Nevada § 171.152 - Return of warrant after execution by arrest or issuance of citation; return of summons after service; cancellation by district attorney before execution or service; reissuance
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§ 171.152. Return of warrant after execution by arrest or issuance of citation; return of summons after service; cancellation by district attorney before execution or service; reissuance
1. The peace officer executing a warrant by arrest shall make return thereof to the
magistrate before whom the defendant is brought pursuant to NRS 171.178 and 171.184 . At the request of the district attorney any unexecuted warrant must be returned
to the magistrate by whom it was issued and must be cancelled. 2. The peace officer executing a warrant by issuance of a citation pursuant to subsection
3 of NRS 171.122 shall: (a) Record on the warrant the number assigned to the citation issued thereon; (b) Attach the warrant to the citation issued thereon; and (c) Return the warrant and citation to the magistrate before whom the defendant is
scheduled to appear. 3. On or before the return day the person to whom a summons was delivered for service
shall make return thereof to the magistrate before whom the summons is returnable. 4. At the request of the district attorney made at any time while the complaint is
pending, a warrant returned unexecuted and not cancelled or a summons returned unserved
or a duplicate thereof may be delivered by the magistrate to a peace officer for execution
or service.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 171.152 ("Return of warrant after execution by arrest or issuance of citation; return of summons after service; cancellation by district attorney before execution or service; reissuance") 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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