Title 14

NRS 179.045 Issuance and contents; sealing information upon which warrant is based; time for serving warrant. 1. A search warrant may issue only on affidavit or affidavits sworn to before the magistrate and establishing the grounds for issuing the warrant or as provided in subsec…

NRS 179.049 Issuance of no-knock warrant: Requirements; circumstances rendering no-knock warrant void. 1. A magistrate shall not issue a no-knock warrant to search the person or place named in the search warrant unless an affidavit sworn to before the magistrate: (a) Demonstrates…

NRS 179.055 Officer may break door to serve warrant after admittance refused; breaking of door or window to liberate officer or person acting in aid of officer; use of reasonable and necessary force. 1. The officer may break open any outer or inner door or window of a house, or a…

NRS 179.063 Officer prohibited from performing body cavity search unless warrant contains specific authorization to perform body cavity search of person. 1. An officer conducting a search of a person pursuant to a warrant shall not perform a body cavity search of the person unles…

NRS 179.065 Person charged with felony may be searched. When a person charged with a felony is supposed to have on his or her person a dangerous weapon, or anything which may be used as evidence of the commission of the offense, the officer making the arrest shall cause the perso…

NRS 179.075 Execution and return of warrant with inventory. 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 179.077, a warrant may be executed and returned only within 10 days after its date. 2. The officer taking property under the warrant shall give to the person from whom or from whose…

NRS 179.077 Execution and return of warrant for collection of biological specimen. 1. If a warrant provides for the collection of a biological specimen from a person, the warrant may be executed and returned within 6 months after its date. 2. As used in this section, “biological …

NRS 179.079 Additional requirements for execution of no-knock warrant. In addition to the requirements for the execution of a search warrant described in NRS 179.075 and 179.077, if the search warrant is a no-knock warrant, the peace officers involved in the execution of the no-k…

NRS 179.085 Motions for return of property and to suppress evidence. 1. A person aggrieved by an unlawful search and seizure or the deprivation of property may move the court having jurisdiction where the property was seized for the return of the property on the ground that: (a) …

NRS 179.095 Return of papers to clerk. The magistrate who has issued a search warrant shall attach to the warrant the duplicate original warrant, if any, and a copy of the return, inventory and all other papers in connection therewith and shall file them with the clerk of the cou…

NRS 179.105 Retention of property taken on warrant by officer subject to court order; restoration of property to person from whom it was taken; technical irregularities will not quash warrant. All property or things taken on a warrant must be retained in an officer’s custody, sub…

NRS 179.115 Scope. NRS 179.005 to 179.115, inclusive, do not modify any other statute regulating search, seizure and the issuance and execution of search warrants in circumstances for which special provision is made. (Added to NRS by 1967, 1460; A 2019, 466; 2021, 197) Property o…

NRS 179.11512 “Property” defined. As used in NRS 179.11512 to 179.11518, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, “property” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 179.015. (Added to NRS by 2017, 1244)

NRS 179.11514 Grounds for issuance and contents. 1. A search warrant may be issued by a magistrate of the State of Nevada to search for and seize any property of an attorney engaged in the practice of law if: (a) Such a search warrant is authorized pursuant to NRS 179.005 to 179.…

NRS 179.11516 Execution of warrant: Determination whether property is subject to attorney-client privilege. 1. A search warrant authorized pursuant to NRS 179.11514 must be executed in such a manner as to minimize, to the greatest extent possible, the scrutiny of any property tha…

NRS 179.11518 Return of property subject to attorney-client privilege. A district attorney or the Attorney General shall ensure that any property seized during a search conducted under a search warrant issued pursuant to NRS 179.11514 is reviewed to determine whether the attorney…

NRS 179.1152 Identification of name, personal information and funds associated with prepaid or stored value card; contract to assist. 1. If a peace officer: (a) Has detained a person pursuant to NRS 171.123, has arrested a person pursuant to any statutory provision authorizing or…

NRS 179.1156 Scope. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 179.1211 to 179.1235, inclusive, and 207.350 to 207.520, inclusive, the provisions of NRS 179.1156 to 179.121, inclusive, govern the seizure, forfeiture and disposition of all property and proceeds subject to forfeiture. (Ad…

NRS 179.1157 Definitions. As used in NRS 179.1156 to 179.1205, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 179.1158 to 179.11635, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NRS by 1987, 1380; A 1989, 1789; 1…

NRS 179.1158 “Claimant” defined. “Claimant” means any person who claims to have: 1. Any right, title or interest of record in the property or proceeds subject to forfeiture; 2. Any community property interest in the property or proceeds; or 3. Had possession of the property or pr…

NRS 179.1159 “Plaintiff” defined. “Plaintiff” means the law enforcement agency which has commenced a proceeding for forfeiture. (Added to NRS by 1987, 1380)

NRS 179.1161 “Proceeds” defined. “Proceeds” means any property, or that part of an item of property, derived directly or indirectly from the commission or attempted commission of a crime. (Added to NRS by 1987, 1380)

