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Home » US Law » 2022 Nevada Revised Statutes » TITLE 14—PROCEDURE IN CRIMINAL CASES » Chapter 171 - Proceedings to Commitment » ARREST: BY WHOM AND HOW MADE » 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)