NRS 171.1538

Arrest of person with communications disability: Waiver of right to interpretation or communication

Known as the Uniform Act

The act spans §§ 171.010–171.208 (111 sections).

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Baltazar-Monterrosa v. State (2006)

Most recently applied in Baltazar-Monterrosa v. State (July 2006)

(Added to NRS by 1975, 309; A 2001, 1776; 2007, 170)

1. The rights to interpretation and communication provided in NRS 171.1536 and 171.1537 may not be waived except knowingly and voluntarily by the person with a communications disability by a written statement indicating a desire not to be so assisted. At any time after arrest but before the termination of any custody, the person may retract a waiver by indicating a desire to be so assisted.

2. Unless there is a waiver under this section, there must be no interrogation or taking of the statement of a person with a communications disability without the assistance of an interpreter in accordance with the provisions of NRS 50.050 to 50.053, inclusive.

Official source: Nevada Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Nevada statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.