16.180 - Proceedings when verdict informal. - Nevada Statutes

16.180  Proceedings when verdict informal.  If the verdict be informal or insufficient in not covering the whole issue or issues submitted, the verdict may be corrected by the jury, under the advice of the court, or the jury may again be sent out.

      [1911 CPA § 277; RL § 5219; NCL § 8775]

      NRS 16.190  Polling jury; recording verdict and discharging jury.  When the verdict is given and is not informal or insufficient, the jury foreman or the clerk shall read it aloud. If the verdict is general, any party may request that the jury be polled. If a poll is requested, the clerk shall call the names of the jurors and ask each “Is this your verdict as read?” If more than one-fourth of the jurors disagree, the jury shall be again sent out; but if no disagreement is expressed, the clerk shall fully record the verdict in the minutes, the verdict is complete and the jury shall be discharged from the case.

      [1911 CPA § 278; RL § 5220; NCL § 8776]—(NRS A 1977, 303)