Nevada Administrative Code
Chapter 281A - Ethics in Government
COMMISSION ON ETHICS
General Practice and Procedure Before Commission
Section 281A.285 - Subpoenas

1. In accordance with NRS 281A.300, the Commission may issue a subpoena to compel the attendance of a witness and the production of any books and papers for any hearing before the Commission to consider any matter relating to an ethics complaint.

2. The Executive Director or the subject of an ethics complaint may request that a subpoena be issued relating to the ethics complaint by filing a written request for a subpoena at the office of the Commission. The Executive Director or the subject, as applicable, must show good cause for the issuance of the subpoena, including, the purported relevance of the testimony of the witness or documentary evidence. If the Commission or the Chair or, in the absence of the Chair, the Vice Chair issues the subpoena pursuant to the request, the Executive Director or the subject shall serve the subpoena in accordance with NRS 281A.300 and pay the costs related to the service of the subpoena.

3. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, the Executive Director may submit a request to the Chair or, in the absence of the Chair, the Vice Chair for the issuance of a subpoena to compel:

4. The Executive Director shall not submit a request for the issuance of a subpoena pursuant to subsection 3 to the subject of an ethics complaint unless:

5. If the subject or any other witness fails or refuses to comply with the provisions of a subpoena issued pursuant to this section relating to an ethics complaint, the Executive Director or the subject, as applicable, may submit a request to the Chair or, in the absence of the Chair, the Vice Chair to petition the district court for an ex parte order compelling the subject or other witness to comply with the subpoena. The Chair or Vice Chair may petition the district court for such an order in accordance with the applicable requirements set forth in subsection 8 of NRS 281A.300.

6. If the district court enters an order that the subject or other witness comply with the subpoena issued pursuant to this section, the Commission Counsel, on behalf of the Chair or, in the absence of the Chair, the Vice Chair, must serve the court order on the subject or other witness. If the subject or other witness does not comply with the court order, the Executive Director or subject, as applicable, may submit a request to the Chair or, in the absence of the Chair, the Vice Chair to petition the district court for an order of contempt of court pursuant to subsection 10 of NRS 281A.300.