Whenever it appears that a defendant or other person is doing, about to do, threatening to do or procuring to be done some act against a victim of a crime or a witness in violation of any provision of NRS 199.230, 199.240 or 199.305, a court of competent jurisdiction may issue an injunction restraining the defendant or other person from the commission or continuance of that act.

Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 33.015

  • Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • person: means a natural person, any form of business or social organization and any other nongovernmental legal entity including, but not limited to, a corporation, partnership, association, trust or unincorporated organization. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.039
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