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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 178.554 (2026)

Dismissal by district attorney or Attorney General by leave of court

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NRS 178.554  Dismissal by district attorney or Attorney General by leave of court.  The district attorney, or the Attorney General in those cases which have been initiated by the Attorney General, may by leave of court file a dismissal of an indictment, information or complaint and the prosecution shall thereupon terminate. Such a dismissal may not be filed during the trial without the consent of the defendant.

      (Added to NRS by 1967, 1456)

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1969–2025 · leading case: Thompson v. State, 221 P.3d 708 (Nev. 2009).
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Thompson v. State, 221 P.3d 708 (Nev. 2009). · cites it 4× “085,[ [3] ] an order for the dismissal of the action, as provided in NRS 178.554[ [4] ] and 178.556,[ [5] ] is a bar to another prosecution for the same offense.”
Turpin v. Sheriff, Clark Cnty., 484 P.2d 1083 (Nev. 1971). · cites it 3× “Counsel for the appellant announced that there was no objection to the requested dismissal of the information, and the court ordered the information dismissed.”
Martin v. Sheriff, Clark Cnty., 496 P.2d 754 (Nev. 1972). · cites it 2× “” 4 The order of dismissal was not upon the motion of the district attorney, nor was the dismissal filed by him pursuant to NRS 178.554, providing for voluntary dismissals; hence, the prohibition of NRS 178.”
State v. Second Jud. Dist. Court, 455 P.2d 923 (Nev. 1969). “510 1 and enacted NRS 178.554 2 which provides as follows: “The district attorney, or the attorney general in those cases which have been initiated by him, may by leave of court file a dismissal of an indictment, information or complaint and the prosecution shall thereupon…”
Singleton v. Sheriff, 471 P.2d 247 (Nev. 1970). “An order for the dismissal of the action, as provided in NRS 178.554 and 178.556, shall be a bar to another prosecution for the same offense.”
Price (anthony) v. Dist. Ct. (state), 567 P.3d 319 (Nev. 2025). “For example, what if either the State or the defense attempts to dismiss the prosecution? See NRS 178.554 (permitting the prosecution to dismiss "an indictment, information or complaint and the prosecution shall thereupon terminate"); State u.”
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