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NRS 174.075

Pleadings and motions

Known as the Uniform Act

The act spans §§ 174–174 (63 sections).

Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case Wyatt v. State (1970)

Most recently applied in Carbonneau v. Warden of the Nevada State Prison (October 1981)

(Added to NRS by 1967, 1416; A 1995, 2451; 2003, 1459; 2007, 1409)

1. Pleadings in criminal proceedings are the indictment, the information and, in justice court, the complaint, and the pleas of guilty, guilty but mentally ill, not guilty, not guilty by reason of insanity and nolo contendere.

2. All other pleas, demurrers and motions to quash are abolished, and defenses and objections raised before trial which could have been raised by one or more of them may be raised only by motion to dismiss or to grant appropriate relief, as provided in this title.

Official source: Nevada Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Nevada statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.