NRS 176.486
Authority to enter stay of execution.

A district court having proper jurisdiction, the Court of Appeals or the Supreme Court, if it has proper jurisdiction, may stay the execution of a sentence of death when a postconviction petition for habeas corpus has been filed only after appropriate notice has been given to the appropriate respondent in the case.

Source: Section 176.486 — Authority to enter stay of execution., https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-176.html#NRS176Sec486 (accessed May 26, 2025).

176.486
Authority to enter stay of execution. 176.487
Determination of whether to enter stay of execution. 176.488
Entry of stay of execution and necessary orders. 176.489
Vacation of stay of execution. 176.491
Stay of execution following denial of appeal. 176.492
Dissolution of stay of execution which was improperly entered.

May 26, 2025

§ 176.486. Auth. to enter stay of execution.'s source at nv.us

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Location: https://nevada.public.law/statutes/nrs_176.486

Original Source: Section 176.486 — Authority to enter stay of execution., https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-176.html#NRS176Sec486 (last accessed May 10, 2025).

NRS 176.486 Authority to enter stay of execution.

NRS 176.486
Authority to enter stay of execution.