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2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 178A - Sexual Assault Survivors’ Bill of Rights › NRS 178A.290 - Additional rights of survivor.

1. In addition to any other right provided by law, a survivor has the right:
(a) In any civil or criminal case related to a sexual assault, to be reasonably protected from the defendant and persons acting on behalf of the defendant.
(b) To be free from intimidation, harassment and abuse.
(c) To be treated with fairness and respect for his or her privacy and dignity.
(d) To be heard through a victim impact statement at any proceeding involving any plea, sentencing, postconviction decision or any other proceeding where the rights of the survivor are at issue.
2. A survivor must not be required to submit to an examination by polygraph as a prerequisite to filing an accusatory pleading or participating in any part of the criminal justice system.
3. A court shall make reasonable efforts to provide the survivor and the family, friends and witnesses of the survivor with a secure waiting area or room that is separate from:
(a) The waiting area of the defendant and the family, friends, witnesses and attorneys of the defendant; and
(b) The office of the prosecutor, if applicable.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 2845)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 178A - Sexual Assault Survivors’ Bill of Rights › NRS 178A.330 - Grants, bequests, devises, donations or gifts; Special Account for the Support of the Advisory Committee.

1. The Attorney General may apply for and accept any available grants and may accept any bequests, devises, donations or gifts from any public or private source to carry out the provisions of NRS 178A.300 to 178A.330, inclusive.
2. Any money received pursuant to this section must be deposited in the Special Account for the Support of the Advisory Committee, which is hereby created in the State General Fund. Interest and income earned on money in the Account must be credited to the Account. Money in the Account may only be used for the support of the Advisory Committee and its activities pursuant to NRS 178A.300 to 178A.330, inclusive.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 2848)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 179 - Special Proceedings of a Criminal Nature; Sealing Records of Criminal Proceedings; Rewards; Forms › NRS 179.005 - Definitions.

As used in NRS 179.005 to 179.115, inclusive, the words and terms defined in NRS 179.011 and 179.015 have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 195)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 179 - Special Proceedings of a Criminal Nature; Sealing Records of Criminal Proceedings; Rewards; Forms › NRS 179.011 - "No-knock warrant" defined.

"No-knock warrant" means a search warrant which authorizes a peace officer to enter a premises without first:
1. Knocking on the door or ringing the doorbell and identifying the presence of the peace officer; or
2. Identifying the presence of the peace officer and stating the intended purpose of the peace officer for entering the premises.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 195)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 179 - Special Proceedings of a Criminal Nature; Sealing Records of Criminal Proceedings; Rewards; Forms › NRS 179.035 - Grounds for issuance.

A warrant may be issued under NRS 179.005 to 179.115, inclusive, to search for and seize any property:
1. Stolen or embezzled in violation of the laws of the State of Nevada, or of any other state or of the United States;
2. Designed or intended for use or which is or has been used as the means of committing a criminal offense; or
3. When the property or things to be seized consist of any item or constitute any evidence which tends to show that a criminal offense has been committed, or tends to show that a particular person has committed a criminal offense.
(Added to NRS by 1967, 1458)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 179 - Special Proceedings of a Criminal Nature; Sealing Records of Criminal Proceedings; Rewards; Forms › NRS 179.049 - Issuance of no-knock warrant: Requirements; circumstances rendering no-knock warrant void.

1. A magistrate shall not issue a no-knock warrant to search the person or place named in the search warrant unless an affidavit sworn to before the magistrate:
(a) Demonstrates that:
(1) The underlying offense:
(I) Is punishable as a felony; and
(II) Involves a significant and imminent threat to public safety; and
(2) Identifying the presence of the peace officer before entering the premises is likely to create an imminent threat of substantial bodily harm to the peace officer or another person;
(b) Describes with specificity the factual circumstances as to why there are no reasonable alternatives to effectuate the search of the place or person other than in the manner prescribed by the no-knock warrant;
(c) States whether the no-knock warrant can be executed during the day and, if it cannot, describes with specificity the factual circumstances that preclude the no-knock warrant from being executed during the day; and
(d) Certifies that the no-knock warrant will be executed under the guidance of a peace officer who is trained in the execution of search warrants.
2. A no-knock warrant issued pursuant to subsection 1 is void if:
(a) A peace officer deliberately misrepresents a material fact or deliberately omits material information in an affidavit in support of an application for the no-knock warrant; and
(b) When the misrepresented material fact is excluded or the omitted material information is included, the affidavit does not meet the criteria set forth in paragraphs (a) to (d), inclusive, of subsection 1.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 195)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 179 - Special Proceedings of a Criminal Nature; Sealing Records of Criminal Proceedings; Rewards; Forms › NRS 179.055 - Officer may break door to serve warrant after admittance refused; breaking of door or window to liberate officer or person acting in aid of officer; use of reasonable and necessary force.

