Nevada Code § 174.061

Plea bargaining: General requirements; prohibited agreements
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1. If a prosecuting attorney enters into
an agreement with a defendant in which the defendant agrees to testify against
another defendant in exchange for a plea of guilty, guilty but mentally ill or
nolo contendere to a lesser charge or for a recommendation of a reduced
sentence, the agreement:
(a) Is void if the defendants testimony is
false.
(b) Must be in writing and include a statement
that the agreement is void if the defendants testimony is false.
2. A prosecuting attorney shall not enter
into an agreement with a defendant which:
(a) Limits the testimony of the defendant to a
predetermined formula.
(b) Is contingent on the testimony of the
defendant contributing to a specified conclusion.

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