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NV Rev Stat § 34.280 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 34 - Writs; Petition to Establish Factual Innocence|NRS 34.280 - Service of writ.

  1. The writ shall be served in the same manner as a summons in a civil action, except when otherwise expressly directed by the order of the court or district judge issuing the writ.  2. Service upon a majority of the members of any board or body is service upon the board or body, whether at the time of the service the board or body was in session or not.  [1911 CPA § 764; RL § 5706; NCL § 9253] + [Part 1911 CPA § 765; RL § 5707; NCL § 9254]
NV Rev Stat § 34.290 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 34 - Writs; Petition to Establish Factual Innocence|NRS 34.290 - Penalties for refusal or neglect to obey writ; state and county officers.

  1. When a peremptory mandate has been issued and directed to any inferior tribunal, corporation, board or person, if it appear to the court that any member of such tribunal, corporation or board, or such person, upon whom the writ has been personally served, has, without just excuse, refused or neglected to obey the same, the court may, after notice and hearing, adjudge the party guilty of contempt and upon motion impose a fine not exceeding $1,000.  2. In case of persistence in a refusal of obedience, the court may order the party to be imprisoned for a period not exceeding 3 months and may make any orders necessary and proper for the complete enforcement of the writ.  3. If a fine be imposed upon a judge or officer who draws a salary from the State or county, a certified copy of the order shall be forwarded to the State Controller or county treasurer, as the case may be, and the amount thereof may be retained from the salary of such judge or officer. Such judge or officer for such willful disobedience shall also be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor in office.  [Part 1911 CPA § 765; RL § 5707; NCL § 9254]
NV Rev Stat § 34.300 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 34 - Writs; Petition to Establish Factual Innocence|NRS 34.300 - Rules of practice in mandamus proceedings.

Except as otherwise provided in NRS 34.150 to 34.290, inclusive, the provisions of NRS and Nevada Rules of Civil Procedure relative to civil actions in the district court are applicable to and constitute the rules of practice in the proceedings mentioned in NRS 34.150 to 34.290, inclusive.  [1911 CPA § 770; RL § 5712; NCL § 9259] — (NRS A 1999, 176)
NV Rev Stat § 34.310 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 34 - Writs; Petition to Establish Factual Innocence|NRS 34.310 - Procedure in new trials and appeals in mandamus proceedings.

The provisions of the Nevada Rules of Civil Procedure and Nevada Rules of Appellate Procedure relative to new trials in, and appeals from, the district court, except so far as they are inconsistent with the provisions of NRS 34.150 to 34.290, inclusive, apply to the proceedings mentioned in NRS 34.150 to 34.290, inclusive.  [1911 CPA § 771; RL § 5713; NCL § 9260]
NV Rev Stat § 34.320 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 34 - Writs; Petition to Establish Factual Innocence|NRS 34.320 - Writ of prohibition defined.

The writ of prohibition is the counterpart of the writ of mandate. It arrests the proceedings of any tribunal, corporation, board or person exercising judicial functions, when such proceedings are without or in excess of the jurisdiction of such tribunal, corporation, board or person.  [1911 CPA § 766; RL § 5708; NCL § 9255]
NV Rev Stat § 34.330 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 34 - Writs; Petition to Establish Factual Innocence|NRS 34.330 - Writ may be issued by appellate or district court when no plain, speedy and adequate remedy in law.

The writ may be issued only by the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals or a district court to an inferior tribunal, or to a corporation, board or person, in all cases where there is not a plain, speedy and adequate remedy in the ordinary course of law. It is issued upon affidavit, on the application of the person beneficially interested.  [1911 CPA § 767; RL § 5709; NCL § 9256] — (NRS A 2003, 1409; 2013, 1734)
NV Rev Stat § 34.340 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 34 - Writs; Petition to Establish Factual Innocence|NRS 34.340 - Writ must be alternative or peremptory; form of writ.

