{"data":{"id":"us-nv/nrs-176.486","jurisdiction":"us-nv","citation":"NRS 176.486","heading":"Authority to enter stay of execution.","body":"A district court having proper jurisdiction, the Court of Appeals or the Supreme Court, if it has proper jurisdiction, may stay the execution of a sentence of death when a postconviction petition for habeas corpus challenging a judgment of conviction or sentence has been filed only after appropriate notice has been given to the appropriate respondent in the case.","path":["TITLE 14 — PROCEDURE IN CRIMINAL CASES","CHAPTER 176 - JUDGMENT AND EXECUTION","SUSPENSION OF EXECUTION OF DEATH PENALTY","Petition for Postconviction Relief"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-176.html#NRS176Sec486","current_through":"2025 session (NRS as revised 2026-08-25)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T05:51:33Z","sha256":"daecfc3cec37e246d45b83814e7d69ab67dac826be119979520be6d01caea92f","source_id":"us-nv","stale":true,"prev":"us-nv/nrs-176.485","next":"us-nv/nrs-176.487"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}