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- NRS 34.280 · Service of writ.
- NRS 34.290 · Penalties for refusal or neglect to obey writ; state and county officers.
- NRS 34.300 · Rules of practice in mandamus proceedings.
- NRS 34.310 · Procedure in new trials and appeals in mandamus proceedings.
- NRS 34.320 · Writ of prohibition defined.
- NRS 34.330 · Writ may be issued by appellate or district court when no plain, speedy and adequate remedy in law.
- NRS 34.340 · Writ must be alternative or peremptory; form of writ.
- NRS 34.350 · Court may order return and hearing at any time.
- NRS 34.360 · Persons who may prosecute writ.
- NRS 34.370 · Application for writ; verification required; contents; supporting documents.
- NRS 34.390 · Judge to grant writ without delay; exceptions; effect of writ.
- NRS 34.400 · Contents of writ.
- NRS 34.410 · Service of writ.
- NRS 34.420 · Proceedings upon disobedience of writ.
- NRS 34.440 · Person served must bring body of person in custody; exceptions.
- NRS 34.450 · Sickness or infirmity of party restrained; hearing may proceed or be adjourned.
- NRS 34.470 · Answer to return; summary proceeding; attendance of witnesses.
- NRS 34.480 · If no legal cause shown, judge shall discharge person from custody.
- NRS 34.500 · Grounds for discharge in certain cases.
- NRS 34.510 · Defect of form in warrant or commitment not ground for discharge.
- NRS 34.520 · If charge defectively set forth in process or warrant, judge shall examine witnesses and discharge or recommit person.
- NRS 34.530 · Writ for purposes of bail.
- NRS 34.540 · Bail in habeas corpus proceedings.
- NRS 34.550 · Judge to remand to custody if party not entitled to discharge or is not bailed.
- NRS 34.560 · Judge may order change of custody; enforcement of commitment order stayed; appeal.
- NRS 34.570 · Pending judgment on proceedings, judge may commit or place in custody.
- NRS 34.575 · Appeal from order of district court granting or denying writ.
- NRS 34.580 · Defect of form in writ immaterial.
- NRS 34.590 · Cases where imprisonment after discharge is permitted.
- NRS 34.600 · In certain cases warrant may issue instead of writ.
- NRS 34.610 · Judge may include in warrant order for arrest of person charged with illegal detention.
- NRS 34.620 · Execution of warrant.
- NRS 34.630 · Return, answer and hearing on warrant.
- NRS 34.640 · Party may be discharged or remanded.
- NRS 34.650 · Writ of process may issue on Sunday or nonjudicial day.
- NRS 34.660 · Clerk to issue writs, warrants, processes and subpoenas; when returnable.
- NRS 34.670 · Damages recoverable for failure to issue or obey writ.
- NRS 34.680 · Penalties for custodian or accessory disobeying or avoiding writ.
- NRS 34.700 · Time for filing; waiver and consent of accused respecting date of trial.
- NRS 34.710 · Limitations on submission and consideration of pretrial petition.
- NRS 34.720 · Scope of provisions.
- NRS 34.722 · “Petition” defined.
- NRS 34.724 · Persons who may file petition; no filing fee required; effect of filing.
- NRS 34.726 · Limitations on time to file; stay of sentence.
- NRS 34.730 · Petition: Verification; title; service; filing by clerk; prerequisites for hearing.
- NRS 34.731 · Petition: Service or filing by electronic means; response or answer may be filed electronically; decision or order and notice of decision or order may be filed or served electronically; acceptance by clerk.
- NRS 34.733 · Petition: Form for challenging computation of time that petitioner has served.
- NRS 34.735 · Petition: Form for challenging validity of judgment of conviction or sentence.
- NRS 34.738 · Petition: Filing in appropriate county; limitation on scope.
- NRS 34.740 · Petition: Expeditious judicial examination.
- NRS 34.745 · Judicial order to file response or answer; when order is required; form of order; summary dismissal of successive petitions; record of proceeding.
