NRS
209.131 Director: General duties. The
Director shall:
1. Administer the Department under the
direction of the Board.
2. Supervise the administration of all
institutions and facilities of the Department.
3. Receive, retain and release, in
accordance with law, offenders sentenced to imprisonment in the state prison.
4. Be responsible for the supervision,
custody, treatment, care, security and discipline of all offenders under his or
her jurisdiction.
5. Ensure that any person employed by the
Department whose primary responsibilities are:
(a) The supervision, custody, security,
discipline, safety and transportation of an offender;
(b) The security and safety of the staff; and
(c) The security and safety of an institution or
facility of the Department,
Ê is a
correctional officer who has the powers of a peace officer pursuant to
subsection 1 of NRS 289.220.
6. Establish regulations with the approval
of the Board and enforce all laws governing the administration of the
Department and the custody, care and training of offenders.
7. Take proper measures to protect the
health and safety of the staff and offenders in the institutions and facilities
of the Department.
8. Take proper measures to protect the
health and safety of persons employed by a school district to operate a program
of education for incarcerated persons in an institution or facility pursuant to
chapter 388H of NRS.
9. Cause to be placed from time to time in
conspicuous places about each institution and facility copies of laws and
regulations relating to visits and correspondence between offenders and others.
10. Provide for the holding of religious
services in the institutions and facilities and make available to the offenders
copies of appropriate religious materials.
11. Collect and maintain an electronic
record for each offender in a facility or institution of the Department, which
must include, without limitation:
(a) The last known residential address of each
offender immediately before the offender was sentenced to imprisonment in a
facility or institution of the Department;
(b) Whether the offender is 18 years of age or
older; and
(c) The race or ethnicity of the offender, which
must include a separate category for persons of Hispanic or Latino descent.
(Added to NRS by 1977,
846; A 1983,
719; 2001,
574; 2013,
346; 2019,
986; 2025,
847)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in
9
cases (
2 in the last 5 years), 1984–2023 · leading case:
Scott v. Angelone, 771 F. Supp. 1064 (D. Nev. 1991).
Scott v. Angelone, 771 F. Supp. 1064 (D. Nev. 1991).
· cites it 3× “) § 209.131, or the Nevada Legislature. Since Plaintiffs allegations concern a question of law not fact, summary judgment is appropriately granted as follows.”
Buckner v. State of Nev., 599 F. Supp. 788 (D. Nev. 1984).
· cites it 3× “NRS 209.131(4). He also is charged with the duty of establishing regulations covering the same subject matter.”
Theus v. Angelone, 895 F. Supp. 265 (D. Nev. 1995).
· cites it 2× “§ 209.131 and Nevada Department of Prisons (NDOP) Institutional Policy 7.”
Cook v. Housewright, 611 F. Supp. 828 (D. Nev. 1985).
“NRS 209.131 places upon the Director of the Department of Prisons responsibility for the care and treatment of prison inmates and specifically requires him to take proper measures to protect the health of the inmates.”
Housewright v. Simmons, 729 P.2d 499 (Nev. 1986).
“, NRS 209.131(4) (the prison director is responsible for the supervision, custody, treatment, care, security, and discipline of the inmates under his jurisdiction).”
Carley v. Gentry (D. Nev. 2021).
· cites it 2× “) 12 In his denial, Vejar actively interprets AR 722, AR 750, and NRS §§ 209.131, 13 208.165 to find that NDOC regulation and Nevada law do not permit Carley to correspond 14 with Stojic.”
Morrow v. Warden (Nev. 2017).
“Traum Pershing County Clerk 2 During oral argument, respondents also argued that the omitted material was confidential pursuant to NRS 209.131, NRS 209.251, and NDOC AR 569.”
Kamedula Vs. Hultenschmidt (Nev. 2020).
“Nothing in NRS 209.131 (outlining the duties of the Director of NDOC) suggests that the Legislature intended to create a private right of action.”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 209.131(4) — 2 cases
Buckner v. State of Nev., 599 F. Supp. 788 (D. Nev. 1984).
“NRS 209.131(4). He also is charged with the duty of establishing regulations covering the same subject matter.”
Housewright v. Simmons, 729 P.2d 499 (Nev. 1986).
“, NRS 209.131(4) (the prison director is responsible for the supervision, custody, treatment, care, security, and discipline of the inmates under his jurisdiction).”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 209.131(5) — 2 cases
Scott v. Angelone, 771 F. Supp. 1064 (D. Nev. 1991).
“) § 209.131, or the Nevada Legislature. Since Plaintiffs allegations concern a question of law not fact, summary judgment is appropriately granted as follows.”
Buckner v. State of Nev., 599 F. Supp. 788 (D. Nev. 1984).
“NRS 209.131(4). He also is charged with the duty of establishing regulations covering the same subject matter.”
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