  1. The writ must be either alternative or peremptory.  2. The alternative writ must state generally the allegation against the party to whom it is directed and command such party to desist or refrain from further proceedings in the action or matter specified therein, until the further order of the court from which it is issued, and to show cause before such court, at a specified time and place, why such party should not be absolutely restrained from any further proceedings in such action or matter.  3. The peremptory writ must be in a form similar to the alternative writ, except that the words requiring the party to show cause why the party should not be absolutely restrained from any further proceedings in such action or matter, must be omitted and a return day inserted.  [1911 CPA § 768; RL § 5710; NCL § 9257]
NV Rev Stat § 34.350 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 34 - Writs; Petition to Establish Factual Innocence|NRS 34.350 - Court may order return and hearing at any time.

The writ of prohibition may, in the discretion of the court issuing the writ, be made returnable and a hearing thereon be had at any time.  [Part 1911 CPA § 769; RL § 5711; NCL § 9258]
NV Rev Stat § 34.360 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 34 - Writs; Petition to Establish Factual Innocence|NRS 34.360 - Persons who may prosecute writ.

Every person unlawfully committed, detained, confined or restrained of his or her liberty, under any pretense whatever, may prosecute a writ of habeas corpus to inquire into the cause of such imprisonment or restraint.  [1:93:1862; B § 349; BH § 3671; C § 3744; RL § 6226; NCL § 11375] — (NRS A 1967, 1469; 1969, 106)
NV Rev Stat § 34.370 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 34 - Writs; Petition to Establish Factual Innocence|NRS 34.370 - Application for writ; verification required; contents; supporting documents.

  1. A petition for a writ of habeas corpus must be verified by the petitioner or the petitioner’s counsel. If the petition is verified by counsel, counsel shall also verify that the petitioner personally authorized counsel to commence the action.  2. A verified petition for issuance of a writ of habeas corpus must specify that the petitioner is imprisoned or restrained of the petitioner’s liberty, the officer or other person by whom the petitioner is confined or restrained, and the place where the petitioner is confined, naming all the parties if they are known, or describing them if they are not known.  3. If the petitioner claims that the imprisonment is illegal, the petitioner must state facts which show that the restraint or detention is illegal.  4. If the petition requests relief from a judgment of conviction or sentence in a criminal case, the petition must identify the proceedings in which the petitioner was convicted, give the date of entry of the final judgment and set forth which constitutional rights of the petitioner were violated and the acts constituting violations of those rights. Affidavits, records or other evidence supporting the allegations in the petition must be attached unless the petition recites the cause for failure to attach these materials. The petition must identify any previous proceeding in state or federal court initiated by the petitioner to secure relief from the petitioner’s conviction or sentence. Argument, citations and other supporting documents are unnecessary.  [2:93:1862; B § 350; BH § 3672; C § 3745; RL § 6227; NCL § 11376] — (NRS A 1985, 1233; 1987, 1215)
NV Rev Stat § 34.390 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 34 - Writs; Petition to Establish Factual Innocence|NRS 34.390 - Judge to grant writ without delay; exceptions; effect of writ.

  1. Any judge empowered to grant a writ of habeas corpus applied for pursuant to this chapter, if it appears that the writ ought to issue, shall grant the writ without delay, except as otherwise provided in NRS 34.720 to 34.830, inclusive.  2. A writ of habeas corpus does not entitle a petitioner to be discharged from the custody or restraint under which the petitioner is held. The writ requires only the production of the petitioner to determine the legality of the petitioner’s custody or restraint.  [4:93:1862; B § 352; BH § 3674; C § 3746 1/2; RL § 6229; NCL § 11378] — (NRS A 1985, 1235; 1991, 77)
NV Rev Stat § 34.400 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 34 - Writs; Petition to Establish Factual Innocence|NRS 34.400 - Contents of writ.

The writ must be directed to the person who has the petitioner in custody or under restraint, commanding the person to have the body of the petitioner produced before the district court, Court of Appeals or Supreme Court at a time which the judge or justice directs.  [5:93:1862; B § 353; BH § 3675; C § 3747; RL § 6230; NCL § 11379] — (NRS A 1985, 1235; 2013, 1734)
NV Rev Stat § 34.410 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 34 - Writs; Petition to Establish Factual Innocence|NRS 34.410 - Service of writ.

