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2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 211 - Local Facilities for Detention › 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 prisoners in the city jail, including, without limitation, information received from the person appointed to administer the city jail pursuant to NRS 211.117. At least twice each year, the governing body shall include as an item on the agenda of a public meeting of the governing body consideration of the conditions of the city jail and the number of deaths of prisoners in the city jail and the known circumstances surrounding any such deaths, including, without limitation, basic demographics and information submitted pursuant to the Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2013, Public Law 113-242, during the immediately preceding 6 months.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 2196)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 211 - Local Facilities for Detention › 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 city jail shall report the death to the governing body of the city. The report must include, without limitation, basic demographics.
2. The person appointed to administer the city jail shall submit to the governing body of the city a biannual report that contains aggregated data similar to the information submitted pursuant to the Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2013, Public Law 113-242, concerning the deaths of prisoners in the city jail during the immediately preceding 6 months and the circumstances surrounding any such deaths.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 2196)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 211 - Local Facilities for Detention › 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 work, which is authorized to be done by and for the use of any of the counties, cities or towns, and the expense of which is not to be borne exclusively by persons or property particularly benefited thereby. The term does not include any project to which the provisions of NRS 338.020 apply.
(Added to NRS by 1991, 306)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 211 - Local Facilities for Detention › 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 211.160, inclusive, to utilize the labor of the prisoners committed to any jails within any county, city, or town within this state, for a term of imprisonment by the judges of the several district courts within this state, or the justices of the peace in any townships throughout this state.
2. A sheriff, chief of police or town marshal may establish a program to release prisoners from his or her jail for work or education. The program must:
(a) Provide for thorough screening of prisoners for inclusion in the program;
(b) Be limited to prisoners who have been sentenced; and
(c) Require that each prisoner who participates in the program reimburse the county, city or town in whole or in part, according to the prisoner’s ability to pay, for his or her room and board during the time the prisoner participates in the program.
3. The administrator of such a program must be, respectively, the sheriff, the chief of police, the town marshal or his or her designee.
[1:96:1879; BH § 2149; C § 2271; RL § 7617; NCL § 11534]—(NRS A 1977, 369; 1981, 648, 1562; 1991, 151)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 211 - Local Facilities for Detention › 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 any Justice Court, and sentenced to a term of imprisonment in any county, city or town jail or detention facility shall be deemed to have been also sentenced to labor during such term, unless the judge or justice of the peace sentencing the prisoner, for good cause, orders otherwise.
2. A board of county commissioners or the governing body of a city may authorize the sheriff or chief of police of the municipality to establish a program pursuant to NRS 211.171 to 211.200, inclusive, for the voluntary exchange by a prisoner sentenced to confinement in a jail or detention facility of 10 hours of labor on public works for 1 day of physical confinement, unless the sentencing court has otherwise ordered in a particular case or has restricted the prisoner’s eligibility.
[2:96:1879; BH § 2150; C § 2272; RL § 7618; NCL § 11535]—(NRS A 1989, 1176; 1991, 306)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 211 - Local Facilities for Detention › 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 include confinement to an individual cell separate from other prisoners for the protection of the staff of the jail and other prisoners. An officer who confines a prisoner to an individual cell for any reason shall report his or her action as soon as possible to the person in charge of the jail.
2. A report of the number of prisoners who are performing work and the amount and type of work performed must be submitted to the person in charge of the jail on the last day of each month.
[4:96:1879; BH § 2152; C § 2274; RL § 7620; NCL § 11537]—(NRS A 1981, 1563)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 211 - Local Facilities for Detention › 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 medical services to prisoners who are diagnosed with human immunodeficiency virus unless the person or entity demonstrates that at least 95 percent of the patients who are diagnosed with human immunodeficiency virus to whom the person or entity provides medical services:
(a) Are offered treatment on the same day as the diagnosis; and
(b) Are able to begin such treatment not later than 7 days after diagnosis.
2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, a county, city or town jail or detention facility shall take reasonable measures to ensure the availability of:
(a) Any drug prescribed for treating the human immunodeficiency virus in the form recommended by the prescribing practitioner to each prisoner who has been diagnosed with human immunodeficiency virus to the same extent and under the same conditions as other medical care for prisoners.
