Title 14

NRS 178.574 Order of immunity bar to prosecution; exception. Such order of immunity shall forever be a bar to prosecution against the witness for any offense shown in whole or in part by such testimony or other evidence except for perjury committed in the giving of such testimony…

NRS 178.576 Failure of witness granted immunity to testify is contempt. Any witness who having been granted immunity refuses to testify or produce other evidence is in contempt of court. (Added to NRS by 1967, 1457)

NRS 178.578 Denial of motion. The court shall deny the motion of the State under NRS 178.572 if it reasonably appears to the court that such testimony or evidence would subject the witness to prosecution, except for perjury committed in the giving of such testimony, under the law…

NRS 178.582 Service: When required. Written motions other than those which are heard ex parte, written notices, designations of record on appeal and similar papers shall be served upon each of the parties. (Added to NRS by 1967, 1457)

NRS 178.584 Service: How made. 1. Whenever under this Title or by an order of the court service is required or permitted to be made upon a party represented by an attorney, the service must be made upon the attorney unless service upon the party is ordered by the court. 2. Except…

NRS 178.586 Notice of orders. Immediately upon the entry of an order made on a written motion subsequent to arraignment the clerk shall mail to each party a notice thereof and shall make a note in the docket of the mailing. Lack of notice of the entry by the clerk does not affect…

NRS 178.588 Filing of papers. Papers required to be served must be filed with the court. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 178.589, papers must be filed in the manner provided in civil actions. (Added to NRS by 1967, 1457; A 1999, 52)

NRS 178.589 Use of facsimile machine. 1. Except when personal service of a person is ordered by the court or required by specific statute, a person who is represented by an attorney may be lawfully served with any motion, notice or other legal document by means of a facsimile mac…

NRS 178.591 Use of electronic means. 1. Except when personal service of a person is ordered by the court or required by specific statute, a person who is represented by an attorney may be lawfully served with any motion, notice or other legal document by electronic means if the o…

NRS 178.592 Calendar of criminal actions: Preparation by clerk. 1. The clerk must prepare a calendar of all criminal actions pending in the court, enumerating them according to the date of filing of the indictment, information or complaint, specifying opposite the title of each a…

NRS 178.594 Order of disposing of issues on calendar. The issues on the calendar must be disposed of in the following order, unless for good cause the court directs an action to be tried in a different order: 1. Prosecutions for felony, when the defendant is in custody. 2. Prosec…

NRS 178.596 Exceptions unnecessary. Exceptions to rulings or orders of the court are unnecessary and for all purposes for which an exception has been necessary prior to January 1, 1968, it is sufficient that a party, at the time the ruling or order of the court is made or sought,…

NRS 178.598 Harmless error. Any error, defect, irregularity or variance which does not affect substantial rights shall be disregarded. (Added to NRS by 1967, 1458)

NRS 178.602 Plain error. Plain errors or defects affecting substantial rights may be noticed although they were not brought to the attention of the court. (Added to NRS by 1967, 1458) RECORDS

NRS 178.606 Docket kept by clerk of justice court; contents. A docket must be kept by the clerk of the justice court, in which the clerk shall enter each action and the minutes of the proceedings of the court therein. (Added to NRS by 1967, 1458; A 1985, 53; 2023, 164) RULES OF C…

NRS 178.608 Rules of justice courts and district courts not to be inconsistent with this title. Rules made by justice courts and district courts for the conduct of criminal proceedings shall not be inconsistent with this title. (Added to NRS by 1967, 1458)

NRS 178.610 Where no procedure specifically prescribed court may proceed in lawful manner. If no procedure is specifically prescribed by this title, the court may proceed in any lawful manner not inconsistent with this title or with any other applicable statute. (Added to NRS by …

NRS 178.620 Enactment; text. The Agreement on Detainers, set forth in this section, is hereby enacted into law and entered into by this State with all other jurisdictions legally joining such agreement in the form substantially as follows: The Agreement on Detainers The contracti…

NRS 178.630 Duties of Director of Department of Corrections. The Director of the Department of Corrections shall comply with the provisions of Articles III and IV of The Agreement on Detainers whenever the Director has custody of a prisoner who has detainers lodged against the pr…

NRS 178.640 Duty of Governor. The Governor shall appoint the officer provided in Article VII of The Agreement on Detainers. (Added to NRS by 1971, 645; A 1983, 539) REQUEST FOR DETAINER

NRS 178.700 Procedure for making request; time for responding; withdrawal of request; notice of receipt of detainer. 1. If the Attorney General, a prosecuting attorney or an agency of criminal justice in this State receives a request from the Department of Corrections, it shall r…

NRS 178.750 District attorney to submit annual report to Department of Sentencing Policy on cases filed that included charge for murder or involuntary manslaughter; contents of report. 1. The district attorney for each county shall prepare and submit a report, on a form approved …

NRS 178.760 Prosecution and defense in pretrial release hearings; stipend. Notwithstanding any other provision of law: 1. A district attorney, an assistant district attorney or a designated city attorney may: (a) If the attorney is a deputy district attorney or other attorney emp…