Nev. Rev. Stat. § 171.108
Contents of warrant of arrest
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NRS 171.108 Contents of warrant of arrest. A
warrant of arrest is an order in writing in the name of the State of Nevada
which must:
1. Be signed by the magistrate with the magistrate’s name of office;
2. Contain the name of the defendant or, if the defendant’s name is unknown, any name or description by which the defendant can be identified with reasonable certainty;
3. State the date of its issuance, and the county, city or town where it was issued;
4. State the offense described in NRS 171.106;
5. Command that the defendant be arrested and brought before the nearest available magistrate; and
6. State whether the warrant is a no-knock warrant.
(Added to NRS by 1967, 1400; A 2021, 193)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1
case, 1983–1983 · leading case: Nelson v. City of Las Vegas
Nelson v. City of Las Vegas (1983)
“There is no competent evidence in the record indicating that Judge Legakes did not review the warrant.”
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