NRS 171.147 – Duties of arresting officer where person arrested appears to be intoxicated or not in control of the person’s physical functions.
1. Every peace officer shall, when arresting any person who appears to be intoxicated or not in control of the person’s physical functions, investigate in a reasonable manner to determine whether or not that person is wearing a bracelet, necklace, other visible device or other identification identifying a medical condition which might account for the […]
NRS 171.148 – Warrant of arrest by telegram authorized.
1. A warrant of arrest may be transmitted by telegram. A copy of a warrant transmitted by telegram may be sent to one or more peace officers, and the copy is as effectual in the hands of any officer, and the officer must proceed in the same manner under it, as though the officer held […]
NRS 171.152 – Return of warrant after execution by arrest or issuance of citation; return of summons after service; cancellation by district attorney before execution or service; reissuance.
1. The peace officer executing a warrant by arrest shall make return thereof to the magistrate before whom the defendant is brought pursuant to NRS 171.178 and 171.184. At the request of the district attorney any unexecuted warrant must be returned to the magistrate by whom it was issued and must be cancelled. 2. The […]
NRS 171.1257 – Arrest by postal inspector of United States Postal Inspection Service.
1. A postal inspector of the United States Postal Inspection Service may make an arrest in obedience to a warrant delivered to him or her, or may, without a warrant, arrest a person: (a) For a public offense related to postal matters committed or attempted in the postal inspector’s presence. (b) When the person arrested […]
NRS 171.126 – Arrest by private person.
A private person may arrest another: 1. For a public offense committed or attempted in the person’s presence. 2. When the person arrested has committed a felony, although not in the person’s presence. 3. When a felony has been in fact committed, and the private person has reasonable cause for believing the person arrested to […]
NRS 171.128 – Magistrate may order arrest for committing or attempting to commit offense in magistrate’s presence.
A magistrate may orally order a peace officer or private person to arrest anyone committing or attempting to commit a public offense in the presence of the magistrate, and may thereupon proceed as if the offender had been brought before the magistrate on a warrant of arrest. (Added to NRS by 1967, 1402)
NRS 171.132 – Person making arrest may summon assistance.
Any person making an arrest may orally summon as many persons as the person making the arrest deems necessary to aid him or her therein. (Added to NRS by 1967, 1402)
NRS 171.134 – Escape or rescue of arrested person: Pursuit and retaking at any time and place in State.
If a person arrested escapes or is rescued, the person from whose custody he or she escaped or was rescued may immediately pursue and retake the person at any time and in any place within the State. (Added to NRS by 1967, 1402)
NRS 171.136 – When arrest may be made.
1. If the offense charged is a felony or gross misdemeanor, the arrest may be made on any day, and at any time of day or night. 2. If it is a misdemeanor, the arrest cannot be made between the hours of 7 p.m. and 7 a.m., except: (a) Upon the direction of a magistrate, […]
NRS 171.137 – Arrest required for suspected battery constituting domestic violence; exceptions.
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, whether or not a warrant has been issued, a peace officer shall, unless mitigating circumstances exist, arrest a person when the peace officer has probable cause to believe that the person to be arrested has, within the preceding 24 hours, committed a battery upon his or her […]