1. The officer may break open any outer or inner door or window of a house, or any part of the house, or anything therein, to execute the warrant, if, after notice of authority and purpose, the officer is refused admittance.
2. The officer may break open any outer or inner door or window of a house for the purpose of liberating a person who, having entered to aid in the execution of the officer’s warrant, is detained therein, or when necessary for the officer’s own liberation.
3. All reasonable and necessary force may be used to effect an entry into any building or property or part thereof to execute a search warrant. In the execution of the warrant, the person executing it may reasonably detain and search any person in the place at the time in order to protect himself or herself from attack or to prevent destruction, disposal or concealment of any instruments, articles or things particularly described in the warrant.
(Added to NRS by 1967, 1459)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 179 - Special Proceedings of a Criminal Nature; Sealing Records of Criminal Proceedings; Rewards; Forms › NRS 179.063 - Officer prohibited from performing body cavity search unless warrant contains specific authorization to perform body cavity search of person.

1. An officer conducting a search of a person pursuant to a warrant shall not perform a body cavity search of the person unless the warrant contains specific authorization from the magistrate who issued the warrant to perform a body cavity search of the person. Such specific authorization must set forth the reasons for the necessity of a body cavity search of the person.
2. As used in this section:
(a) "Body cavity" means, with respect to:
(1) A male person, the rectum.
(2) A female person, the rectum or vagina.
(b) "Body cavity search" means the touching or probing of a body cavity of a person, regardless of whether or not there is actual penetration of that body cavity.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 115)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 179 - Special Proceedings of a Criminal Nature; Sealing Records of Criminal Proceedings; Rewards; Forms › NRS 179.065 - Person charged with felony may be searched.

When a person charged with a felony is supposed to have on his or her person a dangerous weapon, or anything which may be used as evidence of the commission of the offense, the officer making the arrest shall cause the person to be searched, and the weapon or other thing to be retained, subject to the order of the court in which the defendant may be tried.
(Added to NRS by 1967, 1459)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 179 - Special Proceedings of a Criminal Nature; Sealing Records of Criminal Proceedings; Rewards; Forms › NRS 179.075 - Execution and return of warrant with inventory.

1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 179.077, a warrant may be executed and returned only within 10 days after its date.
2. The officer taking property under the warrant shall give to the person from whom or from whose premises the property was taken a copy of the warrant and a receipt for the property taken or shall leave the copy and receipt at the place from which the property was taken.
3. The return must be made promptly and must be accompanied by a written inventory of any property taken. The inventory must be made in the presence of the applicant for the warrant and the person from whose possession or premises the property was taken, if they are present, or in the presence of at least one credible person other than the applicant for the warrant or the person from whose possession or premises the property was taken, and must be verified by the officer.
4. The magistrate shall upon request deliver a copy of the inventory to the person from whom or from whose premises the property was taken and to the applicant for the warrant.
(Added to NRS by 1967, 1459; A 2019, 465)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 179 - Special Proceedings of a Criminal Nature; Sealing Records of Criminal Proceedings; Rewards; Forms › NRS 179.077 - Execution and return of warrant for collection of biological specimen.

1. If a warrant provides for the collection of a biological specimen from a person, the warrant may be executed and returned within 6 months after its date.
2. As used in this section, "biological specimen" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 176.09112.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 465)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 179 - Special Proceedings of a Criminal Nature; Sealing Records of Criminal Proceedings; Rewards; Forms › NRS 179.079 - Additional requirements for execution of no-knock warrant.

In addition to the requirements for the execution of a search warrant described in NRS 179.075 and 179.077, if the search warrant is a no-knock warrant, the peace officers involved in the execution of the no-knock warrant shall:
1. Before executing the no-knock warrant, determine whether the circumstances necessitate that the search be effectuated in the manner prescribed by the no-knock warrant and, if they do not, the peace officers shall not effectuate the search in such a manner; and
2. In executing the no-knock warrant:
(a) Wear prominent insignia that renders the peace officers readily identifiable as peace officers;
(b) Wear a portable event recording device in accordance with the requirements described in NRS 289.830;
(c) Use only the amount of force reasonably necessary to enter the premises; and
(d) As soon as practicable after entering the premises, identify the presence of the peace officers and state the purpose of the peace officers for entering the premises.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 196)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 179 - Special Proceedings of a Criminal Nature; Sealing Records of Criminal Proceedings; Rewards; Forms › NRS 179.085 - Motions for return of property and to suppress evidence.

