Nevada Revised Statutes

Nev. Rev. Stat. § 16.110 (2026)

Instructions to jury

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NRS 16.110  Instructions to jury.

      1.  The court shall reduce to writing the instructions to be given to the jury, unless the parties agree otherwise, and shall read such instructions to the jury. The court shall give instructions only as to the law of the case. An original and one copy of each instruction requested by any party shall be tendered to the court. The copies shall be numbered and indicate who tendered them. Copies of instructions given on the court’s own motion or modified by the court shall be so identified. When requested instructions are refused, the judge shall write on the margin of the original the word “refused” and initial or sign the notation. The instructions given to the jury shall be firmly bound together and the judge shall write the word “given” at the conclusion thereof and sign the last of the instructions to signify that all have been given. After the instructions are given, the judge shall not clarify, modify or in any manner explain them to the jury except in writing unless the parties agree to oral instructions.

      2.  After the jury has reached a verdict and been discharged, the originals of all instructions, whether given, modified or refused, shall be preserved by the clerk as part of the proceedings.

      3.  Conferences with counsel to settle instructions may be held in chambers at the option of the court. In any event, conferences on instructions must be out of the presence of the jury.

      [1911 CPA § 270; RL § 5212; NCL § 8768]—(NRS A 1977, 302)

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 2018–2020 · leading case: Rock Springs Mesquite 2 Owners' Ass'n Vs. Raridan, 2020 NV 28 (Nev. 2020).
Rock Springs Mesquite 2 Owners' Ass'n Vs. Raridan, 2020 NV 28 (Nev. 2020). · cites it 4× “See NRS 16.110(1); see also Nevada Jury Instructions—Civil, 2011 Edition Disclaimer and Information, at iii ("These recommended jury instructions are intended to summarize the contours of the law that a jury will apply to the facts.”
State v. Second Jud. Dist. Court of Nev., 432 P.3d 154 (Nev. 2018). “See NRS 16.110(1) ("After the [jury] instructions are given, the judge shall not clarify, modify or in any manner explain them to the jury except in writing unless the parties agree to oral instructions.”
State Vs. Dist. Ct. (hearn (matthew)), 2018 NV 96 (Nev. 2018). · cites it 2× “See NRS 16.110(1) ("After the [jury] instructions are given, the judge shall not clarify, modify or in any manner explain them to the jury except in writing unless the parties agree to oral instructions.”
State Vs. Dist. Ct. (hearn (matthew)), 2018 NV 96 (Nev. 2018). “See NRS 16.110(1) ("After the [jury] instructions are given, the judge shall not clarify, modify or in any manner explain them to the jury except in writing unless the parties agree to oral instructions.”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 16.110(1) — 4 cases
Rock Springs Mesquite 2 Owners' Ass'n Vs. Raridan, 2020 NV 28 (Nev. 2020). “See NRS 16.110(1); see also Nevada Jury Instructions—Civil, 2011 Edition Disclaimer and Information, at iii ("These recommended jury instructions are intended to summarize the contours of the law that a jury will apply to the facts.”
State v. Second Jud. Dist. Court of Nev., 432 P.3d 154 (Nev. 2018). “See NRS 16.110(1) ("After the [jury] instructions are given, the judge shall not clarify, modify or in any manner explain them to the jury except in writing unless the parties agree to oral instructions.”
State Vs. Dist. Ct. (hearn (matthew)), 2018 NV 96 (Nev. 2018). “See NRS 16.110(1) ("After the [jury] instructions are given, the judge shall not clarify, modify or in any manner explain them to the jury except in writing unless the parties agree to oral instructions.”
State Vs. Dist. Ct. (hearn (matthew)), 2018 NV 96 (Nev. 2018). “See NRS 16.110(1) ("After the [jury] instructions are given, the judge shall not clarify, modify or in any manner explain them to the jury except in writing unless the parties agree to oral instructions.”
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