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Current as of January 01, 2021 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
1. The district attorney or city attorney of any county or city, respectively, in which there is an item or material which the district attorney or city attorney believes to be obscene, may file a complaint in the district court seeking to have the item or material declared obscene and to enjoin the possessor and the owner from selling, renting, exhibiting, reproducing, manufacturing or distributing it and from possessing it for any purpose other than personal use.
2. In such an action, no temporary restraining order may be issued.
3. A trial on the merits must be held not earlier than 5 days after the answer is filed nor later than 35 days after the complaint is filed. The court shall render a decision within 2 days after the conclusion of the trial.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Nevada Revised Statutes Title 15. Crimes and Punishments § 201.241. Action to declare item or material obscene and obtain injunction - last updated January 01, 2021 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nv/title-15-crimes-and-punishments/nv-rev-st-201-241/
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