Title 14

NRS 175.261 False pretenses: What evidence necessary. Upon a trial for having, with an intent to cheat or defraud another designedly, by any false pretense, obtained the signature of any person, to a written instrument, or having obtained from any person any money, personal prope…

NRS 175.271 Expert witnesses. 1. The court may order the defendant or the State or both to show cause why expert witnesses should not be appointed, and may request the parties to submit nominations. 2. The court may appoint any expert witnesses agreed upon by the parties, and may…

NRS 175.282 Plea bargain: Inspection by jury; instruction of jury; cross-examination of defendant. If a prosecuting attorney enters into an agreement with a defendant in which the defendant agrees to testify against another defendant in exchange for a plea of guilty, guilty but m…

NRS 175.291 Testimony of accomplice must be corroborated; sufficiency of corroboration; accomplice defined. 1. A conviction shall not be had on the testimony of an accomplice unless the accomplice is corroborated by other evidence which in itself, and without the aid of the testi…

NRS 175.301 Testimony of person upon or with whom abortion was allegedly committed. Upon a trial for procuring or attempting to procure an abortion, or aiding or assisting therein, the defendant must not be convicted upon the testimony of the person upon or with whom the offense …

NRS 175.311 Procedure when higher offense is shown by evidence. If it appears by the testimony that the facts proved constitute an offense of a higher nature than that charged in the indictment or information, the court may direct the jury to be discharged, and all proceedings on…

NRS 175.321 Procedure if higher offense ignored. If an indictment for the higher offense be dismissed by the grand jury, or be not found at its next session, or if an information be not filed before the next session of the grand jury, the court shall again proceed to try the defe…

NRS 175.331 When defendant on bail appears for trial defendant may be committed and held. When a defendant who has given bail appears for trial, the court may, in its discretion, at any time after the defendant’s appearance for trial, order the defendant to be committed to the cu…

NRS 175.341 Mistake in charging proper offense: Defendant not discharged; commitment or bail. When it appears, at any time before verdict or judgment, that a mistake has been made in charging the proper offense, the defendant must not be discharged, if there appears good cause to…

NRS 175.351 Discharge of defendant when jury discharged for want of jurisdiction. If the jury is discharged because the court has not jurisdiction of the offense charged, and it appears that it was committed out of the jurisdiction of this state, the defendant must be discharged,…

NRS 175.361 Offense committed in other county: Commitment to await warrant; admission to bail; transmittal of papers to district attorney of proper county; expense of transmission. If the offense was committed within the jurisdiction of another county of this state, the court may…

NRS 175.371 Discharge where defendant not arrested on warrant from other county; proceedings in case of arrest. 1. If the defendant is not arrested on a warrant from the proper county, as provided in NRS 175.361, the defendant must be discharged from custody, or the defendant’s b…

NRS 175.381 Court may advise jury to acquit defendant when evidence on either side closed; motion for judgment of acquittal after verdict of guilty or guilty but mentally ill; subsequent motion for new trial. 1. If, at any time after the evidence on either side is closed, the cou…

NRS 175.383 Withdrawal, discharge or change of defense counsel; limitations. If a counsel seeks to withdraw from the case or is discharged by the defendant for the purpose of delaying the trial, the court shall not allow the counsel to be changed. The counsel for a defendant may …

NRS 175.387 Misconduct of defendant; sanctions. 1. Whenever a defendant interferes with the orderly course of a trial by disruptive, disorderly or disrespectful conduct, the court may: (a) Order the defendant bound and gagged. (b) Cite the defendant for contempt. (c) Order the de…

NRS 175.391 Separation or custody of jury before submission. The jurors sworn to try a criminal action may, at any time before the submission of the case to the jury, in the discretion of the court, be permitted to separate, depart for home overnight or be kept in charge of a pro…

NRS 175.401 Jury to be admonished at each adjournment. At each adjournment of the court, whether the jurors are permitted to separate or depart for home overnight, or are kept in charge of officers, they must be admonished by the judge or another officer of the court that it is t…

NRS 175.421 Accommodations for jury upon retirement; power of court to furnish. A room must be provided by the sheriff of each county, chief of police of each city or chief marshal, as applicable, for the use of the jury upon their retirement for deliberation, with suitable furni…

NRS 175.431 Jury provided food and lodging when kept together. While the jury are kept together, either during the progress of the trial or after their retirement for deliberation, they shall be provided, at the expense of the county, with suitable and sufficient food and lodging…

NRS 175.441 Jury may take written instructions, materials received in evidence, certain papers and own notes of trial on retiring for deliberation. Upon retiring for deliberation, the jury may take with them: 1. All papers and all other items and materials which have been receive…

NRS 175.451 Return of jury for information. After the jury have retired for deliberation, if there is any disagreement between them as to any part of the testimony, or if they desire to be informed on any point of law arising in the cause, they must require the officer to conduct…

NRS 175.461 Jury not to be discharged after cause submitted; exceptions. Except as provided in NRS 175.081, the jury shall not be discharged after the cause is submitted to them, until they have agreed upon their verdict and rendered it in open court, unless by the consent of bot…

