NRS 172.241 – Right of certain persons to appear before grand jury; notice of consideration of indictment; withholding of notice; effect of inadequate notice.
1. A person whose indictment the district attorney intends to seek or the grand jury on its own motion intends to return, but who has not been subpoenaed to appear before the grand jury, may testify before the grand jury if the person requests to do so and executes a valid waiver in writing of […]
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 172.155 – Degree of evidence to warrant indictment; objection.
1. The grand jury ought to find an indictment when all the evidence before them, taken together, establishes probable cause to believe that an offense has been committed and that the defendant has committed it. 2. The defendant may object to the sufficiency of the evidence to sustain the indictment only by application for a […]
NRS 172.165 – Grand juror must declare knowledge as to commission of public offense; investigation.
If a member of the grand jury knows or has reason to believe that a public offense has been committed, which is triable within the jurisdiction of the district court which has impaneled such grand jury, the member must declare such knowledge or belief to the member’s fellow jurors, who shall thereupon investigate the alleged […]
NRS 172.175 – Matters into which grand jury shall and may inquire.
1. Each grand jury that is not impaneled for a specific limited purpose shall inquire into: (a) The case of every person imprisoned in the jail of the county, on a criminal charge, against whom an indictment has not been found or an information or complaint filed. (b) The condition and management of any public […]
NRS 172.185 – Grand jury entitled to enter jails and examine records.
The grand jury shall be entitled to free access, at all reasonable times, to all public prisons and to the examination without charge of all public records within its district. (Added to NRS by 1967, 1409)
NRS 172.195 – Issuance of subpoenas by grand jury; subpoenaed witnesses must be informed of general nature of inquiry.
1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 172.139, the grand jury may issue subpoenas, subscribed by the foreman or by the deputy or temporary foreman when acting for the foreman, for witnesses within the State and for the production of books, papers or documents. 2. The grand jury shall orally inform any witness so subpoenaed […]
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 […]