As used in NRS 5.0755 to 5.078, inclusive, “residential confinement” means the confinement of a person convicted of a misdemeanor to the person’s place of residence under the terms and conditions established by the sentencing court. (Added to NRS by 1987, 2231)
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 7, in lieu of imposing any punishment other than a minimum sentence required by statute, a municipal judge may sentence a person convicted of a misdemeanor to a term of residential confinement. In making this determination, the municipal judge shall consider the criminal record of the convicted person […]
1. In sentencing a person to a term of residential confinement, a municipal judge may establish the terms and conditions of that confinement. 2. The municipal judge may, at any time, modify the terms and conditions of the residential confinement. 3. The municipal judge shall cause a copy of his or her order to be […]
If it is determined that the convicted person violated any term or condition of the convicted person’s residential confinement, the sentence may be rescinded, modified or continued. If it is rescinded, another punishment authorized by law must be imposed. (Added to NRS by 1987, 2232)