(b) Methods of preventing the acquisition of human immunodeficiency virus, including, without limitation, drugs approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration for that purpose, to all prisoners free of charge.
3. A county, city or town jail or detention facility:
(a) Is not required to make available a drug described in subsection 2 for which a prescription is required to a prisoner for whom such a prescription has not been issued.
(b) Shall take reasonable measures to make available to all prisoners a provider of health care who is authorized to issue a prescription for a drug described in subsection 2.
(c) Shall not demand, request or suggest that a provider of health care refrain from issuing a prescription for a drug described in subsection 2 to an offender or take any other measure to prevent a provider of health care from issuing such a prescription.
4. As used in this section, "provider of health care" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 629.031.
(Added to NRS by 2023, 3490)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 211 - Local Facilities for Detention › 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 medical release of information form at the time of intake; and
(b) Has the ability to update a completed medical release of information form as necessary.
2. If a prisoner in the custody of a jail or detention facility is hospitalized for or diagnosed with a critical medical condition which requires the prisoner to stay in a medical facility overnight, the jail or detention facility shall, within 24 hours after such hospitalization or diagnosis, attempt to inform all persons listed on the current medical release of information form about the health status of the prisoner.
3. If a prisoner in the custody of a jail or detention facility is hospitalized for or diagnosed with a critical medical condition which does not require the prisoner to stay in a medical facility overnight, the jail or detention facility shall, within 4 hours after the return of the prisoner to the jail or detention facility at which the prisoner is imprisoned, provide the prisoner with the opportunity to make a telephone call to a friend, relative or other person to inform the person about the health status of the prisoner.
4. As used in this section:
(a) "Critical medical condition" means a condition diagnosed by a provider of health care that:
(1) Is terminal;
(2) Requires life-sustaining medical treatment;
(3) Involves a significant risk of death; or
(4) Involves extreme physical illness, including, without limitation, a drug or alcohol overdose.
(b) "Drug or alcohol overdose" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 453C.150.
(c) "Medical facility" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 449.0151.
(Added to NRS by 2023, 1093)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 211 - Local Facilities for Detention › 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 prescription is transmitted to a licensed pharmacy and filled as soon as possible; or
2. If the prescription is a refill, the prescription is refilled on or before the date on which the current supply of the prescription medication is exhausted.
(Added to NRS by 2023, 1094)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 211 - Local Facilities for Detention › 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 reasons to believe that the prisoner presents:
(a) A serious and immediate threat of harm to herself, staff or others; or
(b) A substantial flight risk and cannot be reasonably confined by other means.
2. If a prisoner who is in labor, delivering her baby or recuperating from delivery is restrained, only the least restrictive restraints which are necessary to ensure safety and security may be used.
(Added to NRS by 2011, 307)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 211 - Local Facilities for Detention › 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 sufficient guard.
2. The responsible sheriff, chief of police or town marshal shall establish criteria for determining whether, and to what extent, supervision is required for a prisoner who is assigned to work pursuant to subsection 3 of NRS 211.140 or to NRS 211.171 to 211.200, inclusive. The sheriff, chief of police or town marshal shall, with the consent of the administrator of the medical facility, establish criteria for such a determination regarding a prisoner who is incapacitated and is admitted to a medical facility for medical treatment.
[5:96:1879; BH § 2153; C § 2275; RL § 7621; NCL § 11538]—(NRS A 1981, 1564; 1985, 385; 1991, 186, 308; 1995, 1710)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 211 - Local Facilities for Detention › 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 another or continued exchange if the prisoner has previously failed to perform satisfactorily labor as assigned or to comply with regulations governing assigned labor.
2. The sheriff or chief of police shall adopt reasonable regulations for the performance of assigned labor.
(Added to NRS by 1991, 306)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 211 - Local Facilities for Detention › 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 of police of the municipality at a time and place specified in the notice. The signed notice must be retained by the sheriff or chief of police and a copy given to the prisoner.
2. A prisoner who willfully violates his or her promise to appear is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(Added to NRS by 1991, 306)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 211 - Local Facilities for Detention › 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 aggregate to cover the costs of administering the program, but a prisoner may be required to pay toward it only to the extent of his or her ability to pay.
