Nevada § 173.045 - District attorney or Attorney General to be informant; endorsement of names of witnesses; affidavits
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§ 173.045. District attorney or Attorney General to be informant; endorsement of names of witnesses; affidavits
1. All informations must be filed in the court having jurisdiction of the offenses
specified therein, by the Attorney General when acting pursuant to a specific statute
or by the district attorney of the proper county as informant, and his or her name
must be subscribed thereto by him or her or by his or her deputy. 2. The district attorney or the Attorney General shall endorse thereon the names of
such witnesses as are known at the time of filing the information. The district attorney or Attorney General shall not endorse the name of any witness
whom he or she does not reasonably expect to call. 3. In all cases in which the defendant has not had or waived a preliminary examination
there must be filed with the information the affidavit of some credible person verifying
the information upon the personal knowledge of affiant that the offense was committed.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Nevada Revised Statutes § 173.045 cover?
Section 173.045 ("District attorney or Attorney General to be informant; endorsement of names of witnesses; affidavits") is part of the Nevada Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Nevada. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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