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Chapter 179 - Special Proceedings of a Criminal Nature; Sealing Records of Criminal Proceedings; Rewards; Forms
NRS 179.335 - Motion for return of seized property and suppression of evidence.

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NV Rev Stat § 179.335 (2020)
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A motion for the return of seized property and the suppression of evidence may be in substantially the following form:

Motion for the Return of Seized Property

and the Suppression of Evidence

Defendant (naming defendant) hereby moves this court to direct that certain property of which the defendant is the owner, a schedule of which is annexed hereto, and which on (stating date and time), at (describing the place), was unlawfully seized and taken from the defendant by a peace officer of the State of Nevada (name and designation of peace officer, or, if so, state "whose true name is unknown to the petitioner"), be returned and that it be suppressed as evidence against the defendant in any criminal proceeding.

The petitioner further states that the property was seized against his or her will and without a search warrant (or other reason why the warrant is defective or illegal).

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(Attorney for Petitioner)

(Added to NRS by 1967, 1462)

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