Nevada Revised Statutes
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 171.1536 (2026)
Arrest of person with communications disability: Interpreter to be made available
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NRS 171.1536 Arrest of person with communications disability: Interpreter to
be made available. Upon the arrest
of a person with a communications disability as defined in NRS 50.050, and before any interrogation or
the taking of a statement, the peace officer in actual charge of the station,
headquarters or other facility to which the person with a communications
disability has been brought shall make an interpreter available at public
expense to that person in accordance with the provisions of NRS 50.050 to 50.053, inclusive.
(Added to NRS by 1975, 309; A 1979, 657; 2001, 1776; 2007, 170)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1
case (1 in the last 5 years), 2025–2025 · leading case: Sjoberg v. Henley (D. Nev. 2025).
Sjoberg v. Henley (D. Nev. 2025). “Therefore, the district court determined NRS 171.1536 and NRS 171.1538 did not apply to 3 Sjoberg’s interview because those statutes discuss actions to be taken after a person with a communications disability or other 4 disability has been arrested.”
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