NRS 179.177 – Short title.
NRS 179.177 to 179.235, inclusive, may be cited as the Uniform Criminal Extradition Act. (Added to NRS by 1967, 1098)
NRS 179.179 – Definitions.
As used in NRS 179.177 to 179.235, inclusive, unless the context requires otherwise: 1. “Executive authority” means the governor, and any person performing the functions of governor in a state other than this state. 2. “Governor” means any person performing the functions of Governor by authority of the law of this state. 3. “State,” when […]
NRS 179.181 – Fugitives from justice; duty of Governor.
Subject to the provisions of NRS 179.177 to 179.235, inclusive, the provisions of the Constitution of the United States controlling, and any and all Acts of Congress enacted in pursuance thereof, it is the duty of the Governor of this state to have arrested and delivered up to the executive authority of any other state […]
NRS 179.183 – Form of demand.
No demand for the extradition of a person charged with crime in another state shall be recognized by the Governor unless it is: 1. In writing alleging, except in cases arising under NRS 179.189, that the accused was present in the demanding state at the time of the commission of the alleged crime, and that […]
NRS 179.185 – Governor may investigate case.
When a demand is made upon the Governor of this state by the executive authority of another state for the surrender of a person so charged with crime, the Governor may call upon the Attorney General or any prosecuting officer in this state to investigate or assist in investigating the demand, and to report to […]
NRS 179.187 – Extradition of persons imprisoned or awaiting trial in another state or who have left demanding state under compulsion.
1. When it is desired to have returned to this state a person charged in this state with a crime, and such person is imprisoned or is held under criminal proceedings then pending against the person in another state, the Governor of this state may agree with the executive authority of such other state for […]
NRS 179.189 – Extradition of persons not present in demanding state at time of commission of crime.
The Governor of this state may also surrender, on demand of the executive authority of any other state, any person in this state charged in such other state in the manner provided in NRS 179.183 with committing an act in this state, or in a third state, intentionally resulting in a crime in the state […]
NRS 179.191 – Governor’s warrant of arrest.
1. If the Governor decides that the demand should be complied with, the Governor shall sign a warrant of arrest, which must be sealed with the state seal, and be directed to any peace officer or other person whom the Governor may think fit to entrust with the execution thereof. The warrant must substantially recite […]
NRS 179.193 – Manner and place of execution.
Such warrant shall authorize the peace officer or other person to whom directed to: 1. Arrest the accused at any time and any place where the accused may be found within the State; 2. Command the aid of all peace officers or other persons in the execution of the warrant; and 3. Deliver the accused, […]
NRS 179.195 – Authority of arresting officer.
Every such peace officer or other person empowered to make the arrest shall have the same authority, in arresting the accused, to command assistance therein as peace officers have by law in the execution of any criminal process directed to them, with like penalties against those who refuse their assistance. (Added to NRS by 1967, […]
NRS 179.197 – Rights of accused person; application for writ of habeas corpus.
1. No person arrested upon such warrant shall be delivered over to the agent whom the executive authority demanding the person has appointed to receive the person unless the person is first taken forthwith before a judge of a court of record in this state, who shall inform the person of the demand made for […]
NRS 179.199 – Penalty for noncompliance with NRS 179.197.
Any officer who delivers to the agent for extradition of the demanding state a person in the officer’s custody under the Governor’s warrant, in willful disobedience to NRS 179.197, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. (Added to NRS by 1967, 1100)
NRS 179.201 – Confinement in jail or detention facility when necessary.
1. The officer or persons executing the Governor’s warrant of arrest, or the agent of the demanding state to whom the prisoner may have been delivered may, when necessary, confine the prisoner in the jail or detention facility of any county or city through which he or she may pass, and the keeper of the […]
NRS 179.203 – Arrest before requisition.
1. Whenever any person within this state is charged on the oath of any credible person before any judge or magistrate of this state with the commission of any crime in any other state and, except in cases arising under NRS 179.189, with having fled from justice, or with having been convicted of a crime […]
NRS 179.205 – Arrest without warrant.
The arrest of a person may be lawfully made also by any peace officer or a private person, without a warrant upon reasonable information that the accused stands charged in the courts of a state with a crime punishable by death or imprisonment for a term exceeding 1 year; but when so arrested the accused […]
NRS 179.207 – Commitment to await requisition; bail.
If from the examination before the judge or magistrate it appears that the person held is the person charged with having committed the crime alleged and, except in cases arising under NRS 179.189, that the person has fled from justice, the judge or magistrate must, by a warrant reciting the accusation, commit the person to […]
NRS 179.209 – Bail: In what cases; conditions of bond.
Unless the offense with which the prisoner is charged is shown to be an offense punishable by death or life imprisonment under the laws of the state in which it was committed, or unless the prisoner is charged as a parole violator or escaped convict, a judge or magistrate in this state may admit the […]
NRS 179.211 – Extension of time of commitment; adjournment.
If the accused is not arrested under warrant of the Governor by the expiration of the time specified in the warrant or bond, a judge or magistrate may discharge or may recommit the accused for a further period not to exceed 60 days, or a judge or magistrate judge may again take bail for the […]
NRS 179.213 – Forfeiture of bail.
If the prisoner is admitted to bail, and fails to appear and surrender according to the conditions of the prisoner’s bond, the judge, or magistrate by proper order, shall declare the bond forfeited and order the prisoner’s immediate arrest without warrant if the prisoner is within this state. Recovery may be had on such bond […]
NRS 179.215 – Persons under criminal prosecution in this State at time of requisition.
If a criminal prosecution has been instituted against such person under the laws of this State and is still pending, the Governor, in the Governor’s discretion, either may surrender the person on demand of the executive authority of another state or hold the person until the person has been tried and discharged or convicted and […]