1. A person aggrieved by an unlawful search and seizure or the deprivation of property may move the court having jurisdiction where the property was seized for the return of the property on the ground that:
(a) The property was illegally seized without warrant;
(b) The warrant is insufficient on its face;
(c) There was not probable cause for believing the existence of the grounds on which the warrant was issued;
(d) The warrant was illegally executed; or
(e) Retention of the property by law enforcement is not reasonable under the totality of the circumstances.
The judge shall receive evidence on any issue of fact necessary to the decision of the motion.
2. If the motion is granted on a ground set forth in paragraph (a), (b), (c) or (d) of subsection 1, the property must be restored and it must not be admissible evidence at any hearing or trial.
3. If the motion is granted on the ground set forth in paragraph (e) of subsection 1, the property must be restored, but the court may impose reasonable conditions to protect access to the property and its use in later proceedings.
4. A motion to suppress evidence on any ground set forth in paragraphs (a) to (d), inclusive, of subsection 1 may also be made in the court where the trial is to be had. The motion must be made before trial or hearing unless opportunity therefor did not exist or the defendant was not aware of the grounds for the motion, but the court in its discretion may entertain the motion at the trial or hearing.
5. If a motion pursuant to this section is filed when no criminal proceeding is pending, the motion must be treated as a civil complaint seeking equitable relief.
(Added to NRS by 1967, 1460; A 2015, 405)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 179 - Special Proceedings of a Criminal Nature; Sealing Records of Criminal Proceedings; Rewards; Forms › NRS 179.095 - Return of papers to clerk.

The magistrate who has issued a search warrant shall attach to the warrant the duplicate original warrant, if any, and a copy of the return, inventory and all other papers in connection therewith and shall file them with the clerk of the court having jurisdiction where the property was seized.
(Added to NRS by 1967, 1460; A 1981, 1653)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 179 - Special Proceedings of a Criminal Nature; Sealing Records of Criminal Proceedings; Rewards; Forms › NRS 179.105 - Retention of property taken on warrant by officer subject to court order; restoration of property to person from whom it was taken; technical irregularities will not quash warrant.

All property or things taken on a warrant must be retained in an officer’s custody, subject to the order of the court to which the officer is required to return the proceedings before the officer, or of any other court in which the offense in respect to which the property or things are taken is triable. If it appears that the property taken is not the same as that described in the warrant, that there is no probable cause for believing the existence of the grounds on which the warrant was issued or that the property is determined pursuant to NRS 179.11518 to be subject to the attorney-client privilege, the magistrate shall cause it to be restored to the person from whom it was taken. However, no search warrant shall be quashed by any magistrate or judge within this State nor shall any evidence based upon a search warrant be suppressed in any criminal action or proceeding because of mere technical irregularities which do not affect the substantial rights of the accused.
(Added to NRS by 1967, 1460; A 2017, 1245)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 179 - Special Proceedings of a Criminal Nature; Sealing Records of Criminal Proceedings; Rewards; Forms › NRS 179.115 - Scope.

NRS 179.005 to 179.115, inclusive, do not modify any other statute regulating search, seizure and the issuance and execution of search warrants in circumstances for which special provision is made.
(Added to NRS by 1967, 1460; A 2019, 466; 2021, 197)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 179 - Special Proceedings of a Criminal Nature; Sealing Records of Criminal Proceedings; Rewards; Forms › NRS 179.11512 - "Property" defined.

As used in NRS 179.11512 to 179.11518, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, "property" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 179.015.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 1244)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 179 - Special Proceedings of a Criminal Nature; Sealing Records of Criminal Proceedings; Rewards; Forms › NRS 179.11514 - Grounds for issuance and contents.

1. A search warrant may be issued by a magistrate of the State of Nevada to search for and seize any property of an attorney engaged in the practice of law if:
(a) Such a search warrant is authorized pursuant to NRS 179.005 to 179.115, inclusive;
(b) The property to be seized cannot be obtained using a subpoena or other less intrusive means;
(c) The search warrant describes the property to be seized as specifically as possible to minimize, to the extent possible, the search and review of property that is subject to the attorney-client privilege; and
(d) The search warrant includes a statement indicating that it is the intention of the district attorney or the Attorney General that the search warrant is executed in a manner to ensure that an attorney-client privilege is not violated.
2. In determining whether a subpoena or other less intrusive means can be used to obtain the property to be seized pursuant to the search warrant, the magistrate shall consider whether the use of a subpoena or other less intrusive means of obtaining the property would likely:
(a) Compromise the criminal investigation or prosecution;
(b) Result in the obstruction or destruction of evidence; or
(c) Otherwise be ineffective.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 1244)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 179 - Special Proceedings of a Criminal Nature; Sealing Records of Criminal Proceedings; Rewards; Forms › NRS 179.11516 - Execution of warrant: Determination whether property is subject to attorney-client privilege.

