Nevada Revised Statutes

Nev. Rev. Stat. § 179.075 (2026)

Execution and return of warrant with inventory

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NRS 179.075  Execution and return of warrant with inventory.

      1.  Except as otherwise provided in NRS 179.077, a warrant may be executed and returned only within 10 days after its date.

      2.  The officer taking property under the warrant shall give to the person from whom or from whose premises the property was taken a copy of the warrant and a receipt for the property taken or shall leave the copy and receipt at the place from which the property was taken.

      3.  The return must be made promptly and must be accompanied by a written inventory of any property taken. The inventory must be made in the presence of the applicant for the warrant and the person from whose possession or premises the property was taken, if they are present, or in the presence of at least one credible person other than the applicant for the warrant or the person from whose possession or premises the property was taken, and must be verified by the officer.

      4.  The magistrate shall upon request deliver a copy of the inventory to the person from whom or from whose premises the property was taken and to the applicant for the warrant.

      (Added to NRS by 1967, 1459; A 2019, 465)

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1970–2024 · leading case: Bolin v. State, 960 P.2d 784 (Nev. 1998).
Bolin v. State, 960 P.2d 784 (Nev. 1998). · cites it 6× “*525 In response, the State argues that the second serology kit obtained from Bolin on July 18, 1995, constituted a valid search because it occurred within the ten-day time period provided by NRS 179.”
City of West Covina v. Perkins, 525 U.S. 234 (1999). · cites it 2× “§ 29-815 (1995); Nev. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 179.075 (Michie 1997); N.”
State of Tennessee v. Angela Faye Daniel, 552 S.W.3d 832 (Tenn. 2018). “§ 29-815 (1) ; Nev. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 179.075 (2) ; N.H.”
Smithart v. State, 478 P.2d 576 (Nev. 1970). “1 The word “forthwith” must be read in the light of NRS 179.075(1), which provides: “The warrant may be executed and returned only within 10 days after its date.”
Alvarez (john) v. State, 561 P.3d 23 (Nev. 2024). · cites it 3× “Alvarez's argument focuses on NRS 179.075 and NRS 179.085. NRS 179.075(1) provides that a warrant "may be executed and returned only within 10 days after its date.”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 179.075(1) — 3 cases
Bolin v. State, 960 P.2d 784 (Nev. 1998). “*525 In response, the State argues that the second serology kit obtained from Bolin on July 18, 1995, constituted a valid search because it occurred within the ten-day time period provided by NRS 179.”
Smithart v. State, 478 P.2d 576 (Nev. 1970). “1 The word “forthwith” must be read in the light of NRS 179.075(1), which provides: “The warrant may be executed and returned only within 10 days after its date.”
Alvarez (john) v. State, 561 P.3d 23 (Nev. 2024). “Alvarez's argument focuses on NRS 179.075 and NRS 179.085. NRS 179.075(1) provides that a warrant "may be executed and returned only within 10 days after its date.”
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