(Added to NRS by 1991, 306)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 211 - Local Facilities for Detention › 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 or chief of police of the municipality may return the prisoner to physical confinement.
(Added to NRS by 1991, 306)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 211 - Local Facilities for Detention › 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 program shall evaluate each applicant’s suitability for work or education.
2. If the administrator finds a prisoner suitable, the administrator may, unless the sentencing court has otherwise ordered in a particular case:
(a) Arrange for the prisoner to continue his or her regular employment under specified conditions, or authorize the prisoner to seek employment or participate in a program of placement for work; or
(b) Permit the prisoner to continue his or her regular education or to secure further education.
(Added to NRS by 1991, 150)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 211 - Local Facilities for Detention › 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, psychological counseling and vocational training.
2. If the employment or a part of the education is for pay, the wage must be no less than the prevailing wage for similar work in the community, and the conditions of work no less favorable. Employment or paid work as part of education must not be performed in an establishment where a labor dispute is in progress, if the employment or paid work as education would provide temporary or permanent replacements for other employees engaged in a labor dispute.
(Added to NRS by 1991, 150)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 211 - Local Facilities for Detention › 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 expense of the employer or industrial insurance. Release pursuant to this subsection is not an assumption of liability by the county for the treatment.
2. For no more than 72 hours:
(a) For other medical, dental or psychiatric care;
(b) For a personal or family emergency if severe hardship would otherwise result; or
(c) For any other activity which the administrator considers may promote the prisoner’s successful return to the community, including attempts to secure housing, employment or education.
(Added to NRS by 1991, 150)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 211 - Local Facilities for Detention › 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 release prisoners pursuant to the provisions of this section. After considering the application, the chief judge may enter an order consistent with the provisions of this section granting authority to release prisoners in the manner set forth in the order. The duration of this authority, if granted, must not exceed 30 days.
2. In a county in which there is not a city jail, the sheriff may apply to the chief judge of the judicial district for authority to release prisoners pursuant to the provisions of this section. Upon receipt of such an application, the chief judge shall consult with a justice of the peace designated by the justices of the peace for the county and a judge designated by the municipal courts for the county. After the consultation, the chief judge may enter an order consistent with the provisions of this section granting authority to release prisoners in the manner set forth in the order. The duration of this authority, if granted, must not exceed 30 days.
3. At any time within the duration of an authority granted when the number of prisoners exceeds the operational capacity of the jail, the sheriff or other officer in charge may release the lesser of:
(a) The number of prisoners eligible under this section; or
(b) The difference between the number of prisoners and the operational capacity of the jail.
4. A prisoner is eligible for release only if the prisoner:
(a) Has served at least 75 percent of his or her sentence;
(b) Is not serving a sentence for a crime for which a mandatory sentence is required by statute;
(c) Is not serving a sentence for a crime which involved an act of violence; and
(d) Does not pose a danger to the community.
5. Among prisoners eligible, priority must be given to those whose expiration of sentence or other release is closest.
6. A prisoner released pursuant to this section may be required to remain on residential confinement for the remainder of his or her sentence or may be required to participate in another alternative program of supervision.
7. As used in this section, "operational capacity" means the number of prisoners that may be safely housed in a jail in compliance with the regulations governing the sanitation, healthfulness, cleanliness and safety of the jail that are adopted by the State Board of Health pursuant to NRS 444.335.
(Added to NRS by 1991, 151; A 2003, 1369; 2007, 218)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 211 - Local Facilities for Detention › 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 or detention facility by expiration of his or her term of imprisonment, the sheriff, chief of police or town marshal, as applicable, may provide the prisoner with information and reasonable assistance relating to acquiring a valid driver’s license or identification card to enable the prisoner to obtain employment or participate in transitional programming, if the prisoner requests such information and assistance and is eligible to acquire a valid driver’s license or identification card from the Department of Motor Vehicles.
2. The sheriff, chief of police or town marshal, as applicable, shall not provide a prisoner with information or assistance relating to acquiring a driver’s license or a photo identification card pursuant to subsection 1 unless he or she has verified the full legal name and age of the prisoner by obtaining an original or certified copy of the documents required by the Department of Motor Vehicles pursuant to NRS 483.290 or 483.860, as applicable, furnished as proof of the full legal name and age of an applicant for a driver’s license or identification card.