1. A search warrant authorized pursuant to NRS 179.11514 must be executed in such a manner as to minimize, to the greatest extent possible, the scrutiny of any property that is subject to the attorney-client privilege.
2. Property which is arguably subject to the attorney-client privilege may be reviewed during a search conducted pursuant to a search warrant issued pursuant to NRS 179.11514 to determine whether the property is covered by the search warrant if:
(a) The property is reviewed by a team of officers and attorneys who are designated by the district attorney or the Attorney General and who are not part of the underlying criminal investigation or prosecution;
(b) The attorneys designated to the team described in paragraph (a) do not participate in the search itself; and
(c) The team of officers and attorneys described in paragraph (a) do not disclose any privileged information obtained through the search to the officers and attorneys who are part of the underlying criminal investigation or prosecution.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 1245)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 179 - Special Proceedings of a Criminal Nature; Sealing Records of Criminal Proceedings; Rewards; Forms › NRS 179.11518 - Return of property subject to attorney-client privilege.

A district attorney or the Attorney General shall ensure that any property seized during a search conducted under a search warrant issued pursuant to NRS 179.11514 is reviewed to determine whether the attorney-client privilege applies and that any seized property that is subject to the attorney-client privilege is returned as provided in NRS 179.105 to the attorney from whom the property was seized.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 1245)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 179 - Special Proceedings of a Criminal Nature; Sealing Records of Criminal Proceedings; Rewards; Forms › NRS 179.1152 - Identification of name, personal information and funds associated with prepaid or stored value card; contract to assist.

1. If a peace officer:
(a) Has detained a person pursuant to NRS 171.123, has arrested a person pursuant to any statutory provision authorizing or requiring the arrest of a person or is investigating a crime for which a suspect:
(1) Has not been identified; or
(2) Has been identified but was not reasonably believed by the peace officer to possess or control a prepaid or stored value card before the peace officer lawfully obtained possession of a prepaid or stored value card;
(b) Has lawfully obtained possession of a prepaid or stored value card; and
(c) Has probable cause to believe that the prepaid or stored value card represents the proceeds of a crime or has been used, is being used or is intended for use in the commission of a crime,
the peace officer may use an electronic device, a necessary electronic communications network or any other reasonable means to determine the name, personal information and amount of funds associated with the prepaid or stored value card.
2. The Attorney General, the Attorney General’s designee or any state or local law enforcement agency in this State may enter into a contract with any person to assist in carrying out the provisions of this section.
3. Before entering into a contract pursuant to subsection 2, the Attorney General, the Attorney General’s designee or a state or local law enforcement agency shall consider the following factors:
(a) The functional benefits to all law enforcement agencies in this State of maintaining either a single database or a series of interlinked databases relating to possible criminal use of prepaid or stored value cards.
(b) The overall costs of establishing and maintaining such a database or databases.
(c) Any other factors that the Attorney General, the Attorney General’s designee or the state or local law enforcement agency believe to be relevant.
4. Any contract entered into pursuant to this section:
(a) May be a sole source contract, not subject to the rules and requirements of open competitive bidding, if the period of the contract does not exceed 5 years; and
(b) Must indemnify and hold harmless any person who enters into a contract pursuant to this section, and any officers, employees or agents of that person, for claims for actions taken at the direction of a law enforcement agency in this State and within the scope of the contract.
5. As used in this section:
(a) "Prepaid or stored value card" means any instrument or device used to access funds or monetary value represented in digital electronic format, whether or not specially encrypted, and stored or capable of storage on electronic media in such a way as to be retrievable and transferable electronically.
(b) "Proceeds" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 179.1161.
(Added to NRS by 2009, 2243)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 179 - Special Proceedings of a Criminal Nature; Sealing Records of Criminal Proceedings; Rewards; Forms › NRS 179.1156 - Scope.

Except as otherwise provided in NRS 179.1211 to 179.1235, inclusive, and 207.350 to 207.520, inclusive, the provisions of NRS 179.1156 to 179.121, inclusive, govern the seizure, forfeiture and disposition of all property and proceeds subject to forfeiture.
(Added to NRS by 1987, 1380; A 1989, 1789; 2007, 205; 2015, 2501)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 179 - Special Proceedings of a Criminal Nature; Sealing Records of Criminal Proceedings; Rewards; Forms › NRS 179.1157 - Definitions.

As used in NRS 179.1156 to 179.1205, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 179.1158 to 179.11635, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
(Added to NRS by 1987, 1380; A 1989, 1789; 1991, 209; 2015, 2501)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 179 - Special Proceedings of a Criminal Nature; Sealing Records of Criminal Proceedings; Rewards; Forms › NRS 179.1158 - "Claimant" defined.

"Claimant" means any person who claims to have:
1. Any right, title or interest of record in the property or proceeds subject to forfeiture;
2. Any community property interest in the property or proceeds; or
3. Had possession of the property or proceeds at the time of the seizure thereof by the plaintiff.
(Added to NRS by 1987, 1380)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 179 - Special Proceedings of a Criminal Nature; Sealing Records of Criminal Proceedings; Rewards; Forms › NRS 179.1161 - "Proceeds" defined.

