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NRS 179.209

Bail: In what cases; conditions of bond

Known as the Uniform Criminal Extradition Act

The act spans §§ 179–179 (161 sections).

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case State v. Second Judicial District Court (1970)

Most recently applied in State v. Second Judicial District Court (July 1970)

(Added to NRS by 1967, 1101; A 1973, 800)

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 person arrested to bail by bond, with sufficient sureties, and in such sum as the judge or magistrate deems proper, conditioned for the prisoner’s appearance at a time specified in such bond, and for the person’s surrender, to be arrested upon the warrant of the Governor of this state. No prisoner may be admitted to bail after having been arrested upon the warrant of the Governor of this state.

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