3. As used in this section, "photo identification card" means a document which includes the name, the date of birth and a color picture of the prisoner.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 4053)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 211 - Local Facilities for Detention › 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)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 211 - Local Facilities for Detention › 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 probation, but not including a person committed to a county jail pursuant to NRS 211.060; or
2. Assigned to an alternative program.
(Added to NRS by 1999, 121)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 211 - Local Facilities for Detention › 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 of the prisoner in a county or city jail or detention facility to which the prisoner has been assigned, including expenses incurred during a period of pretrial detention if time served during the pretrial detention is credited by the court against any sentence imposed; or
(b) The administration of an alternative program to which the prisoner has been assigned, including, without limitation, the costs of supervising the prisoner in the program.
2. The amount of reimbursement sought by a county or city pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 1 must not exceed the actual cost per day for the maintenance and support of the prisoner and may include, without limitation, the costs of providing heating, air-conditioning, food, clothing, bedding and medical care to a prisoner.
(Added to NRS by 1995, 837; A 1999, 121)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 211 - Local Facilities for Detention › 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 body must conduct an investigation of the financial status of the prisoner.
2. For the purpose of determining the financial status of a prisoner, the board or governing body shall require the prisoner to complete and sign a form under penalty of perjury. The form must contain provisions for determining:
(a) The age, sex and marital status of the prisoner;
(b) The number and ages of the children or other dependents of the prisoner; and
(c) The type and value of any real estate, personal property, investments, pensions, annuities, bank accounts, cash or other property of value owned or possessed by the prisoner.
(Added to NRS by 1995, 838)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 211 - Local Facilities for Detention › 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 department of detention of an incorporated city, the person appointed to administer a city jail or the administrator of an alternative program shall provide to the board or governing body a list which contains:
1. The name of each prisoner currently serving a term of imprisonment in the county or city jail or detention facility, or currently assigned to an alternative program;
2. The length of the term of imprisonment or assignment to an alternative program of each prisoner, including the number of days served during a period of pretrial detention, if any;
3. The date of admission of each prisoner; and
4. All available information concerning the financial status of each prisoner.
(Added to NRS by 1995, 838; A 1999, 122)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 211 - Local Facilities for Detention › 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 by NRS 211.242, the sheriff of the county, the administrator of the department of detention of an incorporated city, the person appointed to administer a city jail or the administrator of an alternative program may issue a written demand to the prisoner for reimbursement, pursuant to NRS 211.2415, of the expenses incurred by the county or city for the prisoner’s maintenance and support during his or her period of imprisonment or assignment to an alternative program.
2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, the prisoner shall pay the total amount due when the written demand is issued. The prisoner may arrange to make payments on a monthly basis. If such arrangements are made, the prisoner must be provided with a monthly billing statement which specifies the date on which his or her next payment is due.
3. A court may order a prisoner to perform supervised community service to satisfy the written demand for reimbursement. Each hour of community service performed by the prisoner reduces the amount the prisoner owes by $8. If the prisoner does not satisfy the written demand for reimbursement within the time set by the court, the district attorney for a county or the city attorney for an incorporated city may file a civil action pursuant to NRS 211.245.
(Added to NRS by 1995, 838; A 1999, 122; 2001 Special Session, 138)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 211 - Local Facilities for Detention › 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 district attorney for a county or the city attorney for an incorporated city may file a civil action in any court of competent jurisdiction within this State seeking recovery of:
(a) The amount of reimbursement due;
(b) Costs incurred in conducting an investigation of the financial status of the prisoner; and
(c) Attorney’s fees and costs.
2. A civil action brought pursuant to this section must:
(a) Be instituted in the name of the county or city in which the jail, detention facility or alternative program is located;
(b) Indicate the date and place of sentencing, including, without limitation, the name of the court which imposed the sentence;
(c) Include the record of judgment of conviction, if available;
(d) Indicate the length of time served by the prisoner and, if the prisoner has been released, the date of his or her release; and
(e) Indicate the amount of reimbursement that the prisoner owes to the county or city.