"Proceeds" means any property, or that part of an item of property, derived directly or indirectly from the commission or attempted commission of a crime.
(Added to NRS by 1987, 1380)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 179 - Special Proceedings of a Criminal Nature; Sealing Records of Criminal Proceedings; Rewards; Forms › NRS 179.1162 - "Property" defined.

"Property" includes any:
1. Real property or interest in real property.
2. Fixture or improvement to real property.
3. Personal property, whether tangible or intangible, or interest in personal property.
4. Conveyance, including any aircraft, vehicle or vessel.
5. Money, security or negotiable instrument.
6. Proceeds.
(Added to NRS by 1987, 1380)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 179 - Special Proceedings of a Criminal Nature; Sealing Records of Criminal Proceedings; Rewards; Forms › NRS 179.11635 - "Willful blindness" defined.

"Willful blindness" means the intentional disregard of objective facts which would lead a reasonable person to conclude that the property was derived from unlawful activity or would be used for an unlawful purpose.
(Added to NRS by 1991, 209)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 179 - Special Proceedings of a Criminal Nature; Sealing Records of Criminal Proceedings; Rewards; Forms › NRS 179.1164 - Property subject to seizure and forfeiture; exceptions.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the following property is subject to seizure and forfeiture in a proceeding for forfeiture:
(a) Any proceeds attributable to the commission or attempted commission of any felony.
(b) Any property or proceeds otherwise subject to forfeiture pursuant to NRS 179.121, 200.760, 202.257, 370.419, 453.301 or 501.3857.
2. Property may not, to the extent of the interest of any claimant, be declared forfeited by reason of an act or omission shown to have been committed or omitted without the knowledge, consent or willful blindness of the claimant.
3. Unless the owner of real property or a mobile home:
(a) Has given the tenant notice to surrender the premises pursuant to NRS 40.254 within 90 days after the owner receives notice of a conviction pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 453.305; or
(b) Shows the court that the owner had good cause not to evict the tenant summarily pursuant to NRS 40.254,
the owner of real property or a mobile home used or intended for use by a tenant to facilitate any violation of the provisions of NRS 453.011 to 453.552, inclusive, except NRS 453.336, is disputably presumed to have known of and consented to that use if the notices required by NRS 453.305 have been given in connection with another such violation relating to the property or mobile home. The holder of a lien or encumbrance on the property or mobile home is disputably presumed to have acquired an interest in the property for fair value and without knowledge or consent to such use, regardless of when the act giving rise to the forfeiture occurred.
(Added to NRS by 1987, 1380; A 1989, 1235; 1991, 209, 2286, 2288; 1995, 2534; 2001, 1066; 2003, 562; 2005, 1198)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 179 - Special Proceedings of a Criminal Nature; Sealing Records of Criminal Proceedings; Rewards; Forms › NRS 179.1165 - Seizure of property: Requirement of process.

1. Except as provided in subsection 2, property that is subject to forfeiture may only be seized by a law enforcement agency upon process issued by a magistrate having jurisdiction over the property.
2. A seizure of property may be made by a law enforcement agency without process if:
(a) The seizure is incident to:
(1) An arrest;
(2) A search pursuant to a search warrant; or
(3) An inspection pursuant to a warrant for an administrative inspection;
(b) The property is the subject of a final judgment in a proceeding for forfeiture;
(c) The law enforcement agency has probable cause to believe that the property is directly or indirectly dangerous to health or safety; or
(d) The law enforcement agency has probable cause to believe that the property is subject to forfeiture.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 1466; A 1987, 1382)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 179 - Special Proceedings of a Criminal Nature; Sealing Records of Criminal Proceedings; Rewards; Forms › NRS 179.1169 - Title in property; transfer.

1. All right, title and interest in property subject to forfeiture vests in the plaintiff:
(a) In the case of property used or intended for use to facilitate the commission or attempted commission of any felony, when the property is so used or intended for such use.
(b) In the case of property otherwise subject to forfeiture, when the event giving rise to the forfeiture occurs.
(c) In the case of proceeds, when they become proceeds.
2. Any transfer of property which occurs after title to the property has become vested in the plaintiff, and before the termination of the proceeding for forfeiture, is void as against the plaintiff, unless the person to whom the transfer is made is a good faith purchaser for value. If such a transfer is made, the purchaser must, in the proceeding for forfeiture, establish by a preponderance of the evidence that the purchaser has:
(a) An interest of record in the property;
(b) Given fair value for the interest; and
(c) Acquired the interest without notice of the proceeding or the facts giving rise to the proceeding.
If the purchaser acquires the interest after the seizure of the property by the plaintiff, it is conclusively presumed that the interest has been acquired with notice of the proceeding.
(Added to NRS by 1987, 1381)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 179 - Special Proceedings of a Criminal Nature; Sealing Records of Criminal Proceedings; Rewards; Forms › NRS 179.1171 - Proceedings for forfeiture: Rules of practice; complaint; service of summons and complaint; answer; parties.

