Nevada Revised Statutes (Last Updated: December 24, 2014) |
TITLE14 PROCEDURE IN CRIMINAL CASES |
CHAPTER172. Proceedings After Commitment and Before Indictment |
POWERS AND DUTIES OF GRAND JURY |
NRS172.267. Report of grand jury: Scope; purpose; limitations.
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1. A grand jury may issue a report concerning a matter into which it may lawfully inquire.
2. The report must be issued for the sole purpose of reporting on the matter. The report must not:
(a) Contain material the sole effect of which is to ridicule or abuse a person or otherwise subject the person to public disgrace or embarrassment;
(b) Contain material which is personal in nature and does not relate to any lawful inquiry; or
(c) Accuse a named or unnamed person directly or by innuendo, imputation or otherwise of an act that, if true, constitutes an indictable offense unless the report is accompanied by a presentment or an indictment of the person for the offense mentioned in the report.
3. The judge impaneling a grand jury shall include the provisions of this section in the judge’s charge to the grand jury.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 700)