{"data":{"id":"us-nv/nrs-173.115","jurisdiction":"us-nv","citation":"NRS 173.115","heading":"Joinder of offenses.","body":"1. Two or more offenses may be charged in the same indictment or information in a separate count for each offense if the offenses charged, whether felonies or gross misdemeanors or both, are:\n(a) Based on the same act or transaction; or\n(b) Based on two or more acts or transactions connected together or constituting parts of a common scheme or plan.\n2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3:\n(a) A misdemeanor which was committed within the boundaries of a city and which would otherwise be within the jurisdiction of the municipal court must be charged in the same criminal complaint as a felony or gross misdemeanor or both if the misdemeanor is based on the same act or transaction as the felony or gross misdemeanor. A charge of a misdemeanor which meets the requirements of this subsection and which is erroneously included in a criminal complaint that is filed in the municipal court shall be deemed to be void ab initio and must be stricken.\n(b) A battery which constitutes domestic violence that is punishable as a misdemeanor pursuant to NRS 200.485 must be charged in the same indictment or information in district court as a felony or gross misdemeanor or both if the battery is based on the same act or transaction as the felony or gross misdemeanor.\n3. The provisions of subsection 2 do not apply:\n(a) To a misdemeanor based solely upon an alleged violation of a municipal ordinance.\n(b) If an indictment is brought or an information is filed in the district court for a felony or gross misdemeanor or both after the convening of a grand jury.","path":["TITLE 14 — PROCEDURE IN CRIMINAL CASES","CHAPTER 173 - INDICTMENT AND INFORMATION","JOINDER OF OFFENSES AND OF DEFENDANTS"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-173.html#NRS173Sec115","current_through":"2025 session (NRS as revised 2026-08-25)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T05:51:33Z","sha256":"f8af1c4e82a4049c41e8139b42481a5c33a278ee4d254c4244ff9c7116db6173","source_id":"us-nv","stale":true,"prev":"us-nv/nrs-173.105","next":"us-nv/nrs-173.125"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}