NEVADA GOVERNOR SIGNS BILL CREATING CANNABIS COMPLIANCE BOARD In January 2019, Governor Steve Sisolak appointed a seven-member advisory panel to explore the formation of a Cannabis Compliance Board. In June 2019, the advisory panel’s recommendations became a reality when Governor […]
NEVADA’S MECHANIC AND MATERIALMAN’S LIENS MOST COMMON MISTAKES Having the ability to lien a property you performed work on or provided materials for can be a huge advantage for Nevada licensed contractors and others in getting paid. However, because a […]
Consequences of Refusing a DUI Breath or Blood Test: Is it Unconstitutional? Implied Consent Requires Driver to Submit to Breath of Blood Tests In Nevada, drivers arrested for DUI are required to submit to a “chemical test” which the law […]
Latest U.S. Supreme Court Decision Limits Civil Asset Forfeiture In January 2013, Tyson Timbs purchased a Land Rover valued at approximately $42,000 using money he received from his father’s life insurance policy. Over the next four months, Timbs used the […]
Prosecutors May Be Required to Produce Evidence Before or During Trial Is an individual convicted of a felony entitled to a new trial when the prosecution fails to disclose favorable evidence? What if the evidence would have probably produced a […]
Medical Marijuana Card Holders Cannot Own Firearms In Nevada On August 31, 2016, in a 3-0 ruling in Wilson v. Lynch, the US 9th Circuit Court of Appeals held that a ban preventing medical marijuana card holders from purchasing firearms […]
New Penalties for DUIs in Nevada: Ignition Interlock Now Required for All DUIs In an effort to deter those convicted of a DUI from driving while intoxicated, 28 states, including Nevada, and Washington, D.C. now require first-time drunk drivers to […]