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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 18.070 (2026)

Payment of costs on postponement; costs and attorney’s fees on mistrial

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NRS 18.070  Payment of costs on postponement; costs and attorney’s fees on mistrial.

      1.  When an application is made to a court or master to postpone a trial, the payment of costs, occasioned by the postponement may be imposed, in the discretion of the court or master, as a condition of granting the postponement.

      2.  A court may impose costs and reasonable attorney’s fees against a party or an attorney who, in the judgment of the court, purposely caused a mistrial to occur.

      [1911 CPA § 441; RL § 5383; NCL § 8930]—(NRS A 1977, 775)

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2019–2025 · leading case: Debiparshad, M.D. v. Dist. Ct. (landess), 2021 NV 71 (Nev. 2021).
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Debiparshad, M.D. v. Dist. Ct. (landess), 2021 NV 71 (Nev. 2021). · cites it 4× “Silver 4Given our disposition, we do not address Debiparshad's request for this court to interpret the phrase "purposely caused a mistriar as used in NRS 18.070(2). 10”
Boyack v. Dist. Ct. (Thompson) (Nev. 2019). “' Accordingly, we 'Given our disposition, it is not necessary to determine the merits of Boyack's remaining arguments raised in this writ petition: whether the "reptile brain" theory is a legitimate trial technique, whether Boyack preserved the issue for appeal, whether NRS…”
Boyack v. Dist. Ct. (Thompson) (Nev. 2019). “' Accordingly, we 'Given our disposition, it is not necessary to determine the merits of Boyack's remaining arguments raised in this writ petition: whether the "reptile brain" theory is a legitimate trial technique, whether Boyack preserved the issue for appeal, whether NRS…”
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. Geist (civil), 565 P.3d 327 (Nev. 2025). “OPINION PER CURIAM: Following a mistrial, the district court sanctioned appellant for misconduct under NRS 18.070(2), awarding respondent attorney fees and costs.”
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 18.070(2): 4 cases
Debiparshad, M.D. v. Dist. Ct. (landess), 2021 NV 71 (Nev. 2021). “Silver 4Given our disposition, we do not address Debiparshad's request for this court to interpret the phrase "purposely caused a mistriar as used in NRS 18.070(2). 10”
Boyack v. Dist. Ct. (Thompson) (Nev. 2019). “' Accordingly, we 'Given our disposition, it is not necessary to determine the merits of Boyack's remaining arguments raised in this writ petition: whether the "reptile brain" theory is a legitimate trial technique, whether Boyack preserved the issue for appeal, whether NRS…”
Boyack v. Dist. Ct. (Thompson) (Nev. 2019). “' Accordingly, we 'Given our disposition, it is not necessary to determine the merits of Boyack's remaining arguments raised in this writ petition: whether the "reptile brain" theory is a legitimate trial technique, whether Boyack preserved the issue for appeal, whether NRS…”
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. Geist (civil), 565 P.3d 327 (Nev. 2025). “OPINION PER CURIAM: Following a mistrial, the district court sanctioned appellant for misconduct under NRS 18.070(2), awarding respondent attorney fees and costs.”
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