NRS 172.197 – Procedure when person subpoenaed to appear before grand jury intends to assert constitutional privilege against self-incrimination.
1. If a person who has been subpoenaed to appear before a grand jury informs the district attorney that the person intends to refuse to testify and to assert the person’s constitutional privilege against self-incrimination, the district attorney shall: (a) Move for an order of immunity pursuant to NRS 178.572; (b) Challenge the existence of […]
NRS 172.205 – Power to engage services of skilled persons.
The grand jury shall have the power, with the consent of the board of county commissioners, to engage the services of an attorney other than and in addition to the district attorney, certified public accountants, and such other skilled persons as may be necessary in the performance of its inquisitorial powers. (Added to NRS by […]
NRS 172.215 – Certified court reporter: Appointment; compensation; material required for and prohibited from inclusion in notes.
1. Whenever criminal causes are being investigated by the grand jury, it shall appoint a certified court reporter. If the certified court reporter is not an official reporter of the district court, the certified court reporter shall, before entering upon his or her duties, take and subscribe the constitutional oath of office. The certified court […]
NRS 172.139 – District attorney and grand jury prohibited from questioning attorney regarding matters learned for client or issuing subpoena for work done by attorney for client.
During a grand jury proceeding, the district attorney and the grand jurors shall not: 1. Question an attorney or an attorney’s employee regarding matters which were learned during a legitimate investigation for a client. 2. Issue a subpoena for the production of the private notes or other matters representing work done by the attorney or […]
NRS 172.145 – Defendant entitled to submit statement regarding preliminary hearing which grand jury must receive; grand jury required to hear and district attorney required to submit known evidence which will explain away charge; invitations and issuance of process for witnesses.
1. The grand jury is not bound to hear evidence for the defendant, except that the defendant is entitled to submit a statement which the grand jury must receive providing whether a preliminary hearing was held concerning the matter and, if so, that the evidence presented at the preliminary hearing was considered insufficient to warrant […]
NRS 172.065 – Motion to dismiss presentment or indictment based on objections to grand jurors.
A motion to dismiss the presentment or indictment may be based on objections to the array or on the lack of legal qualification of an individual juror, if not previously determined upon challenge. A presentment or indictment shall not be dismissed on the ground that one or more members of the grand jury were not […]
NRS 172.075 – Officers of grand jury.
The jury shall elect one of its members to be foreman, another to be deputy foreman and a third to be secretary. The foreman shall have power to administer oaths and affirmations and shall sign all presentments and indictments. The secretary shall keep a record of the number of jurors concurring in the finding of […]
NRS 172.085 – Oath of grand jurors.
The following oath must be administered to the grand jury: You, as grand jurors, will diligently inquire into, and true presentment make, of all offenses against the State of Nevada committed or triable within this county, (or city, in the case of Carson City) of which you shall have or can obtain legal evidence. You […]
NRS 172.095 – Charges to be given to grand jury by court; district attorney to inform grand jury of specific elements of public offense considered as basis of indictment.
1. The grand jury being impaneled and sworn, must be charged by the court. In doing so, the court shall: (a) Give the grand jurors such information as is required by law and any other information it deems proper regarding their duties and any charges for public offenses returned to the court or likely to […]
NRS 172.097 – Supervision of grand jury by impaneling judge; limitations on and review of expenditures; monthly statement by county treasurer.
1. The district judge impaneling a grand jury shall supervise its proceedings. 2. The grand jury shall submit an itemized list of its expenditures no less often than every 3 months or a fraction thereof to the judge who impaneled it. 3. The grand jury shall not spend money or incur a debt exceeding the […]