Title 2

NRS 16.040 Challenges to jurors; peremptory challenges. 1. Either party may challenge the jurors. The challenges must be to individual jurors and be peremptory or for cause. Each side is entitled to four peremptory challenges. 2. If there are two or more parties on any side and t…

NRS 16.050 Grounds for challenges for cause. 1. Challenges for cause may be taken on one or more of the following grounds: (a) A want of any of the qualifications prescribed by statute to render a person competent as a juror. (b) Consanguinity or affinity within the third degree …

NRS 16.060 Challenges for cause tried by court. Challenges for cause shall be tried by the court. The juror challenged and any other person may be examined as a witness on the trial of the challenge. [1911 CPA § 265; RL § 5207; NCL § 8763]

NRS 16.070 Jury to be sworn; court may order jury into custody of officer. 1. As soon as the jury is completed, the judge or the judge’s clerk shall administer an oath or affirmation to the jurors in substantially the following form: Do you, and each of you, (solemnly swear, or a…

NRS 16.080 Discharge and replacement of jurors who become unable or disqualified to perform duties. After the impaneling of the jury and before verdict, the court may discharge a juror upon a showing of the juror’s sickness, a serious illness or death of a member of the juror’s i…

NRS 16.090 Order of proceedings after jury has been sworn. When the jury has been sworn, the trial must proceed in the following order, unless the judge for special reasons otherwise directs: 1. The pleadings may be read by counsel for the respective parties, as they may prefer, …

NRS 16.100 Jury may view property or premises. When, in the opinion of the court, it is proper for the jury to have a view of the property which is the subject of litigation, or of the place in which any material fact occurred, it may order them to be conducted, in a body, under …

NRS 16.110 Instructions to jury. 1. The court shall reduce to writing the instructions to be given to the jury, unless the parties agree otherwise, and shall read such instructions to the jury. The court shall give instructions only as to the law of the case. An original and one …

NRS 16.120 Deliberation of jury: How and where conducted. 1. After hearing the charge, the jury shall retire for deliberation until they agree upon their verdict or are discharged by the court and must be kept together in a room provided for them, under charge of one or more offi…

NRS 16.130 Jury may take papers, materials and notes of testimony when retiring for deliberation. Upon retiring for deliberation the jury may take with them all papers, except depositions, and all other items and materials which have been received as evidence in the cause, or cop…

NRS 16.140 Jury may come into court for further instructions. After the jury has retired for deliberation, if there is a disagreement among them as to any part of the testimony, or if they desire to be informed of any point of law arising in the cause, they may require the office…

NRS 16.150 Action may be tried again when jury discharged or prevented from giving verdict. In all cases where a jury are discharged, or prevented from giving a verdict by reason of accident or other cause during the progress of the trial, or after the cause is submitted to them,…

NRS 16.160 Court may adjourn from time to time while jury absent; sealed verdict. While the jury are absent the court may adjourn from time to time in respect to other business, but it shall, nevertheless, be deemed open for every purpose connected with the cause submitted to the…

NRS 16.170 Verdict of jury. When a jury has agreed upon its verdict, the jurors shall be conducted into court by the officer having them in charge; they shall be asked by the court, or clerk, whether they have agreed upon their verdict; and if the foreman answers in the affirmati…

NRS 16.180 Proceedings when verdict informal. If the verdict be informal or insufficient in not covering the whole issue or issues submitted, the verdict may be corrected by the jury, under the advice of the court, or the jury may again be sent out. [1911 CPA § 277; RL § 5219; NC…

NRS 16.190 Polling jury; recording verdict and discharging jury. When the verdict is given and is not informal or insufficient, the jury foreman or the clerk shall read it aloud. If the verdict is general, any party may request that the jury be polled. If a poll is requested, the…

NRS 16.200 Two of three masters may act. When there are three masters all shall meet, but two of them may do any act which might be done by all. [Part 1911 CPA § 546; RL § 5488; NCL § 9035]