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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 178.522 (2026)

Exoneration of bail

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NRS 178.522  Exoneration of bail.

      1.  When the condition of the bond has been satisfied or the forfeiture thereof has been set aside or remitted, the court shall exonerate the obligors and release any bail. The court shall exonerate the obligors and release any bail at the time of sentencing the defendant, unless the money deposited as bail must be applied pursuant to NRS 178.528.

      2.  A surety may be exonerated by a deposit of cash in the amount of the bond or by a timely surrender of the defendant into custody.

      (Added to NRS by 1967, 1453; A 1969, 10; 1991, 1016; 1993, 827; 2025, 36th Special Session, 95)

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 2004–2016 · leading case: Martinez v. State, 88 P.3d 825 (Nev. 2004).
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Martinez v. State, 88 P.3d 825 (Nev. 2004). “NRS 178.522(1), in turn, provides that when the condition on the bond has been satisfied, or the forfeiture of the bond has been set aside or remitted, the court shall exonerate the obligors and release any bail unless “the money deposited by the defendant as bail must be…”
Justin Vs. Dist. Ct. (state), 2016 NV 47 (Nev. 2016). · cites it 5× “514, NRS 178.522, NRS 178.526, an, ' eop e 9 Co.”
Justin Vs. Dist. Ct. (state), 2016 NV 47 (Nev. 2016). “514, NRS 178.522, NRS 178.526, an, ' eop e 9 Co.”
Int'l Fid. v. Mun. Court (Nev. 2014). “NRS 178.522. There should have been no bail left to forfeit at the time of the forfeiture proceedings.”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 178.522(1) — 1 case
Martinez v. State, 88 P.3d 825 (Nev. 2004). “NRS 178.522(1), in turn, provides that when the condition on the bond has been satisfied, or the forfeiture of the bond has been set aside or remitted, the court shall exonerate the obligors and release any bail unless “the money deposited by the defendant as bail must be…”
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