Nevada Revised Statutes 22.110 – Imprisonment until performance if contempt is omission to perform an act; penalty for failure or refusal to testify before grand jury
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1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, when the contempt consists in the omission to perform an act which is yet in the power of the person to perform, the person may be imprisoned until the person performs it. The required act must be specified in the warrant of commitment.
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 22.110
- county: includes Carson City. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.033
- Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
- person: means a natural person, any form of business or social organization and any other nongovernmental legal entity including, but not limited to, a corporation, partnership, association, trust or unincorporated organization. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.039
- Testify: Answer questions in court.
2. A person so imprisoned as a result of his or her failure or refusal to testify before a grand jury may be imprisoned in the county jail for a period not to exceed 6 months or until that grand jury is discharged, whichever is less.