Nevada Administrative Code

NAC 211.232 Dayroom. (NRS 444.335) Each dayroom must: 1. Not including any space for lavatories, showers or toilets: (a) Contain at least 100 square feet (9.29 square meters) of space; and (b) Provide a minimum of 35 square feet (3.25 square meters) of unencumbered space per inma…

NAC 211.235 Medical and dental examining room. (NRS 444.335) 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a medical and dental examining room, which is physically and visually separated from dayrooms and dormitories, must be provided. 2. A medical and dental examining room ma…

NAC 211.236 Exercise and recreation. (NRS 444.335) An area for exercise and recreation for inmates must be provided. The area must allow 15 square feet (1.40 square meters) of unencumbered space per inmate for the maximum number of inmates who use the area at any one time. (Added…

NAC 211.237 Space for visiting of inmates and contact visits. (NRS 444.335) Sufficient space must be provided to allow for visiting of inmates. If contact visits are allowed, sufficient space must be provided for such visits. (Added to NAC by Bd. of Health by R104-98, eff. 11-24-…

NAC 211.238 Space for educational and multiple purposes. (NRS 444.335) Sufficient space must be provided for educational and multiple purposes, including, but not limited to, the attendance by inmates of religious services or educational or counseling programs. (Added to NAC by B…

NAC 211.239 Space for storage of items served in commissary or canteen. (NRS 444.335) If the local correctional institution contains a commissary or canteen, sufficient space must be provided for safe storage of the items served. (Added to NAC by Bd. of Health by R104-98, eff. 11…

NAC 211.245 Personal property storage. (NRS 444.335) Space must be provided for the secure storage of personal property of newly admitted inmates. The space must allow storage of large and small personal items and street clothing. [Bd. of Health, Jails and Local Correctional Inst…

NAC 211.250 Janitors’ closets. (NRS 444.335) Janitors’ closets must be provided, and each closet must be equipped with a mop sink and cleaning implements. Each sink must be provided with hot and cold water and a mixing valve. [Bd. of Health, Jails and Local Correctional Instituti…

NAC 211.255 Laundry facilities. (NRS 444.335) 1. The operator of each institution shall provide adequate facilities and services for handling, storing and transporting soiled and clean linen and clothing. 2. Laundry services must be managed so that inmates receive clean clothing …

NAC 211.260 Barbering and cosmetology services. (NRS 444.335) If facilities for barbering and cosmetology are available in the institution, the facilities must be operated and maintained in a sanitary manner. [Bd. of Health, Jails and Local Correctional Institutions, § 12.1, eff.…

NAC 211.310 Lighting. (NRS 444.335) 1. Lighting must be made available to all areas of the facility used for confinement and must be equal to 20 foot-candles to permit observation, proper cleaning and maintenance. 2. All light fixtures must be kept clean and in good repair. 3. Li…

NAC 211.315 Equipment to maintain essential lights, power and communications in emergency. (NRS 444.335) A local correctional institution must have the equipment necessary to maintain essential lights, power and communications in the event of an emergency. (Added to NAC by Bd. of…

NAC 211.320 Heating and cooling equipment: Ventilation and temperature standards. (NRS 444.335) 1. Standard heating equipment, which operates automatically and furnishes adequate heat, must be provided. 2. The heating system must not constitute a fire or safety hazard. 3. Cells, …

NAC 211.340 Bedding. (NRS 444.335) 1. Each inmate who is detained overnight in a local correctional institution must be furnished: (a) An approved flame-retardant and water-repellent mattress and pillow; (b) A sheet or a cloth mattress cover; and (c) A blanket, Ê unless in the ju…

NAC 211.350 Personal supplies for inmates. (NRS 444.335) 1. An inmate who is detained for more than 12 hours must be provided with a clean cloth towel for that period and a clean towel for each week he or she is detained thereafter. 2. An inmate who will be detained for more than…

