“Prisoner” includes any person held in custody under process of law, or under lawful arrest.
NRS 193.022
“Prisoner” defined
Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case State v. Javier C. (2012)
Most recently applied in MULLNER (TROY) VS. STATE (December 2017)
[Part 1911 C&P § 29; RL § 6294; NCL § 9978]—(NRS A 1973, 355; 1983, 815; 1985, 510)
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Official source: Nevada Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Nevada statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.