  1. If the writ be directed to the sheriff or other ministerial officer, it shall be delivered to such officer without delay by the clerk of the court presided over by the judge issuing the writ.  2. If the writ be directed to any other person, it shall be delivered to the sheriff or the sheriff’s deputy, and shall be served by the sheriff or the sheriff’s deputy without delay upon such person by delivering the same to the person.  3. If the officer or person to whom the writ is directed cannot be found, or shall refuse admittance to the officer or person serving or delivering the writ, it may be served or delivered by leaving it at the residence of the officer or person to whom it is directed or by affixing the same on some conspicuous place on the outside of the officer’s or person’s dwelling house, or of the place where the party is confined or under restraint.  4. Service of the writ is made by serving a copy and exhibiting the original, and where posting is required, by posting a copy.  [6:93:1862; B § 354; BH § 3676; C § 3748; RL § 6231; NCL § 11380] + [7:93:1862; B § 355; BH § 3677; C § 3749; RL § 6232; NCL § 11381] + [8:93:1862; B § 356; BH § 3678; C § 3750; RL § 6233; NCL § 11382]
NV Rev Stat § 34.420 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 34 - Writs; Petition to Establish Factual Innocence|NRS 34.420 - Proceedings upon disobedience of writ.

If the officer or person to whom such writ is directed refuse, after service, to obey the same, the judge shall, upon affidavit, issue an attachment against such person, directed to the sheriff, or, if the sheriff be the defendant, to an elisor, appointed for the purpose by the judge, commanding the sheriff or elisor forthwith to apprehend such person and bring the person immediately before such judge; and upon being so brought the person shall be committed to the jail of the county until the person makes due return to such writ, or be otherwise legally discharged.  [9:93:1862; B § 357; BH § 3679; C § 3751; RL § 6234; NCL § 11383]
NV Rev Stat § 34.430 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 34 - Writs; Petition to Establish Factual Innocence|NRS 34.430 - Return and answer: Service and filing; contents; signature and verification.

  1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 1 of NRS 34.745, the respondent shall serve upon the petitioner and file with the court a return and an answer that must respond to the allegations of the petition within 45 days or a longer period fixed by the judge or justice.  2. The return must state plainly and unequivocally whether the respondent has the party in custody, or under the respondent’s power or restraint. If the respondent has the petitioner in the respondent’s custody or power, or under the respondent’s restraint, the respondent shall state the authority and cause of the imprisonment or restraint, setting forth with specificity the basis for custody.  3. If the petitioner is detained by virtue of any judgment, writ, warrant or other written authority, a certified or exemplified copy must be annexed to the return.  4. If the respondent has the petitioner in the respondent’s power or custody or under the respondent’s restraint before or after the date of the writ of habeas corpus but has transferred custody or restraint to another, the return must state particularly to whom, at what time and place, for what cause, and by what authority the transfer took place.  5. The return must be signed by the respondent and, unless the respondent is a sworn public officer who makes the return in the respondent’s official capacity, verified under oath or affirmation.  [10:93:1862; B § 358; BH § 3680; C § 3752; RL § 6235; NCL § 11384] — (NRS A 1985, 1235; 1991, 77; 1999, 144)
NV Rev Stat § 34.440 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 34 - Writs; Petition to Establish Factual Innocence|NRS 34.440 - Person served must bring body of person in custody; exceptions.

If the writ of habeas corpus be served, the person or officer to whom the same is directed shall also bring the body of the party in the person’s or officer’s custody or under the person’s or officer’s restraint, according to the command of the writ, except in the cases specified in NRS 34.450.  [11:93:1862; B § 359; BH § 3681; C § 3753; RL § 6236; NCL § 11385]
NV Rev Stat § 34.450 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 34 - Writs; Petition to Establish Factual Innocence|NRS 34.450 - Sickness or infirmity of party restrained; hearing may proceed or be adjourned.

  1. Whenever, from sickness or infirmity of the party directed to be produced by any writ of habeas corpus, the party cannot, without danger, be brought before the judge, the officer or person in whose custody or power the party is may state that fact in the officer’s or person’s return to the writ, verifying the same by affidavit.  2. If the judge be satisfied of the truth of such allegation of sickness or infirmity, and the return to the writ is otherwise sufficient, the judge may proceed to decide on such return and to dispose of the matter as if such party had been produced on the writ, or the hearing thereof may be adjourned until such party can be produced.  [12:93:1862; B § 360; BH § 3682; C § 3754; RL § 6237; NCL § 11386] + [13:93:1862; B § 361; BH § 3683; C § 3755; RL § 6238; NCL § 11387]
NV Rev Stat § 34.470 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 34 - Writs; Petition to Establish Factual Innocence|NRS 34.470 - Answer to return; summary proceeding; attendance of witnesses.

