2011 Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 211A - Department of Alternative Sentencing
NRS 211A.125 - Arrest of probationer.
1. The chief or an assistant may arrest a probationer without a warrant if there is probable cause to believe that the probationer has committed an act that constitutes a violation of a condition of his or her suspended sentence or residential confinement.
2. Any other peace officer may arrest a probationer upon receipt of a written order by a chief or an assistant stating that there is probable cause to believe that a probationer has committed an act that constitutes a violation of a condition of his or her suspended sentence or residential confinement.
3. After making an arrest, the chief, assistant or other peace officer shall immediately notify the sentencing court of the arrest of the probationer and shall submit a written report setting forth the act that constituted a violation of a condition of the suspended sentence or residential confinement of the probationer.
4. A chief, an assistant or another peace officer may immediately release from custody without any further proceedings any probationer arrested without a warrant pursuant to this section if the chief, assistant or other peace officer determines that there is not probable cause to believe that the person violated the condition of his or her suspended sentence or residential confinement.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 1479)
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