NAC 211.410 Institutional cleanliness. (NRS 444.335) All floors, walls, ceilings and equipment in buildings used for confinement must be constructed of materials which are easily cleaned, and be kept sanitary and in good repair. All areas must be kept neat, clean, dry and free fr…

NAC 211.420 Food service. (NRS 444.335) 1. Each local correctional institution must comply with the provisions concerning food service in chapters 446, 583, 584 and 585 of NRS. 2. If food for the inmates is not prepared by the institution, the food must be obtained from a commerc…

NAC 211.430 Vermin control. (NRS 444.335) 1. The operator of each local correctional institution must take effective measures to eliminate rodents, flies, cockroaches and other vermin. The premises of each facility used for confinement must be free of vermin at all times and must…

NAC 211.440 Accident prevention: Burns, falls, electrical shocks. (NRS 444.335) 1. The design, maintenance and arrangement of facilities, including surface finishes, must minimize hazards of falls, slipping and tripping. 2. Protection must be provided against all electrical hazar…

NAC 211.445 Policies and procedures for prevention of fire. (NRS 444.335) 1. A local correctional institution must establish written policies and procedures for the prevention of fire to ensure the safety of staff, inmates and visitors. The policies and procedures must include, b…

NAC 211.450 Industrial activities: State standards apply. (NRS 444.335) All industrial activities carried on in local correctional institutions must comply with standards of sanitation which are applicable to similar activities conducted by private enterprise. [Bd. of Health, Jai…

NAC 211.511 Systems for potable and nonpotable water. (NRS 444.335) In a local correctional institution: 1. There may be no cross connection between the supply of potable water and any water which is nonpotable or may be nonpotable nor any source of pollution by which the potable…

NAC 211.515 Drinking water. (NRS 444.335) A drinking fountain with a jet orifice extending diagonally above the basin or a supply of single-service drinking cups must be provided for each cell, dormitory, dayroom and assembly area. The use of a common drinking vessel is prohibite…

NAC 211.520 Toilets and urinals. (NRS 444.335) 1. Each cell must be provided with a toilet of modern type, suitable for prison use. 2. Each dayroom and dormitory in areas housing male inmates must be provided with one toilet for each 12 inmates or fraction thereof. Each dayroom a…

NAC 211.530 Lavatories. (NRS 444.335) 1. Each cell must be provided with a lavatory of modern type that is equipped with hot and cold running water and is suitable for prison use. 2. Each dayroom and dormitory must be provided with one lavatory for each 12 inmates or fraction the…

NAC 211.540 Showers. (NRS 444.335) 1. One shower must be provided for each 15 inmates or fraction thereof. 2. Each shower must be supplied with hot and cold running water. The shower must allow the temperature of the water to be controlled, and the temperature of the water must b…

NAC 211.550 Sewage disposal. (NRS 444.335, 445A.425) All sewage and liquid waste matter must be disposed of into a public system of sewerage, if available. If public sewerage is not available, disposal must be made into a private system of sewage disposal which is designed, const…

NAC 211.570 Disposal of garbage and refuse. (NRS 444.335) 1. All garbage and refuse, including refuse to be recycled or returned, must be removed daily from confinement areas and disposed of in durable containers which are easily cleaned, which do not leak or absorb liquid and wh…

NAC 213.005 Definitions. (NRS 233B.040) As used in NAC 213.005 to 213.205, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NAC 213.010 to 213.018, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NAC by Bd. of Pardons Com…

NAC 213.010 “Board” defined. (NRS 233B.040) “Board” means the State Board of Pardons Commissioners. (Supplied in codification; A by Bd. of Pardons Comm’rs by R085-09, 8-13-2010)

NAC 213.011 “Clemency” defined. (NRS 233B.040) “Clemency” means the remission or lessening of a punishment to which a person convicted of a crime was sentenced and includes the remission of a fine or forfeiture, the commutation of a punishment, the granting of a pardon and the re…