  1. The petitioner brought before the judge on the return of the writ may deny or controvert any of the material facts or matters set forth in the return or answer, deny the sufficiency thereof, or allege any fact to show either that the petitioner’s imprisonment or detention is unlawful or that the petitioner is entitled to discharge.  2. The judge shall thereupon proceed in a summary way to hear such allegation and proof as may be produced against or in favor of such imprisonment or detention, and to dispose of the case as justice may require.  3. The judge may compel the attendance of witnesses by process of subpoena and attachment and perform all other acts necessary to a full and fair hearing and determination of the case.  [15:93:1862; B § 363; BH § 3685; C § 3757; RL § 6240; NCL § 11389] + [16:93:1862; B § 364; BH § 3686; C § 3758; RL § 6241; NCL § 11390] + [17:93:1862; B § 365; BH § 3687; C § 3759; RL § 6242; NCL § 11391] — (NRS A 1985, 1236)
NV Rev Stat § 34.480 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 34 - Writs; Petition to Establish Factual Innocence|NRS 34.480 - If no legal cause shown, judge shall discharge person from custody.

If no legal cause be shown for such imprisonment or restraint, or for the continuation thereof, such judge shall discharge such party from the custody or restraint under which the party is held.  [18:93:1862; B § 366; BH § 3688; C § 3760; RL § 6243; NCL § 11392]
NV Rev Stat § 34.500 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 34 - Writs; Petition to Establish Factual Innocence|NRS 34.500 - Grounds for discharge in certain cases.

If it appears on the return of the writ of habeas corpus that the petitioner is in custody by virtue of process from any court of this State, or judge or officer thereof, the petitioner may be discharged in any one of the following cases:  1. When the jurisdiction of the court or officer has been exceeded.  2. When the imprisonment was at first lawful, yet by some act, omission or event, which has taken place afterwards, the petitioner has become entitled to be discharged.  3. When the process is defective in some matter of substance required by law, rendering it void.  4. When the process, though proper in form, has been issued in a case not allowed by law.  5. When the person having the custody of the petitioner is not the person allowed by law to detain the petitioner.  6. Where the process is not authorized by any judgment, order or decree of any court, nor by any provision of law.  7. Where the petitioner has been committed or indicted on a criminal charge, including a misdemeanor, except misdemeanor violations of chapters 484A to 484E, inclusive, of NRS or any ordinance adopted by a city or county to regulate traffic, without reasonable or probable cause.  8. Where the petitioner has been committed or indicted on any criminal charge under a statute or ordinance that is unconstitutional, or if constitutional on its face is unconstitutional in its application.  9. Where the court finds that there has been a specific denial of the petitioner’s constitutional rights with respect to the petitioner’s conviction or sentence in a criminal case.  [20:93:1862; B § 368; BH § 3690; C § 3762; RL § 6245; NCL § 11394] — (NRS A 1967, 1469; 1971, 773; 1985, 1236)
NV Rev Stat § 34.510 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 34 - Writs; Petition to Establish Factual Innocence|NRS 34.510 - Defect of form in warrant or commitment not ground for discharge.

If any person be committed to prison, or be in custody of any officer on any criminal charge, by virtue of any warrant or commitment of a justice of the peace, such person shall not be discharged from such imprisonment or custody on the ground of any defect of form in such warrant or commitment.  [21:93:1862; B § 369; BH § 3691; C § 3763; RL § 6246; NCL § 11395]
NV Rev Stat § 34.520 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 34 - Writs; Petition to Establish Factual Innocence|NRS 34.520 - If charge defectively set forth in process or warrant, judge shall examine witnesses and discharge or recommit person.