- NRS 34.750 · Appointment of counsel for indigents; payment of costs incident to proceedings; pleadings supplemental to petition; response to motion to dismiss.
- NRS 34.760 · Contents of respondent’s response or answer; supplemental material.
- NRS 34.770 · Judicial determination of need for evidentiary hearing; dismissal of petition or granting of writ.
- NRS 34.780 · Applicability of Nevada Rules of Civil Procedure; discovery.
- NRS 34.790 · Record of evidentiary hearing after writ is granted; submission of additional material.
- NRS 34.800 · Dismissal of petition for delay in filing.
- NRS 34.810 · Additional reasons for dismissal of petition.
- NRS 34.820 · Procedure in cases where petitioner has been sentenced to death.
- NRS 34.830 · Contents and notice of order finally disposing of petition.
- NRS 34.900 · Definitions.
- NRS 34.910 · “Bona fide issue of factual innocence” defined.
- NRS 34.920 · “Factual innocence” defined.
- NRS 34.930 · “Newly discovered evidence” defined.
- NRS 34.940 · Determination of when evidence is “material.”
- NRS 34.950 · Claim of factual innocence is separate from state habeas claim.
- NRS 34.960 · Filing of petition; notice and copy of petition to be served on prosecuting agency; contents; review by court; grounds for dismissal; explanation of decision by court; preservation of evidence; proceedings governed by Nevada Rules of Civil Procedure.
- NRS 34.970 · Order by court requiring response to petition; contents of order; time for response; reply; consideration of petition by court; hearing on petition; stipulation of factual innocence of petitioner; issuance of order of factual innocence; explanation by court; appeal.
- NRS 34.980 · Appointment of counsel.
- NRS 34.990 · Notice to victim.
- NRS 35.010 · Action in name of State against public officer, association or usurper of public office or franchise.
- NRS 35.020 · Action in name of State against corporation.
- NRS 35.030 · Attorney General to begin action.
- NRS 35.040 · Action brought on relation of another; security for costs.
- NRS 35.050 · Action for usurpation by claimant in name of State; bond.
- NRS 35.060 · Name of person entitled to office set forth in complaint; judgment may determine rights of both incumbent and claimant.
- NRS 35.070 · All claimants to same office made defendants.
- NRS 35.080 · Jurisdiction in appellate or district court.
- NRS 35.090 · Application to file complaint; notice to defendant; hearing.
- NRS 35.100 · Issuance of summons; when unnecessary.
- NRS 35.110 · Pleadings.
- NRS 35.120 · Judgment of ouster; relator to recover costs; delivery of books by defendant; violation by corporation.
- NRS 35.130 · Judgment ousting director of corporation.
- NRS 35.140 · Action for damages within 1 year.
- NRS 35.150 · Judgment against corporation; dissolution or restraint.
- NRS 35.160 · Court shall appoint trustee for dissolved corporation; trustee’s compensation.
- NRS 35.170 · Bond of trustee.
- NRS 35.180 · Suit on trustee’s bond.
- NRS 35.190 · Trustee to collect debts and divide surplus.
- NRS 35.200 · Court shall order books and effects delivered to trustee.
- NRS 35.210 · Trustee to file sworn inventory with clerk.
- NRS 35.220 · Responsibilities of trustee.
- NRS 35.230 · Liability of corporation directors when judgment of ouster rendered.
- NRS 35.240 · Penalty for refusal to obey order of court.
- NRS 35.250 · Actions in quo warranto take precedence.
- NRS 35.260 · Procedure in appellate court same as in district court; determination of issue of fact to be tried by jury in district court.
- NRS 35.270 · Appeal does not stay judgment of ouster.
- NRS 36.010 · Defendant asking affirmative relief may have provisional remedies.
- NRS 37.009 · Definitions.
- NRS 37.0095 · Persons or agencies who may exercise power of eminent domain; exceptions.