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NRS 172.267 - Report of grand jury: Scope; purpose; limitations.

NV Rev Stat § 172.267 (2019) (N/A)
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1. A grand jury may issue a report concerning a matter into which it may lawfully inquire.

2. The report must be issued for the sole purpose of reporting on the matter. The report must not:

(a) Contain material the sole effect of which is to ridicule or abuse a person or otherwise subject the person to public disgrace or embarrassment;

(b) Contain material which is personal in nature and does not relate to any lawful inquiry; or

(c) Accuse a named or unnamed person directly or by innuendo, imputation or otherwise of an act that, if true, constitutes an indictable offense unless the report is accompanied by a presentment or an indictment of the person for the offense mentioned in the report.

3. The judge impaneling a grand jury shall include the provisions of this section in the judge’s charge to the grand jury.

(Added to NRS by 1985, 700)

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