Title 16

NRS 211.030 Sheriff is custodian of jail; appointment and compensation of jailers; report of death of prisoner; biannual report regarding deaths of prisoners. 1. The sheriff is the custodian of the jail in his or her county, and of the prisoners therein, and shall keep the jail p…

NRS 211.040 Transfer of prisoners. 1. Payment of expenses and the method of transporting a prisoner from a county jail to an institution or facility of the Department of Corrections must be as provided in chapter 209 of NRS. When a prisoner is transferred from the county jail to …

NRS 211.050 Forfeiture by sheriff or jailer who defrauds prisoner of allowance; action by board of county commissioners. Any sheriff or jailer who defrauds a prisoner of his or her allowance, or does not allow a reasonable allowance and accommodation, forfeits $50 for each offens…

NRS 211.060 Detention of United States prisoners in county jails. 1. A person may be committed under the authority of the United States to any county jail if a contract has been concluded between the United States and the sheriff of the county, upon payment of: (a) All actual and…

NRS 211.080 Prisoner may be removed to another jail: Procedure; costs. 1. If for any sufficient cause, any sheriff thinks it expedient that any prisoner be removed from the jail in his or her county, upon consent of the sheriff or the sheriff’s duly authorized representative of a…

NRS 211.090 Branch county jails may be established; confinement of prisoners. 1. A board of county commissioners may establish a branch county jail in any township in the county except the township where the county jail required by NRS 211.010 is located, if in its judgment the p…

NRS 211.110 Jailer may be directed to work prisoners in branch jails on public roads. The board of county commissioners may direct the jailer of such branch county jail to work the prisoners on the public roads of the county where the branch county jail is located. [3:136:1907; R…

NRS 211.115 Appointment of administrator. In a county in which a metropolitan police department is established, the governing body of any participating city may: 1. Establish a department of detention and may appoint a person to administer the detention facilities; or 2. Appoint …

NRS 211.116 Duties of governing body of city. The governing body of a city: 1. Shall take all necessary precautions against escape from the city jail and sickness, infection, suicide and death in the city jail. 2. Shall review all available information concerning deaths of prison…

NRS 211.117 Report by person appointed to administer city jail upon death of prisoner; biannual report of aggregated data concerning deaths of prisoners in city jail. 1. Not later than 48 hours after the death of a prisoner in a city jail, the person appointed to administer the c…

NRS 211.118 “Public works” defined. As used in NRS 211.118 to 211.200, inclusive, “public works” means the renovation, repair or cleaning of any street, drainage facility, road, sidewalk, public square, park or building, or cutting away hills, grading, putting in sewers or other …

NRS 211.120 Duty to arrange for use of prisoners’ labor; establishment of program to release prisoners for work or education. 1. The board of county commissioners and the governing body of an incorporated city, shall make all necessary arrangements, as provided in NRS 211.120 to …

NRS 211.130 Prisoners deemed sentenced to labor; exceptions; establishment of program for prisoners to exchange labor for confinement. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, all prisoners sentenced by the judge of any district court, or by the justice of the peace of an…

NRS 211.140 Control of prisoners; when court may enter order affecting conditions of confinement of prisoner; labor on public works; medical care of prisoners; coordination of care for treatment for mental health and substance use disorders. 1. The sheriff of each county has char…

NRS 211.150 Punishment for disobedience or refusal to work; reports. 1. If a prisoner is disobedient or disorderly, or does not faithfully perform his or her tasks, the officers having charge of the prisoner may take action to discipline and punish the prisoner. The action may in…

NRS 211.152 Treatment of prisoners with human immunodeficiency virus. 1. A sheriff, chief of police or town marshal who is responsible for a county, city or town jail or detention facility shall not enter into a contract or other agreement with any person or entity to provide med…

NRS 211.153 Completion of medical release of information form by prisoner; notification of certain persons if prisoner is hospitalized or diagnosed with critical medical condition. 1. Each county or city jail or detention facility shall ensure that each prisoner: (a) Completes a …

NRS 211.154 Access to prescription medication. If a prisoner in the custody of a county or city jail or detention facility requires prescription medication for any physical or mental illness, the jail or detention facility shall ensure that: 1. If the prescription is new, the pre…

NRS 211.155 Limitations on use of restraints on prisoner who is in labor, delivering her baby or recuperating from delivery. 1. No restraints of any kind may be used on a prisoner who is in labor, delivering her baby or recuperating from delivery unless there are compelling reaso…

NRS 211.160 Prisoners to have guard; exceptions. 1. Except in accordance with criteria established pursuant to subsection 2 or as otherwise provided in NRS 211.250 to 211.300, inclusive, no prisoner or prisoners may be allowed to go from the walls of the prison without a sufficie…

NRS 211.171 Exchange of labor for confinement: Eligibility of prisoner; regulations for performance of labor. 1. The sheriff or chief of police of the municipality shall prescribe criteria of eligibility for the exchange of labor for confinement. A prisoner is not eligible for an…

NRS 211.180 Exchange of labor for confinement: Promise of prisoner to appear; penalty for violation of promise. 1. A prisoner who voluntarily exchanges labor for confinement shall give his or her promise to appear for work by signing a notice to appear before the sheriff or chief…