1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 179.1156 to 179.1205, inclusive, the Nevada Rules of Civil Procedure are applicable to and constitute the rules of practice in a proceeding for forfeiture pursuant to those sections.
2. A proceeding for forfeiture is commenced by filing a complaint for forfeiture. If the property has been seized without process, the plaintiff shall file the complaint for forfeiture within 120 days after the property is seized. The property is subject to an action to claim its delivery only if the plaintiff does not file the complaint for forfeiture within 60 days after the property is seized. If the complaint for forfeiture is filed following the commencement of an action claiming delivery, the complaint must be treated as a counterclaim.
3. If a law enforcement agency seizes property, the property must not be forfeited unless:
(a) The agency files a complaint for forfeiture in the district court for the county in which the property is located; or
(b) A stipulated agreement between the parties regarding the property is reached.
4. A proceeding for forfeiture is in rem. The complaint for forfeiture must be filed in the district court for the county in which the property which is the subject of the proceeding is located.
5. The plaintiff shall cause service of the summons and complaint to be made upon each claimant whose identity is known to the plaintiff or who can be identified through the exercise of reasonable diligence. If real property or any interest in real property is affected by the proceeding, the plaintiff shall file notice of the proceeding in the manner provided in NRS 14.010.
6. Each claimant served with the summons and complaint who desires to contest the forfeiture shall, within 20 days after the service, serve and file a verified answer to the complaint. The claimant shall admit or deny the averments of the complaint and shall, in short and plain terms, describe the interest which the claimant asserts in the property. Concurrently with the answer, the claimant shall serve answers or objections to any written interrogatories served with the summons and complaint.
7. No person, other than the plaintiff and any claimant, is a proper party in the proceeding.
(Added to NRS by 1987, 1381; A 2015, 2501)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 179 - Special Proceedings of a Criminal Nature; Sealing Records of Criminal Proceedings; Rewards; Forms › NRS 179.1175 - Disposition of property after seizure and forfeiture.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, after property has been seized the agency which seized the property may:
(a) Place the property under seal;
(b) Remove the property to a place designated by the agency for the storage of that type of property; or
(c) Remove the property to an appropriate place for disposition in a manner authorized by the court.
2. If an agency seizes currency, unless otherwise ordered by the court, the agency shall deposit the currency in an interest-bearing account maintained for the purpose of holding currency seized by the agency.
3. When a court declares property to be forfeited, the plaintiff may:
(a) Retain it for official use;
(b) Sell any of it which is neither required by law to be destroyed nor harmful to the public; or
(c) Remove it for disposition in accordance with the applicable provisions of NRS.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 1467; A 1987, 1383; 2001, 875)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 179 - Special Proceedings of a Criminal Nature; Sealing Records of Criminal Proceedings; Rewards; Forms › NRS 179.118 - Distribution of proceeds from forfeited property.

1. The proceeds from any sale or retention of property declared to be forfeited and any interest accrued pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 179.1175 must be applied, first, to the satisfaction of any protected interest established by a claimant in the proceeding, then to the proper expenses of the proceeding for forfeiture and resulting sale, including the expense of effecting the seizure, the expense of maintaining custody, the expense of advertising and the costs of the suit.
2. Any balance remaining after the distribution required by subsection 1 must be deposited as follows:
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, if the plaintiff seized the property, in the special account established pursuant to NRS 179.1187 by the governing body that controls the plaintiff.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, if the plaintiff is a metropolitan police department, in the special account established by the Metropolitan Police Committee on Fiscal Affairs pursuant to NRS 179.1187.
(c) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, if more than one agency was substantially involved in the seizure, in an equitable manner to be directed by the court hearing the proceeding for forfeiture.
(d) If the property was seized pursuant to NRS 200.760, in the State Treasury for credit to the Fund for the Compensation of Victims of Crime to be used for the counseling and the medical treatment of victims of crimes committed in violation of NRS 200.366, 200.710 to 200.730, inclusive, or 201.230.
(e) If the property was seized as the result of a violation of NRS 202.300, in the general fund of the county in which the complaint for forfeiture was filed, to be used to support programs of counseling of persons ordered by the court to attend counseling pursuant to NRS 62E.290.
(f) If the property was forfeited pursuant to NRS 201.351, with the county treasurer to be distributed in accordance with the provisions of subsection 4 of NRS 201.351.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 1467; A 1987, 1383; 1989, 1789; 1995, 1150; 1997, 1599; 2001, 875; 2003, 1120; 2009, 575)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 179 - Special Proceedings of a Criminal Nature; Sealing Records of Criminal Proceedings; Rewards; Forms › NRS 179.1185 - Issuance of certificate of title for forfeited vehicle or other conveyance.

