NRS 171.194 – Procedure when arrest for capital offense.
The defendant, when arrested under a warrant for a capital offense, must be held in custody by the sheriff of the county in which the complaint is filed, unless admitted to bail after an examination or upon a writ of habeas corpus. (Added to NRS by 1967, 1406)
NRS 171.196 – Preliminary examination: Waiver; time for conducting; postponement; introduction of evidence and cross-examination of witnesses by defendant; admissibility of hearsay evidence.
1. If an offense is not triable in the Justice Court, the defendant must not be called upon to plead. If the defendant waives preliminary examination, the magistrate shall immediately hold the defendant to answer in the district court. 2. If the defendant does not waive examination, the magistrate shall hear the evidence within 15 […]
NRS 171.1965 – Discovery by defendant before preliminary examination; material subject to discovery; effect of failure to permit discovery.
1. At the time a person is brought before a magistrate pursuant to NRS 171.178, or as soon as practicable thereafter, but not less than 5 judicial days before a preliminary examination, the prosecuting attorney shall provide a defendant charged with a felony or a gross misdemeanor with copies of any: (a) Written or recorded […]
NRS 171.17751 – Designation of certain state, county and city officers to prepare, sign and serve citations.
1. Any board of county commissioners or governing body of a city may designate the chief officer of the organized fire department or any employees designated by the chief officer, and certain of its inspectors of solid waste management, building, housing and licensing inspectors, zoning enforcement officers, parking enforcement officers, animal control officers, traffic engineers, […]
NRS 171.1776 – Issued citations: Filing with court; disposition of charges by court; unlawful acts; maintenance of records.
1. Every peace officer upon issuing a misdemeanor citation, pursuant to NRS 171.177 to 171.1779, inclusive, to an alleged violator of any provision of a county, city or town ordinance or of a state law which is punishable as a misdemeanor shall file manually or, if the provisions of subsection 2 are satisfied, file electronically […]
NRS 171.1777 – Issued citations: Audit of records.
Every record of misdemeanor citations required by NRS 171.177 to 171.1779, inclusive, shall be audited at least semiannually by the appropriate fiscal officer of the governmental agency to which the law enforcement agency is responsible. (Added to NRS by 1973, 158, 1159)
NRS 171.1778 – Citation filed with court deemed complaint for purpose of prosecution.
If the form of citation: 1. Includes information whose truthfulness is attested as required for a complaint charging commission of the offense alleged in the citation to have been committed; or 2. Is prepared electronically, then the citation when filed with a court of competent jurisdiction shall be deemed to be a lawful complaint for […]
NRS 171.17785 – Effect of violation of written promise to appear; appearance by counsel in lieu of personal appearance authorized.
1. It is unlawful for a person to violate a written promise to appear given to a peace officer upon the issuance of a misdemeanor citation prepared manually or electronically, regardless of the disposition of the charge for which the citation was originally issued. 2. A person may comply with a written promise to appear […]
NRS 171.1779 – NRS 171.177 to 171.1779, inclusive, not applicable to violations of traffic laws.
The provisions of NRS 171.177 to 171.1779, inclusive, do not apply to those situations in which a person is detained by a peace officer for any violation of chapters 484A to 484E, inclusive, of NRS. (Added to NRS by 1973, 158, 1159)
NRS 171.178 – Appearance before magistrate; release from custody by arresting officer.
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 5 and 6, a peace officer making an arrest under a warrant issued upon a complaint or without a warrant shall take the arrested person without unnecessary delay before the magistrate who issued the warrant or the nearest available magistrate empowered to commit persons charged with offenses against […]