NRS218A.925. Power of Houses to imprison for contempt; issuance and service of citation for contempt.

      1.  Either House may imprison for contempt any person who interferes with the legislative process while the Legislature is in a regular or special session. Such imprisonment must not extend beyond the final adjournment of the regular or special session.

      2.  If the contempt is committed before the House, any member of the House may offer a resolution that the alleged offender be cited for contempt. If the resolution is adopted by the House, the House shall issue a citation.

      3.  If the contempt is committed before a committee of the House or a joint committee or commission which includes members of the House, during a regular or special session, any member of the House who is a member of the committee or commission may offer a resolution that the alleged offender be cited for contempt, but only if the resolution is first approved by a majority vote of the committee or commission. If the resolution is adopted by the House, the House shall issue a citation.

      4.  The citation must be served personally on each alleged offender named in the resolution and must contain:

      (a) A statement of the terms or substance of the offense or offenses which caused the citation to be issued; and

      (b) A statement of the time and place of the hearing before the House.

      5.  The citation may be served by any peace officer or by the Sergeant at Arms or any regularly appointed Assistant Sergeant at Arms of the House.

      (Added to NRS by 1973, 218; A 2011, 3178; 2013, 3833)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 218.546)