, to be certified by the district judge and paid on claims.
(Added to NRS by 1957, 548)

Structure Nevada Revised Statutes

Nevada Revised Statutes

Chapter 6 - Juries

NRS 6.010 - Persons qualified to act as jurors.

NRS 6.020 - Exemptions from service.

NRS 6.030 - Grounds for excusing jurors.

NRS 6.040 - Penalty for failing to attend and serve as a juror.

NRS 6.045 - Designation by rule of district court; selection of trial jurors; list of qualified electors; duties. [Effective through December 31, 2021.] Designation by rule of district court; selection of trial jurors; list of qualified electors; dut...

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...

NRS 6.100 - Discharge of excess trial jurors.

NRS 6.110 - Counties whose population is 100,000 or more: Selection of jurors and alternate jurors; listing and summoning jurors.

NRS 6.120 - Counties whose population is less than 100,000: Selection of jurors and alternate jurors; listing and summoning jurors.

NRS 6.130 - Permissible summoning of grand jury by filing of affidavit or petition by taxpayer.

NRS 6.132 - Summoning of grand jury by filing of petition by committee of registered voters.

NRS 6.135 - Impaneling of grand juries to investigate state affairs; payment of expenses.

NRS 6.140 - Application to appellate court for order directing selection and impaneling of grand jury.

NRS 6.145 - Recess of grand jury.

NRS 6.150 - Grand jurors and trial jurors in district and justice court. [Effective through December 31, 2021.] Grand jurors and trial jurors in district and justice court or trial jurors in municipal court. [Effective January 1, 2022.]

NRS 6.155 - Establishment of program to allow juror to donate money to which juror is entitled for juror’s services and expenses to local agency for prevention of child abuse and neglect.

NRS 6.160 - Payment of jurors.

NRS 6.180 - Expenses of jurors in civil cases.

NRS 6.190 - Terminating or threatening to terminate employment because of jury duty prohibited; civil action for unlawful termination; requiring employee to use sick leave or vacation time or to work certain hours prohibited; notice to employer; diss...