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 must be taken before a judge or magistrate with all practicable speed and complaint must be made against the person under oath setting forth the ground for the arrest as in NRS 179.203. Thereafter the answer shall be heard as if the person had been arrested on a warrant.
NRS 179.205
Arrest without warrant
Known as the Uniform Criminal Extradition Act
The act spans §§ 179–179 (161 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Hernandez v. City of Reno (1981)
Most recently applied in Hernandez v. City of Reno (October 1981)
(Added to NRS by 1967, 1101)
Official source: Nevada Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Nevada statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.