Authority to enter stay of execution.

Nev. Rev. Stat. § 176.486
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A district court having proper jurisdiction, the Court of Appeals or the Supreme Court, if it has proper jurisdiction, may stay the execution of a sentence of death when a postconviction petition for habeas corpus challenging a judgment of conviction or sentence has been filed only after appropriate notice has been given to the appropriate respondent in the case.
Source: NV Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/NRS-176.htmlFetched: 10/4/2026

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