If a vehicle or other conveyance is forfeited of a kind which is subject to the provisions of title 43 of NRS governing certificates of title, the agency charged by law with responsibility for issuing certificates of title for conveyances of the kind shall issue a certificate of title to:
1. The governing body or the agency to whom the title was awarded by the court if the conveyance is retained for official use; or
2. The purchaser if the conveyance is sold by the governing body or the plaintiff.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 1467; A 1987, 1384; 2003, 478)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 179 - Special Proceedings of a Criminal Nature; Sealing Records of Criminal Proceedings; Rewards; Forms › NRS 179.1187 - Establishment of account for proceeds from forfeited property; restrictions on use of money in account; distribution of certain amount to school district; duties of school district and chief administrative officer of law enforcement agency.

1. The governing body controlling each law enforcement agency that receives proceeds from the sale of forfeited property shall establish with the State Treasurer, county treasurer, city treasurer or town treasurer, as custodian, a special account, known as the "................. Forfeiture Account." The account is a separate and continuing account and no money in it reverts to the State General Fund or the general fund of the county, city or town at any time. For the purposes of this section, the governing body controlling a metropolitan police department is the Metropolitan Police Committee on Fiscal Affairs.
2. The money in the account may be used for any lawful purpose deemed appropriate by the chief administrative officer of the law enforcement agency, except that:
(a) The money must not be used to pay the ordinary operating expenses of the agency.
(b) Money derived from the forfeiture of any property described in NRS 453.301 must be used to enforce the provisions of chapter 453 of NRS.
(c) Money derived from the forfeiture of any property described in NRS 501.3857 must be used to enforce the provisions of title 45 of NRS.
(d) Seventy percent of the amount of money in excess of $100,000 remaining in the account at the end of each fiscal year, as determined based upon the accounting standards of the governing body controlling the law enforcement agency that are in place on March 1, 2001, must be distributed to the State Education Fund.
3. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection 2, money in the account derived from the forfeiture of any property described in NRS 453.301 may be used to pay for the operating expenses of a joint task force on narcotics otherwise funded by a federal, state or private grant or donation. As used in this subsection, "joint task force on narcotics" means a task force on narcotics operated by the Department of Public Safety in conjunction with other local or federal law enforcement agencies.
(Added to NRS by 1989, 1789; A 1991, 2287; 2001, 876; 2003, 2528; 2019, 4236)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 179 - Special Proceedings of a Criminal Nature; Sealing Records of Criminal Proceedings; Rewards; Forms › NRS 179.119 - Quarterly reports by law enforcement agencies that receive forfeited property or related proceeds; inclusion of such anticipated revenue in budget prohibited.

1. Any law enforcement agency that receives forfeited property or the proceeds of a sale of such property pursuant to the provisions contained in NRS 179.1156 to 179.1205, inclusive, shall:
(a) File a quarterly report of the approximate value of the property and the amount of the proceeds with the entity that controls the budget of the agency; and
(b) Provide the entity that controls the budget of the agency with a quarterly accounting of the receipt and use of the proceeds.
2. Revenue from forfeitures must not be considered in the preparation of the budget of a law enforcement agency except as money to match money from the Federal Government.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 1468; A 1987, 1384; 1989, 1790; 2003, 2529)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 179 - Special Proceedings of a Criminal Nature; Sealing Records of Criminal Proceedings; Rewards; Forms › NRS 179.1211 - Definitions.

As used in NRS 179.1211 to 179.1235, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 179.1213, 179.1215 and 179.1217 have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
(Added to NRS by 2007, 201)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 179 - Special Proceedings of a Criminal Nature; Sealing Records of Criminal Proceedings; Rewards; Forms › NRS 179.1215 - "Property" defined.

"Property" includes, without limitation, any:
1. Real property or interest in real property.
2. Fixture or improvement to real property.
3. Personal property, whether tangible or intangible, or interest in personal property.
4. Conveyance, including, without limitation, any aircraft, vehicle or vessel.
5. Money, security or negotiable instrument.
6. Proceeds.
(Added to NRS by 2007, 201)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 179 - Special Proceedings of a Criminal Nature; Sealing Records of Criminal Proceedings; Rewards; Forms › NRS 179.1219 - Property subject to forfeiture; substitution for unreachable property.