3. The county or city treasurer of the county or incorporated city in which a prisoner is or was confined shall determine the amount of reimbursement that the prisoner owes to the city or county. The county or city treasurer may render a sworn statement indicating the amount of reimbursement that the prisoner owes and submit the statement in support of a civil action brought pursuant to this section. Such a statement is prima facie evidence of the amount due.
4. A court in a civil action brought pursuant to this section may award a money judgment in favor of the county or city in whose name the action was brought.
5. If necessary to prevent the disposition of the prisoner’s property by the prisoner, or the prisoner’s spouse or agent, a county or city may file a motion for a temporary restraining order. The court may, without a hearing, issue ex parte orders restraining any person from transferring, encumbering, hypothecating, concealing or in any way disposing of any property of the prisoner, real or personal, whether community or separate, except for necessary living expenses.
6. The payment, pursuant to a judicial order, of existing obligations for:
(a) Child support or alimony;
(b) Restitution to victims of crimes; and
(c) Any administrative assessment required to be paid pursuant to NRS 62E.270, 176.059, 176.0611, 176.0613, 176.062 and 176.0623,
has priority over the payment of a judgment entered pursuant to this section.
(Added to NRS by 1995, 839; A 1999, 122; 2003, 1126, 2107; 2013, 1082)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 211 - Local Facilities for Detention › 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 with the board of county commissioners or the governing body of an incorporated city in satisfying the reimbursement sought by the board or body pursuant to the provisions of NRS 211.241 to 211.249, inclusive.
2. A prisoner who willfully refuses to cooperate with the requirement of NRS 211.242 may not receive a reduction of or a credit on his or her term of imprisonment under any provision of this chapter.
(Added to NRS by 1995, 839; A 1999, 123)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 211 - Local Facilities for Detention › 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 provide the district attorney of the county or the city attorney of the incorporated city all information and assistance possible to enable the district or city attorney to secure reimbursement for the county or city pursuant to the provisions of NRS 211.241 to 211.249, inclusive.
(Added to NRS by 1995, 840; A 1999, 124)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 211 - Local Facilities for Detention › 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, must be credited to the general fund of the county or city. If:
1. In accordance with a contractual agreement, the county or city was paid by another governmental entity for expenses related to maintaining and supporting a prisoner; and
2. The prisoner reimburses the county or city for those expenses pursuant to NRS 211.241 to 211.249, inclusive,
the county or city shall reimburse the governmental entity for its payment to the extent of the amount received from the prisoner.
(Added to NRS by 1995, 840)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 211 - Local Facilities for Detention › 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 must not exceed the difference between the total administrative fees assessed and collected from the prisoner pursuant to NRS 211.350 and the maximum amount which may be sought for reimbursement by a board of county commissioners or the governing body of an incorporated city pursuant to NRS 211.2415.
(Added to NRS by 1995, 840)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 211 - Local Facilities for Detention › 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. The prisoner has a residential living situation which is capable of meeting the standards set in the general rules and individual conditions for electronic supervision; and
2. The sheriff or chief of police concludes that electronic supervision poses no unreasonable risk to public safety.
(Added to NRS by 1991, 186)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 211 - Local Facilities for Detention › 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 prisoner who is electronically supervised is eligible for employment, release for work, and educational programs upon the same conditions as a prisoner physically confined.
(Added to NRS by 1991, 186)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 211 - Local Facilities for Detention › 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 police may return the prisoner to physical confinement.
(Added to NRS by 1991, 186)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 211 - Local Facilities for Detention › 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 toward the fees according to his or her ability to pay.
(Added to NRS by 1991, 186)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 211 - Local Facilities for Detention › NRS 211.300 - Electronic supervision of unconvicted person detained before trial.

With the approval of the court of jurisdiction for the particular case, the sheriff or chief of police may supervise an unconvicted person detained before the person’s trial in the manner provided for convicted prisoners in NRS 211.250 to 211.290, inclusive. If such approval is given, the provisions of NRS 211.250 to 211.290, inclusive, apply to the unconvicted person in the same manner as they apply to a convicted prisoner.
(Added to NRS by 1991, 186)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 211 - Local Facilities for Detention › NRS 211.310 - Credits for prisoner sentenced before October 1, 1991.

