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NRS 178.556

Dismissal by court for unnecessary delay

Applied in 47 court decisions — leading case United States v. Marion (1971)

Most recently applied in 142 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 9 - DUCKKET (ISAIHA) v. STATE (February 2026)

(Added to NRS by 1967, 1456; A 1985, 65; 1991, 70)

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1. If no indictment is found or information filed against a person within 15 days after the person has been held to answer for a public offense which must be prosecuted by indictment or information, the court may dismiss the complaint. If a defendant whose trial has not been postponed upon the defendant’s application is not brought to trial within 60 days after the arraignment on the indictment or information, the district court may dismiss the indictment or information.

2. If a defendant whose trial has not been postponed upon the defendant’s application is not brought to trial within 60 days after the arraignment on the complaint for an offense triable in a Justice or municipal Court, the court may dismiss the complaint.

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