Nevada Code § 178.484

Right to bail before conviction; exceptions; specific requirements for certain offenses
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1. Except as otherwise provided in this
section, a person arrested for an offense other than murder of the first degree
must be admitted to bail.
2. A person arrested for a felony who has
been released on probation or parole for a different offense must not be
admitted to bail unless:
(a) A court issues an order directing that the
person be admitted to bail;
(b) The State Board of Parole Commissioners directs
the detention facility to admit the person to bail; or
(c) The Division of Parole and Probation of the
Department of Public Safety directs the detention facility to admit the person
to bail.
3. A person arrested for a felony whose
sentence has been suspended pursuant to NRS
4.373 or 5.055 for a different
offense or who has been sentenced to a term of residential confinement pursuant
to NRS 4.3762 or 5.076 for a different offense must not be
admitted to bail unless:
(a) A court issues an order directing that the
person be admitted to bail; or
(b) A department of alternative sentencing
directs the detention facility to admit the person to bail.
4. A person arrested for murder of the
first degree may be admitted to bail unless the proof is evident or the
presumption great by any competent court or magistrate authorized by law to do
so in the exercise of discretion, giving due weight to the evidence and to the
nature and circumstances of the offense.
5. A person arrested for a violation of NRS 484C.110 , 484C.120 , 484C.130 , 484C.430 , 488.410 , 488.420 or 488.425 who is under the influence of
intoxicating liquor must not be admitted to bail or released on the persons
own recognizance unless the person has a concentration of alcohol of less than
0.04 in his or her breath. A test of the persons breath pursuant to this
subsection to determine the concentration of alcohol in his or her breath as a
condition of admission to bail or release is not admissible as evidence against
the person.
6. A person arrested for a violation of NRS 484C.110 , 484C.120 , 484C.130 , 484C.430 , 488.410 , 488.420 or 488.425 who is under the influence of
a controlled substance, is under the combined influence of intoxicating liquor
and a controlled substance, or inhales, ingests, applies or otherwise uses any
chemical, poison or organic solvent, or any compound or combination of any of
these, to a degree which renders the person incapable of safely driving or
exercising actual physical control of a vehicle, a power-driven vessel or a
sailing vessel under way must not be admitted to bail or released on the
persons own recognizance sooner than 12 hours after arrest.
7. A person arrested for a battery that
constitutes domestic violence pursuant to NRS
33.018 must not be admitted to bail sooner than 12 hours after arrest. If
the person is admitted to bail more than 12 hours after arrest, without
appearing personally before a magistrate or without the amount of bail having
been otherwise set by a magistrate or a court, the amount of bail must be:
(a) Three thousand dollars, if the person has no
previous convictions of battery that constitute domestic violence pursuant to NRS 33.018 and there is no reason to
believe that the battery for which the person has been arrested resulted in
substantial bodily harm or was committed by strangulation;
(b) Five thousand dollars, if the person has:
(1) No previous convictions of battery
that constitute domestic violence pursuant to NRS
33.018 , but there is reason to believe that the battery for which the
person has been arrested resulted in substantial bodily harm or was committed
by strangulation; or
(2) One previous conviction of battery
that constitutes domestic violence pursuant to NRS 33.018 , but there is no reason to
believe that the battery for which the person has been arrested resulted in
substantial bodily harm or was committed by strangulation; or
(c) Fifteen thousand dollars, if the person has:
(1) One previous conviction of battery
that constitutes domestic violence pursuant to NRS 33.018 and there is reason to believe
that the battery for which the person has been arrested resulted in substantial
bodily harm or was committed by strangulation; or
(2) Two or more previous convictions of
battery that constitute domestic violence pursuant to NRS 33.018 .
The
provisions of this subsection do not affect the authority of a magistrate or a
court to set the amount of bail when the person personally appears before the
magistrate or the court, or when a magistrate or a court has otherwise been
contacted to set the amount of bail. For the purposes of this subsection, a
person shall be deemed to have a previous conviction of battery that
constitutes domestic violence pursuant to NRS
33.018 if the person has been convicted of such an offense in this State or
has been convicted of violating a law of any other jurisdiction that prohibits
the same or similar conduct.
