If any sheriff or keeper of a jail shall willfully refuse to receive or arrest any person charged with a criminal offense, such sheriff or jailer is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
NRS 248.060
Penalty for sheriff or jailer refusing to receive or arrest
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case VEIL VS. BENNETT (2015)
Most recently applied in VEIL VS. BENNETT (April 2015)
[Part 67:108:1866; B § 2665; BH § 1702; C § 1848; RL § 2820; NCL § 4820]—(NRS A 1967, 539)
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