Any person who is imprisoned or detained in custody on any criminal charge before conviction for want of bail may file a petition for a writ of habeas corpus for the purpose of giving bail, upon averring that fact in the person’s petition, without alleging that the person is illegally confined.
NRS 34.530
Writ for purposes of bail
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Ex Parte Wheeler (1965)
Most recently applied in In re Knast (July 1980)
[23:93:1862; B § 371; BH § 3693; C § 3765; RL § 6248; NCL § 11397]—(NRS A 1987, 1216)
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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.