1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 179.1221, if an indictment or information filed in a criminal proceeding alleges that property was derived from, realized through, or used or intended for use in the course of a technological crime which is punishable as a felony and the extent of that property:
(a) The jury; or
(b) If the trial is without a jury, the court,
shall, upon a conviction, determine at a separate hearing the extent of the property to be forfeited. If the indictment or information does not include such an allegation, the property is not subject to criminal forfeiture pursuant to this section.
2. If, at a hearing to determine the extent of the property to be forfeited pursuant to subsection 1, the jury or, if the hearing is without a jury, the court determines by a preponderance of the evidence that the property:
(a) Was used or intended to be used in, or was used or intended to be used to facilitate, a technological crime; or
(b) Was acquired during a technological crime or within a reasonable time after the technological crime and there was no likely source of such property other than the technological crime,
the court shall order the forfeiture of the property.
3. The following property is subject to criminal forfeiture pursuant to subsection 1:
(a) Any proceeds attributable to a technological crime;
(b) Any property acquired directly or indirectly from a technological crime; and
(c) Any property used or intended to be used in, or used or intended to be used to facilitate, a technological crime.
4. If property which is ordered to be criminally forfeited pursuant to subsection 1:
(a) Cannot be located;
(b) Has been sold to a purchaser in good faith for value;
(c) Has been placed beyond the jurisdiction of the court;
(d) Has been substantially diminished in value by the conduct of the defendant;
(e) Has been commingled with other property which cannot be divided without difficulty or undue injury to innocent persons; or
(f) Is otherwise unreachable without undue injury to innocent persons,
the court shall order the forfeiture of other property of the defendant up to the value of the property that is unreachable.
(Added to NRS by 2007, 201)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 179 - Special Proceedings of a Criminal Nature; Sealing Records of Criminal Proceedings; Rewards; Forms › NRS 179.1221 - Forfeiture as part of plea agreement.

1. A defendant who agrees to enter a plea of guilty to a technological crime may agree to the forfeiture of any property as part of the agreement.
2. If the court accepts the plea of guilty, the court shall order the forfeiture of the property that the defendant agreed to forfeit pursuant to subsection 1.
(Added to NRS by 2007, 202)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 179 - Special Proceedings of a Criminal Nature; Sealing Records of Criminal Proceedings; Rewards; Forms › NRS 179.1223 - Temporary restraining order to preserve property.

1. The prosecuting attorney may apply for, and a court may issue without notice or hearing, a temporary restraining order to preserve property which would be subject to criminal forfeiture pursuant to NRS 179.1219 if:
(a) An indictment or information alleging a technological crime has been filed in a criminal proceeding and the extent of criminally forfeitable property is included therein or the court believes there is probable cause for such an inclusion;
(b) The property is in the possession or control of the party against whom the order will be entered; and
(c) The court determines that the nature of the property is such that it can be concealed, disposed of or placed beyond the jurisdiction of the court before a hearing on the matter.
2. A temporary restraining order which is issued without notice may be issued for not more than 10 days and may be extended only for good cause or by consent. The court shall provide notice and hold a hearing on the matter before the order expires.
(Added to NRS by 2007, 202)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 179 - Special Proceedings of a Criminal Nature; Sealing Records of Criminal Proceedings; Rewards; Forms › NRS 179.1225 - Orders to secure property.

1. After an information or indictment alleging a technological crime is filed in a criminal proceeding, the prosecuting attorney may request the court to:
(a) Enter a restraining order or injunction;
(b) Require the execution of a satisfactory bond;
(c) Appoint a receiver; or
(d) Take any other necessary action,
to secure property which is subject to criminal forfeiture.
2. The court shall, after a hearing for which notice was given to any person whose rights in the property proposed for forfeiture would be affected, order such an action if the prosecuting attorney shows by a preponderance of the evidence that the action is necessary to preserve the defendant’s property which is subject to criminal forfeiture.
3. If no indictment or information alleging a technological crime has been filed, the court may, after such a hearing and upon a showing of the prosecuting attorney that:
(a) There is probable cause to believe that the property for which the order is sought would be subject to criminal forfeiture; and
(b) The requested order would not result in substantial and irreparable harm or injury to the party against whom the order is to be entered that outweighs the need to secure the property for the potential criminal forfeiture,
order an action to secure the property. Such an order may not be effective for more than 90 days unless it is extended for good cause or an indictment or information alleging a technological crime is filed and the extent of the criminally forfeitable property is listed therein.
(Added to NRS by 2007, 202)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 179 - Special Proceedings of a Criminal Nature; Sealing Records of Criminal Proceedings; Rewards; Forms › NRS 179.1227 - Order of forfeiture; order to protect interests of State.

1. Upon a verdict of guilty or a plea of guilty to a technological crime, the court may order the forfeiture of the appropriate property.
2. Upon entry of such an order, the court may:
(a) Enter a restraining order or injunction;
(b) Require the execution of a satisfactory bond;
(c) Appoint a receiver; or
(d) Take any other necessary action,
to protect the interests of the State.
(Added to NRS by 2007, 203)