NRS 175.471 Adjournment of court during absence of jury. While the jury are absent, the court may adjourn from time to time, as to other business, but it shall nevertheless be deemed to be open for every purpose connected with the cause submitted to the jury, until a verdict be r…

NRS 175.481 Return. The verdict shall be unanimous. It shall be returned by the jury to the judge in open court. (Added to NRS by 1967, 1431)

NRS 175.491 Verdict where there are several defendants. If there are two or more defendants, the jury at any time during its deliberations may return a verdict or verdicts with respect to a defendant or defendants as to whom it has agreed; if the jury cannot agree with respect to…

NRS 175.501 Jury may convict of lesser included offense or attempt. The defendant may be found guilty or guilty but mentally ill of an offense necessarily included in the offense charged or of an attempt to commit either the offense charged or an offense necessarily included ther…

NRS 175.511 When offenses to be stated separately. When the defendant may be convicted of more than one offense charged, each offense of which the defendant is convicted must be stated in the verdict or the finding of the court. (Added to NRS by 1967, 1431)

NRS 175.531 Polling jury; further deliberation or discharge. When a verdict is returned and before it is recorded the jury shall be polled at the request of any party or upon the court’s own motion. If upon the poll there is not unanimous concurrence, the jury may be directed to …

NRS 175.533 Finding of guilty but mentally ill upon plea of not guilty by reason of insanity; required findings; effect of finding. 1. During a trial, upon a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity, the trier of fact may find the defendant guilty but mentally ill if the trier of…

NRS 175.539 Acquittal by reason of insanity: Defendant to be examined; hearing to be held to determine whether defendant is mentally ill; procedure for committing defendant to custody of Division of Public and Behavioral Health. 1. Where on a trial a defense of insanity is interp…

NRS 175.541 Discharge of defendant after acquittal. If judgment of acquittal be given on a verdict, and the defendant be not detained for any other legal cause, the defendant must be discharged as soon as the verdict is given. (Added to NRS by 1967, 1432)

NRS 175.543 Notice to defendant of provisions concerning sealing of records of proceedings leading to acquittal. Upon the entry of a judgment of acquittal, the court shall provide the defendant with a written notice of the provisions of NRS 179.255 which concern the sealing of re…

NRS 175.547 Notice of intent to request hearing; time of hearing; evidence; court to enter finding; “sexually motivated” defined. 1. In any case in which a defendant pleads or is found guilty or guilty but mentally ill of murder in the first or second degree, kidnapping in the fi…

NRS 175.552 When required; procedure; evidence. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, in every case in which there is a finding that a defendant is guilty or guilty but mentally ill of murder of the first degree, whether or not the death penalty is sought, the court sh…

NRS 175.554 Death penalty cases: Instructions to jury; determinations; findings and verdict; hearing to set aside sentence of defendant alleged to be intellectually disabled. In cases in which the death penalty is sought: 1. The court shall instruct the jury at the end of the pen…

NRS 175.556 Procedure when jury unable to reach unanimous verdict. 1. In a case in which the death penalty is sought, if a jury is unable to reach a unanimous verdict upon the sentence to be imposed, the district judge who conducted the trial or accepted the plea of guilty shall …

NRS 176.002 “Division” defined. As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, “Division” means the Division of Parole and Probation of the Department of Public Safety. (Added to NRS by 1993, 1512; A 2001, 2568)

NRS 176.0127 Department of Corrections and Division of Parole and Probation to provide information to and assist Joint Interim Standing Committee on the Judiciary. 1. The Department of Corrections shall: (a) Provide the Joint Interim Standing Committee on the Judiciary with any a…

NRS 176.0128 Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History to facilitate data collection and provide data and information to Joint Interim Standing Committee on the Judiciary. The Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History shall: 1. Facilitate the colle…

NRS 176.0129 Annual projections of persons imprisoned, on probation, on parole and in residential confinement; annual report to Joint Interim Standing Committee on the Judiciary and Department of Sentencing Policy. 1. The Office of Finance shall, on an annual basis, contract for …

NRS 176.0131 Legislative findings and declarations. The Legislature hereby finds, and declares to be the public policy of this State, that: 1. Sentencing and corrections policies should embody fairness, consistency, proportionality and opportunity. 2. The laws of this State shoul…

NRS 176.01313 Definitions. As used in NRS 176.0131 to 176.014, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 176.01315 to 176.01322, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NRS by 2019, 2871; A 2023, 1642, …

NRS 176.01315 “Department” defined. “Department” means the Department of Sentencing Policy created by NRS 176.01323. (Added to NRS by 2019, 2872)

NRS 176.01317 “Executive Director” defined. “Executive Director” means the Executive Director of the Department. (Added to NRS by 2019, 2872)

NRS 176.0132 “Sentencing Commission” defined. “Sentencing Commission” means the Nevada Sentencing Commission created by NRS 176.0133. (Added to NRS by 2017, 4187; A 2019, 2872, 4380)

NRS 176.01322 “Subcommittee” defined. “Subcommittee” means the Subcommittee on Misdemeanors of the Sentencing Commission. (Added to NRS by 2023, 2493) Department of Sentencing Policy