Nevada Revised Statutes (Last Updated: December 24, 2014) |
TITLE14 PROCEDURE IN CRIMINAL CASES |
CHAPTER178. General Provisions |
COMPROMISING CERTAIN PUBLIC OFFENSES BY LEAVE OF COURT |
NRS178.564. Certain offenses for which party injured has civil action may be compromised.
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- If a defendant is held to answer on a charge of a misdemeanor for which the person injured by the act constituting the offense has a remedy by a civil action, the offense may be compromised as provided in NRS 178.566 unless the offense:
1. Was committed by or upon an officer of justice while in the execution of the duties of office;
2. Was committed riotously;
3. Was committed with the intent to commit a felony;
4. Is a battery that constitutes domestic violence pursuant to NRS 33.018; or
5. Violates a temporary or extended order for protection against domestic violence.
(Added to NRS by 1967, 1456; A 2005, 103)