Nev. Rev. Stat. § 50.195
Penalties for disobedience
Nevada · Nevada Revised Statutes Chapter 50 — Witnesses · Status: effective
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- Nev. Rev. Stat. § 50.195, Penalties for disobedience, Nevada, version 1 as recorded 2026-10-03, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/2074444
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1. Refusal to be sworn or to answer as a witness may be punished as a contempt by the court. In a civil action, if the person so refusing is a party, the court may strike any pleading on the person’s behalf, and may enter judgment against that person.
2. A witness disobeying a subpoena in a civil action shall also forfeit to the party aggrieved the sum of $100 and all damages which the party may sustain by the failure of the witness to attend, which forfeiture and damages may be recovered in a civil action.
3. A witness disobeying a subpoena issued on the part of a defendant in a criminal action shall also forfeit to the defendant the sum of $100, which may be recovered in a civil action, unless good cause can be shown for the witness’s nonattendance.