8. A person arrested for violating a
temporary or extended order for protection against domestic violence issued
pursuant to NRS 33.017 to 33.100 , inclusive, or for violating a
restraining order or injunction that is in the nature of a temporary or
extended order for protection against domestic violence issued in an action or
proceeding brought pursuant to title 11 of NRS, or for violating a temporary or
extended order for protection against stalking, aggravated stalking or
harassment issued pursuant to NRS 200.591 ,
or for violating a temporary or extended order for protection against sexual
assault pursuant to NRS 200.378 must not
be admitted to bail sooner than 12 hours after arrest if:
(a) The arresting officer determines that such a
violation is accompanied by a direct or indirect threat of harm;
(b) The person has previously violated a
temporary or extended order for protection of the type for which the person has
been arrested; or
(c) At the time of the violation or within 2
hours after the violation, the person has:
(1) A concentration of alcohol of 0.08 or
more in the persons blood or breath; or
(2) An amount of a prohibited substance in
the persons blood or urine, as applicable, that is equal to or greater than
the amount set forth in subsection 3 or 4 of NRS 484C.110 .
9. If a person is admitted to bail more
than 12 hours after arrest, pursuant to subsection 8, without appearing
personally before a magistrate or without the amount of bail having been
otherwise set by a magistrate or a court, the amount of bail must be:
(a) Three thousand dollars, if the person has no
previous convictions of violating a temporary or extended order for protection
against domestic violence issued pursuant to NRS
33.017 to 33.100 , inclusive, or of
violating a restraining order or injunction that is in the nature of a
temporary or extended order for protection against domestic violence issued in
an action or proceeding brought pursuant to title 11 of NRS, or of violating a
temporary or extended order for protection against stalking, aggravated
stalking or harassment issued pursuant to NRS
200.591 , or of violating a temporary or extended order for protection
against sexual assault pursuant to NRS
200.378 ;
(b) Five thousand dollars, if the person has one
previous conviction of violating a temporary or extended order for protection
against domestic violence issued pursuant to NRS
33.017 to 33.100 , inclusive, or of
violating a restraining order or injunction that is in the nature of a
temporary or extended order for protection against domestic violence issued in
an action or proceeding brought pursuant to title 11 of NRS, or of violating a
temporary or extended order for protection against stalking, aggravated
stalking or harassment issued pursuant to NRS
200.591 , or of violating a temporary or extended order for protection
against sexual assault pursuant to NRS
200.378 ; or
(c) Fifteen thousand dollars, if the person has
two or more previous convictions of violating a temporary or extended order for
protection against domestic violence issued pursuant to NRS 33.017 to 33.100 , inclusive, or of violating a
restraining order or injunction that is in the nature of a temporary or
extended order for protection against domestic violence issued in an action or
proceeding brought pursuant to title 11 of NRS, or of violating a temporary or
extended order for protection against stalking, aggravated stalking or
harassment issued pursuant to NRS 200.591 ,
or of violating a temporary or extended order for protection against sexual
assault pursuant to NRS 200.378 .
The
provisions of this subsection do not affect the authority of a magistrate or a
court to set the amount of bail when the person personally appears before the
magistrate or the court or when a magistrate or a court has otherwise been
contacted to set the amount of bail. For the purposes of this subsection, a
person shall be deemed to have a previous conviction of violating a temporary
or extended order for protection against domestic violence issued pursuant to NRS 33.017 to 33.100 , inclusive, or of violating a
restraining order or injunction that is in the nature of a temporary or
extended order for protection against domestic violence issued in an action or
proceeding brought pursuant to title 11 of NRS, or of violating a temporary or
extended order for protection against stalking, aggravated stalking or
harassment issued pursuant to NRS 200.591 ,
or of violating a temporary or extended order for protection against sexual
assault pursuant to NRS 200.378 , if the
person has been convicted of such an offense in this State or has been
convicted of violating a law of any other jurisdiction that prohibits the same
or similar conduct.
10. For the purposes of subsections 8 and
9, an order or injunction is in the nature of a temporary or extended order for
protection against domestic violence if it grants relief that might be given in
a temporary or extended order issued pursuant to NRS 33.017 to 33.100 , inclusive.
11. As used in this section,
strangulation has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 200.481 .

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