201.245 - Surrender, seizure and destruction of obscene item or material; undertaking not required for injunction; defendant chargeable with knowledge of contents after service of summons and complain - Nevada Statutes

201.245  Surrender, seizure and destruction of obscene item or material; undertaking not required for injunction; defendant chargeable with knowledge of contents after service of summons and complaint.

      1.  If a final judgment declaring an item or material obscene is entered against its owner or possessor, the judgment shall contain a provision directing the owner or possessor to surrender to the sheriff of the county in which the action was brought the item or material declared obscene and a direction to the sheriff to seize and destroy it.

      2.  In any action brought to declare an item or material obscene, the district attorney or city attorney bringing the action is not required to file an undertaking before an injunction is issued.

      3.  A sheriff directed to seize an obscene item or material is not liable for damages sustained by reason of the injunction in cases where judgment ultimately is rendered in favor of the person, firm, association or corporation sought to be enjoined.

      4.  Every person, firm, association or corporation who sells, distributes, or acquires possession with intent to sell or distribute any allegedly obscene item or material, after service upon the person, firm, association or corporation of a summons and complaint in an action brought to declare an item or material obscene is chargeable with knowledge of the contents of the item or material.

      (Added to NRS by 1979, 363)