NRS 259.110 – Rendition of verdict: Certification; contents.
After inspecting the body and hearing the testimony, the jury shall render their verdict and certify the same by an inquisition in writing, signed by them, and setting forth the name of the deceased, when, where and by what means the deceased came to his or her death; if by criminal means, the name of […]
NRS 259.120 – Testimony to be reduced to writing and filed with clerk of district court.
The testimony at such an inquest must be reduced to writing in such manner as the justice of the peace may direct, and filed by him or her, without delay, in the office of the clerk of the district court of the county. [9:107:1909; RL § 7550; NCL § 11433]—(NRS A 1979, 1370)
NRS 259.130 – Warrant to issue for accused.
If the jury finds that the dead person was killed by another person under circumstances not excusable or justifiable in law, and that the person who committed the act is not in custody, the justice of the peace shall issue a warrant signed by him or her, with his or her name of office, for […]
NRS 259.140 – Service and return of warrant.
The warrant of the justice of the peace may be served in any county of the State, and the officer serving such a warrant may return it before a magistrate of the county in which it is issued. The officer receiving such a warrant has the same power under the warrant as the officer would […]
NRS 259.145 – Fee of justice of the peace for holding inquest.
1. A justice of the peace is entitled, for each day necessarily employed in holding an inquest, to a fee of $23. 2. This fee must be paid out of the county treasury as other demands against the county are paid. [17:107:1909; A 1933, 259; 1949, 152; 1953, 127]—(NRS A 1979, 1370; 1993, 1353; 2001, […]
NRS 259.100 – Witness failing to attend punishable for contempt.
Any witness failing to obey the subpoena of the justice of the peace may be attached and fined for contempt in like manner as in a justice court. [7:107:1909; RL § 7548; NCL § 11431]—(NRS A 1979, 1370)
NRS 259.050 – Investigation into cause of death; postmortem examination; inquest.
1. When a coroner or the coroner’s deputy is informed that a person has been killed, has committed suicide or has suddenly died under such circumstances as to afford reasonable ground to suspect that the death has been occasioned by unnatural means, the coroner shall make an appropriate investigation. 2. In all cases where it […]
NRS 259.053 – Postmortem examination by forensic pathologist: Determination of cause of death; death certificate.
If a forensic pathologist performs a postmortem examination on a body under the jurisdiction of the coroner: 1. The forensic pathologist shall determine the cause of death of the decedent; and 2. The certifier of death shall record on the death certificate the exact cause of death as determined by the forensic pathologist. (Added to […]
NRS 259.060 – Penalty for failure to attend as juror.
Every person summoned as a juror who fails to appear without having a reasonable excuse, shall forfeit a sum, not exceeding $100, to be recovered by the district attorney, in any court of competent jurisdiction, and paid by the person into the county treasury. [4:107:1909; RL § 7545; NCL § 11428]—(NRS A 1979, 1369)
NRS 259.070 – Oath of juror.
When the jurors attend, they must be sworn by the justice of the peace to inquire who the person was, and when, where and by what means the person came to his or her death, and into the circumstances attending his or her death, and to render a true verdict thereon according to the evidence. […]