Nevada Code § 573.109

District courts power to compel attendance of witnesses and production of books and papers; orders
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1. The district court in and for the
county in which any investigation is conducted by the Director pursuant to the
provisions of subsections 7 and 8 of NRS
573.108 may compel the attendance of witnesses, the giving of testimony and
the production of books and papers as required by any subpoena issued by the
Director.
2. In case of the refusal of any witness
to attend or testify or produce any papers required by the subpoena, the
Director may report to the district court in and for the county in which the
investigation is pending by petition, setting forth:
(a) That notice has been given of the time and
place of attendance of the witness or the production of the books and papers;
(b) That the witness has been subpoenaed in the
manner prescribed in this chapter; and
(c) That the witness has failed and refused to
attend or produce the papers required by subpoena before the Director in the
investigation named in the subpoena, or has refused to answer questions
propounded to the witness in the course of the investigation,
and asking
an order of the court compelling the witness to attend and testify or produce
the books or papers before the Director.
3. The court, upon petition of the
Director, shall enter an order directing the witness to appear before the court
at a time and place to be fixed by the court in the order, the time to be not
more than 10 days after the date of the order, and then and there show cause
why the witness has not attended or testified or produced the books or papers
before the Director. A certified copy of the order must be served upon the
witness. If it appears to the court that the subpoena was regularly issued by
the Director, the court shall enter an order requiring the witness to appear
before the Director at the time and place fixed in the order and testify or
produce the required books or papers, and upon failure to obey the order the witness
must be dealt with as for contempt of court.

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