Nevada § 176.455 - Suspension of execution when defendant found insane; proceedings on recovery of sanity

§ 176.455. Suspension of execution when defendant found insane; proceedings on recovery of sanity

1. If it is found by the court that the convicted person is insane, the judge shall

make and enter an order staying the execution of the judgment of death until the convicted

person becomes sane, and shall therein order the Director of the Department of Corrections

to confine such person in a safe place of confinement until the convicted person’s

reason is restored. 2. The clerk of the court shall serve or cause to be served three certified copies

of the order, one on the Director, one on the Governor, for the use of the State Board

of Pardons Commissioners, and one on the clerk of the district court of the county

in which the conviction was had. 3. If the convicted person thereafter becomes sane, notice of this fact shall be given

by the Director to a judge of the court staying the execution of the judgment, and

the judge, upon being satisfied that such person is then sane, shall enter an order

vacating the order staying the execution of the judgment. 4. The clerk of the court shall immediately serve or cause to be served three certified

copies of such vacating order as follows: One on the Director, one on the Governor,

for the use of the State Board of Pardons Commissioners, and one on the clerk of the

district court of the county in which the conviction was had, who shall give notice

thereof to the district attorney of such county, whereupon proceedings shall be instituted

in the last mentioned district court for the issuance of a new warrant of execution

of the judgment of death in the manner provided in NRS 176.495 .