Title 14

NRS 179.1235 Limitation of actions. A criminal action or proceeding pursuant to NRS 179.1219 may be commenced at any time within 5 years after the technological crime occurs. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 217.007, a civil action or proceeding pursuant to NRS 179.1229 may be…

NRS 179.125 Stolen or embezzled property held by peace officer subject to magistrate’s order. Except as provided in NRS 52.385, when property, alleged to have been stolen or embezzled, shall come into the custody of a peace officer, the peace officer shall hold the same subject t…

NRS 179.135 Order for delivery to owner; payment of expenses. On satisfactory proof of the title of the owner of the property, the magistrate to whom the information is laid, or who shall examine the charge against the person accused of stealing or embezzling the property, may or…

NRS 179.145 Magistrate to deliver property to owner when it comes into magistrate’s custody; proof of title and payment of expenses. If the property stolen or embezzled come into the custody of the magistrate, it shall be delivered to the owner on satisfactory proof of title, and…

NRS 179.155 Court may order return of property to owner. If the property stolen or embezzled has not been delivered to the owner, the court before which a conviction is had for stealing or embezzling it may, on proof of title, order it to be restored to the owner. (Added to NRS b…

NRS 179.165 Notice must be provided by law enforcement agency to owner, pawnbroker and other interested persons; contents of notice; sale or disposal of unclaimed property by county treasurer; records; audit. 1. Except as otherwise provided by specific statute: (a) And except as …

NRS 179.177 Short title. NRS 179.177 to 179.235, inclusive, may be cited as the Uniform Criminal Extradition Act. (Added to NRS by 1967, 1098)

NRS 179.179 Definitions. As used in NRS 179.177 to 179.235, inclusive, unless the context requires otherwise: 1. “Executive authority” means the governor, and any person performing the functions of governor in a state other than this state. 2. “Governor” means any person performi…

NRS 179.181 Fugitives from justice; duty of Governor. Subject to the provisions of NRS 179.177 to 179.235, inclusive, the provisions of the Constitution of the United States controlling, and any and all Acts of Congress enacted in pursuance thereof, it is the duty of the Governor…

NRS 179.183 Form of demand. No demand for the extradition of a person charged with crime in another state shall be recognized by the Governor unless it is: 1. In writing alleging, except in cases arising under NRS 179.189, that the accused was present in the demanding state at th…

NRS 179.185 Governor may investigate case. When a demand is made upon the Governor of this state by the executive authority of another state for the surrender of a person so charged with crime, the Governor may call upon the Attorney General or any prosecuting officer in this sta…

NRS 179.187 Extradition of persons imprisoned or awaiting trial in another state or who have left demanding state under compulsion. 1. When it is desired to have returned to this state a person charged in this state with a crime, and such person is imprisoned or is held under cri…

NRS 179.189 Extradition of persons not present in demanding state at time of commission of crime. The Governor of this state may also surrender, on demand of the executive authority of any other state, any person in this state charged in such other state in the manner provided in…

NRS 179.191 Governor’s warrant of arrest. 1. If the Governor decides that the demand should be complied with, the Governor shall sign a warrant of arrest, which must be sealed with the state seal, and be directed to any peace officer or other person whom the Governor may think fi…

NRS 179.193 Manner and place of execution. Such warrant shall authorize the peace officer or other person to whom directed to: 1. Arrest the accused at any time and any place where the accused may be found within the State; 2. Command the aid of all peace officers or other person…

NRS 179.195 Authority of arresting officer. Every such peace officer or other person empowered to make the arrest shall have the same authority, in arresting the accused, to command assistance therein as peace officers have by law in the execution of any criminal process directed…

NRS 179.197 Rights of accused person; application for writ of habeas corpus. 1. No person arrested upon such warrant shall be delivered over to the agent whom the executive authority demanding the person has appointed to receive the person unless the person is first taken forthwi…

NRS 179.199 Penalty for noncompliance with NRS 179.197. Any officer who delivers to the agent for extradition of the demanding state a person in the officer’s custody under the Governor’s warrant, in willful disobedience to NRS 179.197, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. (Added to…

NRS 179.201 Confinement in jail or detention facility when necessary. 1. The officer or persons executing the Governor’s warrant of arrest, or the agent of the demanding state to whom the prisoner may have been delivered may, when necessary, confine the prisoner in the jail or de…

NRS 179.203 Arrest before requisition. 1. Whenever any person within this state is charged on the oath of any credible person before any judge or magistrate of this state with the commission of any crime in any other state and, except in cases arising under NRS 179.189, with havi…

NRS 179.205 Arrest without warrant. The arrest of a person may be lawfully made also by any peace officer or a private person, without a warrant upon reasonable information that the accused stands charged in the courts of a state with a crime punishable by death or imprisonment f…

NRS 179.207 Commitment to await requisition; bail. If from the examination before the judge or magistrate it appears that the person held is the person charged with having committed the crime alleged and, except in cases arising under NRS 179.189, that the person has fled from ju…

