Nevada Revised Statutes

Nev. Rev. Stat. § 172.097 (2026)

Supervision of grand jury by impaneling judge; limitations on and review of expenditures; monthly statement by county treasurer

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NRS 172.097  Supervision of grand jury by impaneling judge; limitations on and review of expenditures; monthly statement by county treasurer.

      1.  The district judge impaneling a grand jury shall supervise its proceedings.

      2.  The grand jury shall submit an itemized list of its expenditures no less often than every 3 months or a fraction thereof to the judge who impaneled it.

      3.  The grand jury shall not spend money or incur a debt exceeding the amount of money budgeted for its use unless it first obtains the approval of the judge who impaneled it. The judge shall inform the board of county commissioners of any expenditure or indebtedness the judge so approves.

      4.  The county treasurer shall provide to the grand jury a monthly statement of its expenditures for the preceding month and the balance remaining of the money appropriated for its use.

      (Added to NRS by 1985, 556)

POWERS AND DUTIES OF GRAND JURY

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1988–2013 · leading case: Hill v. State, 188 P.3d 51 (Nev. 2008).
Hill v. State, 188 P.3d 51 (Nev. 2008). · cites it 5× “8 Duty to inform the district court of potential grand juror bias NRS 172.097 governs grand jury proceedings and provides that “[t]he district judge impaneling a grand jury shall supervise its *551 proceedings.”
Lane v. Second Jud. Dist. Court, Washoe Cnty., 760 P.2d 1245 (Nev. 1988). · cites it 2× “Further, we noted that control of the grand jury’s functions is not vested in the district attorney or his office and that the grand jury should function independently of the prosecution.”
Rugamas v. Eighth Jud. Dist. Court of the State of Nevada ex rel. Cnty. of Clark, 305 P.3d 887 (Nev. 2013). “As a general matter, the grand jury is an arm of the court and the court that impanels the grand jury also supervises its proceedings, see NRS 172.097, but nothing in our statutes, the Nevada Constitution, or this court’s jurisprudence suggests that the district court’s…”
Lane v. Second Jud. Dist., Washoe Cnty., 760 P.2d 1245 (Nev. 1988). · cites it 2× “Further, we noted that control of the grand jury's functions is not vested in the district attorney or his office and that the grand jury should function independently of the prosecution.”
Rugamas v. Eighth Jud. Dist. Ct. (Nev. 2013). “As a general matter, the grand jury is an arm of the court and the court that impanels the grand jury also supervises its proceedings, see NRS 172.097, but nothing in our statutes, the Nevada Constitution, or this court's jurisprudence suggests that the district court's…”
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 172.097(1): 2 cases
Lane v. Second Jud. Dist. Court, Washoe Cnty., 760 P.2d 1245 (Nev. 1988). “Further, we noted that control of the grand jury’s functions is not vested in the district attorney or his office and that the grand jury should function independently of the prosecution.”
Lane v. Second Jud. Dist., Washoe Cnty., 760 P.2d 1245 (Nev. 1988). “Further, we noted that control of the grand jury's functions is not vested in the district attorney or his office and that the grand jury should function independently of the prosecution.”
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