172.267 - Report of grand jury: Scope; purpose; limitations. - Nevada Statutes

172.267  Report of grand jury: Scope; purpose; limitations.

      1.  A grand jury may issue a report concerning a matter into which it may lawfully inquire.

      2.  The report must be issued for the sole purpose of reporting on the matter. The report must not:

      (a) Contain material the sole effect of which is to ridicule or abuse a person or otherwise subject the person to public disgrace or embarrassment;

      (b) Contain material which is personal in nature and does not relate to any lawful inquiry; or

      (c) Accuse a named or unnamed person directly or by innuendo, imputation or otherwise of an act that, if true, constitutes an indictable offense unless the report is accompanied by a presentment or an indictment of the person for the offense mentioned in the report.

      3.  The judge impaneling a grand jury shall include the provisions of this section in the judge’s charge to the grand jury.

      (Added to NRS by 1985, 700)