2011 Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 171 - Proceedings to Commitment
NRS 171.1778 - Citation filed with court deemed complaint for purpose of prosecution.
If the form of citation:
1. Includes information whose truthfulness is attested as required for a complaint charging commission of the offense alleged in the citation to have been committed; or
2. Is prepared electronically,
then the citation when filed with a court of competent jurisdiction shall be deemed to be a lawful complaint for the purpose of prosecution.
(Added to NRS by 1973, 158, 1159; A 1983, 446; 1999, 1144)
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