1. For each month in which a prisoner who is sentenced to a term of imprisonment in a local detention facility before October 1, 1991:
(a) Appears by the reports required by NRS 211.150, to have been obedient, orderly and faithful, the sheriff of the county or the chief of police of the municipality in which the prisoner is incarcerated may deduct not more than 5 days from the term of imprisonment of the prisoner.
(b) Diligently performs his or her assigned work, the sheriff or chief of police may deduct:
(1) Not more than 10 additional days if his or her sentence is 270 days or more;
(2) Not more than 7 additional days if his or her sentence is 180 days or more but less than 270 days;
(3) Not more than 5 additional days if his or her sentence is 30 days or more but less than 180 days;
(4) Not more than 3 additional days if his or her sentence is 15 days or more but less than 30 days; and
(5) No additional days if his or her sentence is less than 15 days.
2. Deductions earned under paragraph (a) of subsection 1 for any period of time less than a month must be credited on a pro rata basis.
3. If, while incarcerated, a prisoner:
(a) Commits a criminal offense;
(b) Commits an act which endangers human life;
(c) Intentionally disobeys a rule of the jail or fails to return from assigned work within an allotted time; or
(d) Intentionally disobeys a rule or individual condition established pursuant to NRS 211.270,
all or part of any deductions the prisoner has earned under this section may be forfeited as the sheriff or chief of police determines.
4. Before any forfeiture under subsection 3 may occur, the prisoner must be given reasonable notice of the alleged misconduct for which the forfeiture is sought and an opportunity for a hearing on that misconduct.
[6:96:1879; BH § 2154; C § 2276; RL § 7622; NCL § 11539]—(NRS A 1979, 988; 1981, 1564; 1991, 102, 187, 308)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 211 - Local Facilities for Detention › NRS 211.320 - Credits for prisoner sentenced on or after October 1, 1991.

1. For each month in which a prisoner who is sentenced to a term of imprisonment in a local detention facility:
(a) Appears by the reports required by NRS 211.150, to have been obedient, orderly and faithful, the sheriff of the county or the chief of police of the municipality in which the prisoner is incarcerated may deduct not more than 5 days from the term of imprisonment of the prisoner.
(b) Diligently performs his or her assigned work, the sheriff or chief of police may deduct:
(1) Not more than 10 additional days if his or her term of imprisonment is 270 days or more;
(2) Not more than 7 additional days if his or her term of imprisonment is 180 days or more but less than 270 days;
(3) Not more than 5 additional days if his or her term of imprisonment is 30 days or more but less than 180 days;
(4) Not more than 3 additional days if his or her term of imprisonment is 15 days or more but less than 30 days; and
(5) No additional days if his or her term of imprisonment is less than 15 days.
2. Deductions earned under subsection 1 for any period which is less than 1 month must be credited on a pro rata basis.
3. If, while incarcerated, a prisoner:
(a) Commits a criminal offense;
(b) Commits an act which endangers human life;
(c) Intentionally disobeys a rule of the facility or fails to return from assigned work within an allotted time; or
(d) Intentionally disobeys a rule or individual condition established pursuant to NRS 211.270,
all or part of any deductions the prisoner has earned under this section may be forfeited as the sheriff or chief of police determines. Before any forfeiture may occur, the prisoner must be given reasonable notice of the alleged misconduct for which the forfeiture is sought and an opportunity for a hearing on that misconduct.
4. The provisions of this section apply to any prisoner who is sentenced to a term of imprisonment in a local detention facility on or after October 1, 1991:
(a) Pursuant to a judgment of imprisonment or a fine and imprisonment; or
(b) For a definite period for contempt in any proceeding which is not a criminal proceeding.
5. As used in this section, "term of imprisonment" means the total number of days a prisoner is incarcerated in the facility, including, unless the court otherwise orders at his or her sentencing hearing, the time the prisoner actually spent in confinement from the date of his or her arrest to the date on which his or her sentence begins.
(Added to NRS by 1991, 101; A 1991, 187, 309)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 211 - Local Facilities for Detention › NRS 211.330 - Credits for completion of educational, vocational or other program.

