175.461 - Jury not to be discharged after cause submitted; exceptions. - Nevada Statutes

175.461  Jury not to be discharged after cause submitted; exceptions.  Except as provided in NRS 175.081, the jury shall not be discharged after the cause is submitted to them, until they have agreed upon their verdict and rendered it in open court, unless by the consent of both parties, entered upon the minutes, or unless, at the expiration of such time as the court may deem proper, it satisfactorily appears that there is no reasonable probability that the jury can agree.

      (Added to NRS by 1967, 1431)

      NRS 175.471  Adjournment of court during absence of jury.  While the jury are absent, the court may adjourn from time to time, as to other business, but it shall nevertheless be deemed to be open for every purpose connected with the cause submitted to the jury, until a verdict be rendered or the jury discharged.

      (Added to NRS by 1967, 1431)