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Nevada · Through 2025 session (NRS as revised 2026-08-25) · Newer source version available

NRS 174.061: Plea bargaining: General requirements; prohibited agreements.

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  1. TITLE 14 — PROCEDURE IN CRIMINAL CASES
  2. CHAPTER 174 - ARRAIGNMENT AND PREPARATION FOR TRIAL
  3. PLEAS

1. If a prosecuting attorney enters into an agreement with a defendant in which the defendant agrees to testify against another defendant in exchange for a plea of guilty, guilty but mentally ill or nolo contendere to a lesser charge or for a recommendation of a reduced sentence, the agreement:

(a) Is void if the defendant’s testimony is false.

(b) Must be in writing and include a statement that the agreement is void if the defendant’s testimony is false.

2. A prosecuting attorney shall not enter into an agreement with a defendant which:

(a) Limits the testimony of the defendant to a predetermined formula.

(b) Is contingent on the testimony of the defendant contributing to a specified conclusion.

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