NRS 179.1162 “Property” defined. “Property” includes any: 1. Real property or interest in real property. 2. Fixture or improvement to real property. 3. Personal property, whether tangible or intangible, or interest in personal property. 4. Conveyance, including any aircraft, vehi…

NRS 179.1163 “Protected interest” defined. “Protected interest” means the enforceable interest of a claimant in property, which interest is shown not to be subject to forfeiture. (Added to NRS by 1987, 1380)

NRS 179.11635 “Willful blindness” defined. “Willful blindness” means the intentional disregard of objective facts which would lead a reasonable person to conclude that the property was derived from unlawful activity or would be used for an unlawful purpose. (Added to NRS by 1991,…

NRS 179.1164 Property subject to seizure and forfeiture; exceptions. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the following property is subject to seizure and forfeiture in a proceeding for forfeiture: (a) Any proceeds attributable to the commission or attempted commissio…

NRS 179.1165 Seizure of property: Requirement of process. 1. Except as provided in subsection 2, property that is subject to forfeiture may only be seized by a law enforcement agency upon process issued by a magistrate having jurisdiction over the property. 2. A seizure of proper…

NRS 179.1169 Title in property; transfer. 1. All right, title and interest in property subject to forfeiture vests in the plaintiff: (a) In the case of property used or intended for use to facilitate the commission or attempted commission of any felony, when the property is so us…

NRS 179.1171 Proceedings for forfeiture: Rules of practice; complaint; service of summons and complaint; answer; parties. 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 179.1156 to 179.1205, inclusive, the Nevada Rules of Civil Procedure are applicable to and constitute the rules of prac…

NRS 179.1173 Proceedings for forfeiture: Priority over other civil matters; order to stay; standard of proof; conviction of claimant not required; confidentiality of informants; return of property to claimant; forfeiture as part of plea or stipulated agreement. 1. Except as other…

NRS 179.1175 Disposition of property after seizure and forfeiture. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, after property has been seized the agency which seized the property may: (a) Place the property under seal; (b) Remove the property to a place designated by the age…

NRS 179.118 Distribution of proceeds from forfeited property. 1. The proceeds from any sale or retention of property declared to be forfeited and any interest accrued pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 179.1175 must be applied, first, to the satisfaction of any protected interest es…

NRS 179.1185 Issuance of certificate of title for forfeited vehicle or other conveyance. If a vehicle or other conveyance is forfeited of a kind which is subject to the provisions of title 43 of NRS governing certificates of title, the agency charged by law with responsibility fo…

NRS 179.1187 Establishment of account for proceeds from forfeited property; restrictions on use of money in account; distribution of certain amount to school district; duties of school district and chief administrative officer of law enforcement agency. 1. The governing body cont…

NRS 179.119 Quarterly reports by law enforcement agencies that receive forfeited property or related proceeds; inclusion of such anticipated revenue in budget prohibited. 1. Any law enforcement agency that receives forfeited property or the proceeds of a sale of such property pur…

NRS 179.1205 Annual reports by law enforcement agencies. 1. On an annual basis, each law enforcement agency shall report the following information about each individual seizure and forfeiture completed by the law enforcement agency under state forfeiture law: (a) Data on seizures…

NRS 179.121 Forfeiture of personal property and conveyances used in commission of crime. 1. All personal property, including, without limitation, any tool, substance, weapon, machine, computer, money or security, which is used as an instrumentality in any of the following crimes …

NRS 179.1211 Definitions. As used in NRS 179.1211 to 179.1235, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 179.1213, 179.1215 and 179.1217 have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NRS by 2007, 201)

NRS 179.1213 “Proceeds” defined. “Proceeds” means any property, or that part of an item of property, derived directly or indirectly from a technological crime. (Added to NRS by 2007, 201)

NRS 179.1215 “Property” defined. “Property” includes, without limitation, any: 1. Real property or interest in real property. 2. Fixture or improvement to real property. 3. Personal property, whether tangible or intangible, or interest in personal property. 4. Conveyance, includi…

NRS 179.1217 “Technological crime” defined. “Technological crime” means the commission of, attempt to commit or conspiracy to commit any crime that involves, directly or indirectly, any component, device, equipment, system or network that, alone or in conjunction with any other c…

NRS 179.1219 Property subject to forfeiture; substitution for unreachable property. 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 179.1221, if an indictment or information filed in a criminal proceeding alleges that property was derived from, realized through, or used or intended for us…

NRS 179.1221 Forfeiture as part of plea agreement. 1. A defendant who agrees to enter a plea of guilty to a technological crime may agree to the forfeiture of any property as part of the agreement. 2. If the court accepts the plea of guilty, the court shall order the forfeiture o…

NRS 179.1223 Temporary restraining order to preserve property. 1. The prosecuting attorney may apply for, and a court may issue without notice or hearing, a temporary restraining order to preserve property which would be subject to criminal forfeiture pursuant to NRS 179.1219 if:…

NRS 179.1225 Orders to secure property. 1. After an information or indictment alleging a technological crime is filed in a criminal proceeding, the prosecuting attorney may request the court to: (a) Enter a restraining order or injunction; (b) Require the execution of a satisfact…