1. If the House finds by resolution that the recusant witness has in fact committed contempt:
(a) The House may require the witness to pay a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $1,000, as fixed by the resolution, for each day the witness remains in contempt.
(b) The House shall issue a warrant for the arrest of the witness if the House finds that the witness should be imprisoned.
2. A warrant issued for the arrest of the witness pursuant to subsection 1 must:
(a) Be signed by the presiding officer;
(b) Be directed to the Sergeant at Arms or any regularly appointed Assistant Sergeant at Arms of the House or any peace officer; and
(c) Order the Sergeant at Arms, Assistant Sergeant at Arms or peace officer to arrest the contemner and deliver the contemner to the Sheriff of Carson City or a designated county for imprisonment in the jail.
3. A copy of the warrant must be delivered with the contemner to the designated sheriff and must fix the term of imprisonment as:
(a) The remaining duration of the regular or special session; or
(b) A specified term, unless the Legislature adjourns sine die before the completion of that term.
4. The warrant may provide for the release of the contemner before the expiration of the term of imprisonment if the contemner testifies or produces evidence as originally required.
(Added to NRS by 1973, 299; A 1989, 1967; 2011, 3209)
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