Nevada Revised Statutes 178.4849 – Pretrial release hearing required to be held within 48 hours after person taken into custody to determine custody status; exceptions; continuance; appearance by means of remote communication
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 and NRS 178.484 and 178.4847, a court shall, within 48 hours after a person has been taken into custody, hold a pretrial release hearing, in open court or by means of remote communication, to determine the custody status of the person.
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 178.4849
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- person: means a natural person, any form of business or social organization and any other nongovernmental legal entity including, but not limited to, a corporation, partnership, association, trust or unincorporated organization. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.039
2. The court may continue a pretrial release hearing:
(a) At the request of either party or the court and for good cause shown.
(b) Upon stipulation of the parties. The court shall schedule a hearing continued pursuant to this paragraph for the date specified by stipulation.
3. A stipulation made pursuant to subsection 2 may be:
(a) An oral stipulation; or
(b) A written stipulation communicated by mail, by electronic mail, via the Internet or by other electronic means.
4. The prosecuting attorney, the defendant and the defendant’s attorney may appear at a pretrial release hearing by means of remote communication. An appearance by means of remote communication must be treated in the same manner as an appearance in person.
5. A magistrate who presides over a pretrial release hearing may do so by means of remote communication.
6. As used in this section:
(a) ’Magistrate’ means a judicial officer who presides over a pretrial release hearing.
(b) ’Remote communication’ means communication through telephone or videoconferencing.