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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 199.340 (2026)

Criminal contempt

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NRS 199.340  Criminal contempt.  Every person who shall commit a contempt of court of any one of the following kinds shall be guilty of a misdemeanor:

      1.  Disorderly, contemptuous or insolent behavior committed during the sitting of the court, in its immediate view and presence, and directly tending to interrupt its proceedings or to impair the respect due to its authority;

      2.  Behavior of like character in the presence of a referee, while actually engaged in a trial or hearing pursuant to an order of court, or in the presence of a jury while actually sitting in the trial of a cause or upon an inquest or other proceeding authorized by law;

      3.  Breach of the peace, noise or other disturbance directly tending to interrupt the proceedings of a court, jury or referee;

      4.  Willful disobedience to the lawful process or mandate of a court;

      5.  Resistance, willfully offered, to its lawful process or mandate;

      6.  Contumacious and unlawful refusal to be sworn as a witness or, after being sworn, to answer any legal and proper interrogatory;

      7.  Publication of a false or grossly inaccurate report of its proceedings; or

      8.  Assuming to be an attorney or officer of a court or acting as such without authority.

      [1911 C&P § 103; RL § 6368; NCL § 10052]

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 12 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1965–2021 · leading case: Goldman Ex Rel. Goldman-Wilson v. Nevada Comm'n on Jud. Discipline, 830 P.2d 107 (Nev. 1992).
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Goldman Ex Rel. Goldman-Wilson v. Nevada Comm'n on Jud. Discipline, 830 P.2d 107 (Nev. 1992). · cites it 4× “010 or NRS 199.340, and because “[t]here was no showing that anyone connected with the Clark County District Attorney’s Office deliberately or recklessly disregarded their duties with respect to [Judge Goldman’s] court.”
City Council of Reno v. Reno Newspapers, Inc., 784 P.2d 974 (Nev. 1989). · cites it 2× “NRS 199.340(4) states that "a person is in criminal contempt if he or she commits willful disobedience to the lawful process or mandate of a court.”
Cunningham v. Eighth Jud. Dist. Court of the State of Nevada Ex Rel. Clark Cnty., 729 P.2d 1328 (Nev. 1986). · cites it 3× “Commander Cunningham contends that Judge Goldman acted without jurisdiction in entering the contempt order; that there was never any civil or criminal action pending before Judge Goldman upon which to issue a contempt order pursuant to NRS 22.”
Bowman v. Eighth Jud. Dist. Court Ex Rel. Clark Cnty., 728 P.2d 433 (Nev. 1986). · cites it 3× “010 and NRS 199.340 list the acts or omissions which constitute contempt.”
Poirier v. Bd. of Dental Examiners, 404 P.2d 1 (Nev. 1965). · cites it 2× “(NRS 199.340 (4).) Although application of NRS 199.”
Starr v. State, 433 P.3d 301 (Nev. 2018). “See NRS 199.340(4) ; see also NRS 178.508(1)-(2) ; NRS 179.”
Kellar v. Eighth Jud. Dist. Court, 470 P.2d 434 (Nev. 1970). “” 5 NRS 199.340(4): “4. Willful disobedience to the lawful process or mandate of a court; or .”
Off. of the Clark Cnty. Dist. Attorney v. Eighth Jud. Dist. Court, 710 P.2d 1384 (Nev. 1985). · cites it 3× “010 and NRS 199.340 list the acts or omissions which constitute contempts.”
Starr (brandon) Vs. State, 2018 NV 90 (Nev. 2018). · cites it 2× “See NRS 199.340(4); see also NRS 178.508(1)-(2); NRS 179.”
Starr v. State (Nev. 2018). · cites it 2× “See NRS 199.340(4); see also NRS 178.508(1)-(2); NRS 179.”
Gober v. Arnold (D. Nev. 2021). · cites it 2× “He also alleges that Defendant is in 9 violation of NRS § 199.340. 10 III. LEGAL STANDARD 11 A.”
Starr (brandon) Vs. State, 2018 NV 90 (Nev. 2018). “See NRS 199.340(4); see also NRS 178.508(1)-(2); NRS 179.”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 199.340(4) — 7 cases
City Council of Reno v. Reno Newspapers, Inc., 784 P.2d 974 (Nev. 1989). “NRS 199.340(4) states that "a person is in criminal contempt if he or she commits willful disobedience to the lawful process or mandate of a court.”
Poirier v. Bd. of Dental Examiners, 404 P.2d 1 (Nev. 1965). “(NRS 199.340 (4).) Although application of NRS 199.”
Starr v. State, 433 P.3d 301 (Nev. 2018). “See NRS 199.340(4) ; see also NRS 178.508(1)-(2) ; NRS 179.”
Kellar v. Eighth Jud. Dist. Court, 470 P.2d 434 (Nev. 1970). “” 5 NRS 199.340(4): “4. Willful disobedience to the lawful process or mandate of a court; or .”
Starr (brandon) Vs. State, 2018 NV 90 (Nev. 2018). “See NRS 199.340(4); see also NRS 178.508(1)-(2); NRS 179.”
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