NRS 211.190 Exchange of labor for confinement: Administrative fee. The board of county commissioners or the governing body of a city may establish an administrative fee for participation in the program of voluntary exchange. Any such fee must be reasonably sufficient in the aggre…

NRS 211.200 Exchange of labor for confinement: Return of prisoner to confinement for violation of regulation. If a prisoner violates a regulation governing the prisoner’s conduct or performance of assigned labor, under circumstances not constituting a public offense, the sheriff …

NRS 211.210 Release for work or education: Application by prisoner; authority of administrator of program. 1. A prisoner sentenced to the county, city or town jail may apply to participate in a program for release established pursuant to NRS 211.120. The administrator of the prog…

NRS 211.220 Release for work or education: Activities which may be included; conditions of employment. 1. Employment may include the care of the prisoner’s own children during the day and education may include counseling for an alcohol or other substance use disorder, psychologic…

NRS 211.230 Release for work or education: Temporary release for other purposes. The administrator of the program may release a prisoner from the facility: 1. If the prisoner is injured during work or education, for medical treatment at the prisoner’s own expense or at the expens…

NRS 211.240 Early release of prisoners to relieve overcrowding. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the sheriff with respect to a county jail, or the officer in charge with respect to a city jail, may apply to the chief judge of the judicial district for authority to…

NRS 211.2405 Sheriff, chief of police or town marshal may provide prisoner with information and assistance relating to acquiring driver’s license or identification card. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, when a prisoner is released from a county, city or town jail …

NRS 211.241 Definitions. As used in NRS 211.241 to 211.249, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 211.2411 and 211.2413 have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NRS by 1995, 837; A 1999, 121)

NRS 211.2411 “Alternative program” defined. “Alternative program” means a program to which a prisoner may be assigned as an alternative to incarceration. (Added to NRS by 1999, 121)

NRS 211.2413 “Prisoner” defined. “Prisoner” means a person who has been convicted of a crime punishable pursuant to the laws of this state and: 1. Sentenced to a term of imprisonment in a county or city jail or detention facility, including a person sentenced as a condition of pr…

NRS 211.2415 Reimbursement for expenses incurred by county or city. 1. A board of county commissioners or the governing body of an incorporated city may seek reimbursement from a nonindigent prisoner for expenses incurred by the county or city for: (a) The maintenance and support…

NRS 211.242 Investigation of financial status of prisoner required; prisoner to complete form to be used in investigation. 1. Before a board of county commissioners or the governing body of an incorporated city may request reimbursement from a prisoner, the board or governing bod…

NRS 211.243 List of prisoners and information related to their incarceration and financial status to be provided upon request. If a board of county commissioners or the governing body of an incorporated city so requests, the sheriff of the county, the administrator of the departm…

NRS 211.244 Demand for reimbursement; supervised community service to satisfy demand. 1. At any time after the conviction of a prisoner, and after the financial status of the prisoner has been determined or the prisoner has refused or failed to complete and sign the form required…

NRS 211.245 Civil action against prisoner who fails to make payment when due; temporary restraining order to prevent disposition of prisoner’s property; priority of payments for existing obligations. 1. If a prisoner fails to make a payment within 10 days after it is due, the dis…

NRS 211.246 Prisoner who refuses to cooperate in satisfying reimbursement may not receive reduction of term of imprisonment. 1. A prisoner who is or was sentenced to a term of imprisonment in a county or city jail or detention facility or to an alternative program shall cooperate…

NRS 211.247 Information and assistance in securing reimbursement to be provided. The sheriff of the county, the administrator of the department of detention of an incorporated city, a person chosen to administer a city jail or the administrator of an alternative program shall pro…

NRS 211.248 Reimbursements obtained to be credited to general fund of county or city. Reimbursements secured or otherwise obtained by a board of county commissioners or the governing body of an incorporated city pursuant to the provisions of NRS 211.241 to 211.249, inclusive, mus…

NRS 211.249 Amount of reimbursement that may be sought from prisoner who served sentence intermittently. Any amount of reimbursement sought pursuant to NRS 211.241 to 211.249, inclusive, from a prisoner who has served a sentence intermittently under the provisions of NRS 211.350 …

NRS 211.250 Prerequisites for electronic supervision. Unless the sentencing court otherwise orders in a particular case, the sheriff or chief of police may supervise a convicted prisoner electronically instead of confining the prisoner physically in the county or city jail if: 1.…

NRS 211.260 Eligibility of prisoners for electronic supervision and to participate in other programs. 1. A prisoner need not be employed, be eligible for release for work under NRS 211.120, or participate in an educational program to be eligible for electronic supervision. 2. A p…

NRS 211.270 Establishment and violation of rules and conditions for electronic supervision. The sheriff or chief of police shall establish general rules and individual conditions for electronic supervision. If a prisoner violates such a rule or condition, the sheriff or chief of …

NRS 211.280 Fees for electronic supervision. The board of county commissioners or the governing body of the city shall set an application fee and a daily fee for electronic supervision reasonably commensurate with its cost to the county or city. A prisoner so supervised shall pay…

NRS 211.290 Contracting with private firm to perform electronic supervision. The sheriff or chief of police may contract with a private firm to perform electronic supervision under his or her direction. (Added to NRS by 1991, 186)