NAC 213.012 “Commutation of a punishment” defined. (NRS 233B.040) “Commutation of a punishment” means the changing of the sentence of a person convicted of a crime to another sentence, resulting in a reduction or lessening of the sentence. (Added to NAC by Bd. of Pardons Comm’rs …

NAC 213.013 “Department” defined. (NRS 233B.040) “Department” means the Department of Corrections. (Added to NAC by Bd. of Pardons Comm’rs by R085-09, eff. 8-13-2010)

NAC 213.014 “Division” defined. (NRS 233B.040) “Division” means the Division of Parole and Probation of the Department of Public Safety. (Added to NAC by Bd. of Pardons Comm’rs by R085-09, eff. 8-13-2010)

NAC 213.017 “Pardon” defined. (NRS 233B.040) “Pardon” means the forgiveness of a crime and the penalty associated with it. (Added to NAC by Bd. of Pardons Comm’rs by R085-09, eff. 8-13-2010)

NAC 213.018 “Secretary” defined. (NRS 233B.040) “Secretary” means the Secretary of the Board. (Added to NAC by Bd. of Pardons Comm’rs by R085-09, eff. 8-13-2010)

NAC 213.019 Declaration concerning pardons, remissions of fines, commutations of punishments and restorations of civil rights. (NRS 233B.040, 233B.050) The provisions of NAC 213.005 to 213.205, inclusive, do not grant any person a right to the remission of a fine or forfeiture, t…

NAC 213.0195 Petition for action on regulation: Filing; contents; action by Board. (NRS 233B.040, 233B.100) 1. Pursuant to NRS 233B.100, any interested person may petition the State Board of Parole Commissioners created by NRS 213.108 for the adoption, filing, amendment or repeal…

NAC 213.020 Meetings. (NRS 213.010, 233B.040, 233B.050) 1. The Board may meet semiannually or more often. 2. Meetings may be held during the second week of November and the second week of May on a date determined by the Board, unless otherwise designated by the Board. 3. Upon the…

NAC 213.030 Chair. (NRS 233B.040) The Governor is the Chair of the Board. [Bd. of Pardons Comm’rs, No. 2, eff. 12-24-66] Applications

NAC 213.040 Availability and submission; time limit. (NRS 213.020, 233B.040, 233B.050) 1. A person seeking clemency, or any person acting on behalf of such a person, must submit an application to the Board in accordance with the instructions prescribed by the Secretary. An applic…

NAC 213.050 Contents; applicability. (NRS 213.020, 233B.040, 233B.050) 1. An application must include: (a) The name of the person making the application; (b) If the application is filed on behalf of another person, the name of the person in whose favor the application is made; (c…

NAC 213.055 Procedures and criteria for selection of applications for consideration by Board; additional selections. (NRS 213.017, 233B.040, 233B.050) 1. The Secretary shall establish procedures and criteria for the selection of applications for clemency to be considered by the B…

NAC 213.065 Pardons: Waiting period for eligibility to submit application; waiver. (NRS 233B.040, 233B.050) 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person may not submit an application for a pardon from a conviction for a: (a) Misdemeanor which constitutes domestic vio…

NAC 213.073 Pardons: Investigation of applicant; rejection of application; list of rejected applications; written recommendation. (NRS 213.017, 233B.040, 233B.050) 1. Upon receiving an application for a pardon from a person who meets the minimum qualifications set forth in NAC 21…

NAC 213.077 Restoration of civil rights without Board meeting. (NRS 213.017, 213.035, 233B.040, 233B.050) 1. If a person has applied for a pardon for the sole purpose of restoring his or her civil rights, the Board may grant the pardon and restore, in whole or in part, the civil …

NAC 213.080 Prisoners eligible for or denied parole. (NRS 233B.040, 233B.050) The Board will not accept the application of a prisoner for a pardon or the commutation of a punishment if the prisoner is eligible for release on parole to the community, or becomes eligible for releas…