If it shall appear to the judge, by affidavit, or upon hearing of the matter, or otherwise, or upon the inspection of the process or warrant of commitment, and such other papers in the proceedings as may be shown to the judge, that the party is guilty of a criminal offense, or ought not to be discharged, the judge, although the charge is defectively or unsubstantially set forth in such process or warrant of commitment, shall cause the complainant, or other necessary witnesses, to be subpoenaed to attend at such time as ordered, to testify before the judge; and upon the examination, the judge shall discharge such prisoner, let the prisoner to bail, if the offense be bailable, or recommit the prisoner to custody, as may be just and legal.  [22:93:1862; B § 370; BH § 3692; C § 3764; RL § 6247; NCL § 11396]
NV Rev Stat § 34.530 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 34 - Writs; Petition to Establish Factual Innocence|NRS 34.530 - Writ for purposes of bail.

Any person who is imprisoned or detained in custody on any criminal charge before conviction for want of bail may file a petition for a writ of habeas corpus for the purpose of giving bail, upon averring that fact in the person’s petition, without alleging that the person is illegally confined.  [23:93:1862; B § 371; BH § 3693; C § 3765; RL § 6248; NCL § 11397] — (NRS A 1987, 1216)
NV Rev Stat § 34.540 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 34 - Writs; Petition to Establish Factual Innocence|NRS 34.540 - Bail in habeas corpus proceedings.

Any Supreme Court justice, judge of the Court of Appeals or judge, before whom any person who has been committed on a criminal charge before conviction is brought on a writ of habeas corpus, if that person is bailable, may take a recognizance from that person, as in other cases, and shall file the same in the proper court without delay. In no case where the applicant for a writ of habeas corpus has been admitted to bail and failed to appear before the Supreme Court justice, the judge of the Court of Appeals, the judge or presiding judge of the court wherein the bail was fixed may the proceedings for a writ of habeas corpus be dismissed, except upon good cause shown. Upon the failure of that person to appear, the justice, judge of the Court of Appeals, district judge or presiding judge shall cause a bench warrant to be issued and that person arrested and brought before the justice, judge or court as upon contempt.  [24:93:1862; A 1953, 257] — (NRS A 1987, 1216; 2013, 1734)
NV Rev Stat § 34.550 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 34 - Writs; Petition to Establish Factual Innocence|NRS 34.550 - Judge to remand to custody if party not entitled to discharge or is not bailed.

If a party brought before the judge on the return of the writ is not entitled to discharge, and is not bailed where such bail is allowable, the judge shall remand the party to custody or place the party under the restraint from which the party was taken, if the person under whose custody or restraint the party was is legally entitled thereto.  [25:93:1862; B § 373; BH § 3695; C § 3767; RL § 6250; NCL § 11399]
NV Rev Stat § 34.560 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 34 - Writs; Petition to Establish Factual Innocence|NRS 34.560 - Judge may order change of custody; enforcement of commitment order stayed; appeal.

  1. In cases where any party is held under illegal restraint or custody, or any other person is entitled to the restraint or custody of such party, the judge may order such party to be committed to the restraint or custody of such person as is by law entitled thereto.  2. If a party is ordered committed to the restraint or custody of an officer from a jurisdiction outside the State of Nevada, the district judge ordering such commitment shall stay the enforcement thereof for 5 days, during which time an aggrieved party may file a notice of appeal therefrom to the appellate court of competent jurisdiction pursuant to the rules fixed by the Supreme Court pursuant to Section 4 of Article 6 of the Nevada Constitution.  3. Upon the filing of a notice of appeal as provided in subsection 2, the enforcement of such order of commitment shall be stayed during the pendency of the appeal.  4. During any period of stay as provided in this section, the local officer having custody of such party shall retain custody thereof.  [26:93:1862; B § 374; BH § 3696; C § 3768; RL § 6251; NCL § 11400] — (NRS A 1959, 18; 2013, 1734)
NV Rev Stat § 34.570 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 34 - Writs; Petition to Establish Factual Innocence|NRS 34.570 - Pending judgment on proceedings, judge may commit or place in custody.

Until judgment is given on a petition, the judge before whom any party may be brought on the petition may:  1. Commit the party to the custody of the sheriff of the county; or  2. Place the party in such care or under such custody as the party’s age or circumstances may require.  [27:93:1862; B § 375; BH § 3697; C § 3769; RL § 6252; NCL § 11401] — (NRS A 1999, 145)