218A.925 - Power of Houses to imprison for contempt; issuance and service of citation for contempt. - Nevada Statutes

218A.925  Power of Houses to imprison for contempt; issuance and service of citation for contempt.

      1.  Either House of the Legislature may imprison for contempt any person who interferes with the legislative process while the Legislature is in session. Such imprisonment shall not extend beyond the final adjournment of the session.

      2.  If the contempt is committed before the House, any member may offer a resolution that the alleged offender be cited for contempt. If the resolution is adopted, a citation shall issue.

      3.  If the contempt is committed before a committee of the House or a joint committee or commission which includes members of the House, during a legislative session, a resolution to cite for contempt may be offered by any member of the House who is a member of the committee or commission, but only if the resolution is first approved by a majority vote of the committee or commission. A citation shall then issue if the resolution is adopted by the House.

      4.  The citation shall be served personally on each offender named in the resolution, and shall contain:

      (a) A statement of the terms or substance of the offense or offenses which caused the citation to be issued; and

      (b) A statement of the time and place of the hearing before the House.

      5.  The citation may be served by any peace officer or by the Sergeant at Arms or any regularly appointed assistants of the Sergeant at Arms.

      (Added to NRS by 1973, 218)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 218.546)