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NRS 178.526

Arrest of defendant

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Brooks v. Clark County (2016)

Most recently applied in Brooks v. Clark County (July 2016)

(Added to NRS by 1967, 1454; A 1997, 3393; 1999, 1847; 2023, 2654)

1. For the purpose of surrendering a defendant, a surety or the appointed bail agent of a surety, at any time before the surety is finally discharged, and at any place within this State, may, by:

(a) Written authorization for the arrest of the defendant attached to a copy of the undertaking; or

(b) A written authority endorsed on a certified copy of the undertaking,

Ê cause the defendant to be arrested by a bail enforcement agent who is licensed pursuant to chapter 697 of NRS.

2. A bail enforcement agent who arrests a defendant in this State or any other jurisdiction is not acting for or on behalf of this State or any of its political subdivisions.

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