1. A prisoner who has no serious infraction of the regulations of the county, city or town jail or detention facility in which the prisoner is incarcerated or detained, the terms and conditions of his or her residential confinement or the laws of this State recorded against the prisoner must be allowed, in addition to the credits on a term of imprisonment provided for in NRS 211.310, 211.320 and 211.340, a deduction of not more than 5 days from the prisoner’s term of imprisonment for:
(a) Earning a general educational development certificate or an equivalent document by successfully completing an educational program for adults; or
(b) Successfully completing:
(1) A program of vocational education and training; or
(2) Any other program approved by the sheriff of the county, the chief of police of the municipality or the director, as applicable, for the county, city or town jail or detention facility, as applicable, in which the prisoner is incarcerated or detained.
2. If the prisoner completes such a program with meritorious or exceptional achievement, the prisoner may be allowed not more than 5 days of credit for each such program in addition to the days allowed for the successful completion of the program pursuant to subsection 1.
(Added to NRS by 1991, 102; A 2003, 1369; 2013, 3290; 2017, 4054)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 211 - Local Facilities for Detention › NRS 211.340 - Credits for completion of program of treatment for alcohol or other substance use disorder.

1. A prisoner who has no serious infraction of the regulations of the county, city or town jail or detention facility in which the prisoner is incarcerated or detained, the terms and conditions of his or her residential confinement or the laws of this State recorded against the prisoner must be allowed, in addition to the credits on a term of imprisonment provided for in NRS 211.310, 211.320 and 211.330, not more than 5 days from the prisoner’s term of imprisonment if the prisoner:
(a) Successfully completes a program of treatment for an alcohol or other substance use disorder; and
(b) Is awarded a certificate evidencing the prisoner’s successful completion of the program.
2. If the prisoner completes such a program with meritorious or exceptional achievement, the prisoner may be allowed not more than 5 days of credit in addition to the days allowed for the successful completion of the program pursuant to subsection 1.
(Added to NRS by 1991, 102; A 1993, 1522; 1999, 1881, 3063; 2001, 219; 2007, 3083; 2017, 4054)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 211 - Local Facilities for Detention › NRS 211.350 - Service of intermittent sentence: Administrative fee; conditions.

1. A board of county commissioners or the governing body of an incorporated city may collect an administrative fee from each prisoner, sentenced to confinement in a county or city jail or detention center, including a prisoner sentenced as a condition of probation, whose sentence is served intermittently on days other than his or her regular days of employment. The amount of the fee must be set at $25 for each day served. A prisoner serving such a sentence shall pay toward the fee according to his or her ability to pay.
2. The court, if it grants the application of a defendant to serve his or her sentence intermittently, shall:
(a) Establish the conditions of the intermittent sentence; and
(b) Direct whether the fee is to be paid weekly or monthly. In either case, the fee must be paid for each period until the sentence has been served.
3. Fees received pursuant to this section must be deposited in the county or city treasury for disposition according to the ordinance establishing them.
4. If a prisoner fails to pay the fee, the board of county commissioners or governing body of the incorporated city may apply to the court for judgment for the arrears and the amount to accrue. The judgment may be enforced by execution but not as contempt of court.
5. During the pendency of such a judgment, the defendant may petition the court to modify or vacate it on the ground that his or her ability to pay has changed. The court shall so inform the defendant when the judgment is rendered.
(Added to NRS by 1991, 305)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 211 - Local Facilities for Detention › NRS 211.360 - Establishment and operation of commissary.

1. The sheriff or chief of police of a city may establish and operate in each jail in his or her jurisdiction a commissary to sell to prisoners committed to the jail food, beverages, toiletries and such other items as may be approved by the sheriff or chief of police. The sheriff or chief of police may require prisoners committed to the jail to work in the commissary.
2. The sheriff or chief of police, or a person designated by the sheriff or chief of police, shall:
(a) Keep accurate books and records of all transactions which take place at the commissary; and
(b) Submit reports of these books and records to the board of county commissioners or governing body of the city, as appropriate, at such times as may be required by the board or governing body.
3. Proceeds from the operation of the commissary must be maintained in a separate account and any profits therefrom must be expended only for the welfare and benefit of the prisoners in the jail.
4. The provisions of NRS 426.630 to 426.715, inclusive, do not apply to any commissary established and operated pursuant to this section.
(Added to NRS by 1991, 357; A 2021, 848)