NRS 179.209 Bail: In what cases; conditions of bond. 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 viola…

NRS 179.211 Extension of time of commitment; adjournment. If the accused is not arrested under warrant of the Governor by the expiration of the time specified in the warrant or bond, a judge or magistrate may discharge or may recommit the accused for a further period not to excee…

NRS 179.213 Forfeiture of bail. If the prisoner is admitted to bail, and fails to appear and surrender according to the conditions of the prisoner’s bond, the judge, or magistrate by proper order, shall declare the bond forfeited and order the prisoner’s immediate arrest without …

NRS 179.215 Persons under criminal prosecution in this State at time of requisition. If a criminal prosecution has been instituted against such person under the laws of this State and is still pending, the Governor, in the Governor’s discretion, either may surrender the person on…

NRS 179.217 Guilt or innocence of accused: When inquired into. The guilt or innocence of the accused as to the crime of which the accused is charged may not be inquired into by the Governor or in any proceeding after the demand for extradition accompanied by a charge of crime in …

NRS 179.219 Governor may recall warrant or issue alias. The Governor may recall a warrant of arrest or may issue another warrant whenever the Governor deems proper. (Added to NRS by 1967, 1102)

NRS 179.221 Fugitives from this State; duty of Governor. Whenever the Governor of this State demands a person charged with crime or with escaping from confinement or breaking the terms of bail, probation or parole in this State, from the executive authority of any other state, or…

NRS 179.223 Application for issuance of requisition: By whom made; contents. 1. When the return to this state of a person charged with crime in this state is required, the district attorney shall present to the Governor a written application for a requisition for the return of th…

NRS 179.225 Costs and expenses. 1. If the punishment of the crime is the confinement of the criminal in prison, the expenses must be paid from money appropriated to the Office of the Attorney General for that purpose, upon approval by the State Board of Examiners. After the appro…

NRS 179.227 Immunity from service of process in certain civil actions. A person brought into this State by, or after waiver of, extradition based on a criminal charge shall not be subject to service of personal process in civil actions arising out of the same facts as the crimina…

NRS 179.229 Written waiver of extradition proceedings. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, a person arrested in this State who is charged with having committed a crime in another state or who is alleged to have escaped from confinement, or broken the terms of the per…

NRS 179.231 Nonwaiver by this State. Nothing contained in NRS 179.177 to 179.235, inclusive, shall be deemed to constitute a waiver by this State of its right, power or privilege to try such demanded person for crime committed within this State, or of its right, power or privileg…

NRS 179.233 No right of asylum; no immunity from other criminal prosecutions while in this State. After a person has been brought back to this State by or after waiver of extradition proceedings, the person may be tried in this State for other crimes which the person may be charg…

NRS 179.235 Interpretation. The provisions of NRS 179.177 to 179.235, inclusive, shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate their general purposes to make uniform the law of those states which enact them. (Added to NRS by 1967, 1104) SEALING RECORDS OF CRIMINAL PROCEE…

NRS 179.2405 Declaration of public policy. The Legislature hereby declares that the public policy of this State is to favor the giving of second chances to offenders who are rehabilitated and the sealing of the records of such persons in accordance with NRS 179.2405 to 179.301, i…

NRS 179.241 Definitions. As used in NRS 179.2405 to 179.301, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 179.242, 179.243 and 179.244 have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NRS by 2013, 107; A 2017, 1482, 2413)

NRS 179.242 “Agency of criminal justice” defined. “Agency of criminal justice” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 179A.030. (Added to NRS by 2013, 107)

NRS 179.243 “Disposition” defined. “Disposition” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 179A.050. (Added to NRS by 2013, 107)

NRS 179.244 “Record” defined. “Record” has the meaning ascribed to “record of criminal history” in NRS 179A.070. (Added to NRS by 2013, 107)

NRS 179.2445 Rebuttable presumption that records should be sealed; exception. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, upon the filing of a petition for the sealing of records pursuant to NRS 179.245, 179.247, 179.255, 179.259 or 179.2595, there is a rebuttable presumptio…

NRS 179.245 Sealing records after conviction: Persons eligible; petition; notice; hearing; order; waiver of fees for certain victims of sex trafficking. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 6 and NRS 176.211, 176A.245, 176A.265, 176A.295, 179.247, 179.259, 201.354 and 45…

NRS 179.247 Vacating judgment and sealing of records after conviction of certain offenses: Persons eligible; petition; notice; order. 1. If a person has been convicted of any offense listed in subsection 2, the person may petition the court in which he or she was convicted or, if…

NRS 179.255 Sealing of records after dismissal, decline of prosecution or acquittal: Petition; notice; hearing; exceptions; order; inspection of records. 1. If a person has been arrested for alleged criminal conduct and the charges are dismissed, the prosecuting attorney having j…

NRS 179.259 Sealing records after completion of program for reentry: Persons eligible; procedure; order; inspection of sealed records by certain entities. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 3, 4 and 5, 4 years after an eligible person completes a program for reentry, …