Nevada Revised Statutes 463.3465 – Prosecution by Attorney General of violations of gaming laws
1. If a district attorney in whose county a violation of this chapter or of chapter 462, 463B, 464 or 465 of NRS occurs fails to file a complaint or information for that offense or present it to a grand jury, within 15 days after the Commission or Board so requests in writing, the Commission or Board may recommend to the Attorney General that the Attorney General file a complaint or information or present the matter to a grand jury, as the facts may warrant, and thereafter proceed as appropriate to complete the prosecution. Upon a written recommendation to prosecute from the Commission or Board, the Attorney General may so file the matter without leave of court and has exclusive charge of the prosecution.
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 463.3465
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- 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,
- Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
2. If a district attorney declines to prosecute such a violation after receiving a written request to do so from the Commission or Board, the district attorney may respond in writing to the Commission or Board within the 15-day period specified in subsection 1 and state the reasons why the district attorney declines.