Nevada Statutes
§ 179.315 — Use of authorized forms
Nevada § 179.315
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Bluebook
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 179.315 (2026).
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1.Unless otherwise expressly required by this title, no particular form of words is required to be used in any pleading, warrant, order, motion or other paper incident to a criminal proceeding. Substantial compliance with any statutory requirement as to content, or in the absence of any such requirement, language which reasonably informs the defendant or other person to whom such paper is directed of its nature, is sufficient.
2.The use of one of the forms set out in NRS 179.320 to 179.400 , inclusive, modified as may be necessary to fit the case, is prima facie sufficient for their respective purposes.
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§ 179.320
Nevada § 179.320
Legislative History
(Added to NRS by 1967, 1461 )
Nearby Sections
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§ 179.005
Definitions§ 179.011
“No-knock warrant” defined§ 179.015
“Property” defined§ 179.025
Authority for issuance§ 179.035
Grounds for issuance§ 179.045
Issuance and contents; sealing information upon which warrant is based; time for serving warrant§ 179.095
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