NRS 173.015 – First pleading by State.
The first pleading on the part of the State is the indictment or information. (Added to NRS by 1967, 1411)
NRS 173.025 – Courts may act upon information for all offenses.
The several courts of this state shall have and may exercise the same power and jurisdiction to try and determine prosecutions upon information for crimes, misdemeanors and offenses, to issue writs and process and do all other acts therein as in cases of like prosecution under indictment. (Added to NRS by 1967, 1412)
NRS 173.035 – Information may be filed following preliminary examination when accused is bound over or when preliminary examination is waived; when information is filed on affidavit; limitation of time; amended information may include additional charges if plea agreement is rejected or withdrawn.
1. An information may be filed against any person for any offense when the person: (a) Has had a preliminary examination as provided by law before a justice of the peace, or other examining officer or magistrate, and has been bound over to appear at the court having jurisdiction; or (b) Has waived the right […]
NRS 173.045 – District attorney or Attorney General to be informant; endorsement of names of witnesses; affidavits.
1. All informations must be filed in the court having jurisdiction of the offenses specified therein, by the Attorney General when acting pursuant to a specific statute or by the district attorney of the proper county as informant, and his or her name must be subscribed thereto by him or her or by his or […]
NRS 173.049 – Court clerk may accept information filed electronically; procedure; service.
1. A court clerk may accept an information filed pursuant to this chapter that is filed electronically. An information that is filed electronically must contain an image of the signature of the prosecuting attorney. 2. If a court clerk accepts an information that is filed electronically pursuant to subsection 1, the court clerk shall acknowledge […]
NRS 173.055 – Duties of district attorney or Attorney General; written statement containing reasons why information not filed.
1. The Attorney General when acting pursuant to a specific statute or the district attorney of the proper county shall inquire into all cases of preliminary examinations as provided by law, concerning the commission of any offense, whether the offenders are committed to jail, recognized or held to bail. 2. If the district attorney or […]
NRS 173.065 – Judge may require Attorney General to prosecute if district attorney refuses.
The judge of the court having jurisdiction may in extreme cases, upon affidavit filed with the judge of the commission of a crime, require all available evidence to be delivered to the Attorney General for prosecution, if the district attorney refuses to prosecute any person for such crime. (Added to NRS by 1967, 1413)