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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 209.161 (2026)

Wardens of institutions: Appointment; duties

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NRS 209.161  Wardens of institutions: Appointment; duties.

      1.  The Director shall appoint a warden for each institution of the Department.

      2.  Each warden is in the classified service of the State except for purposes of appointment and retention.

      3.  Each warden is responsible to the Director for the administration of his or her institution, including the execution of all policies and the enforcement of all regulations of the Department pertaining to the custody, care and training of offenders under his or her jurisdiction.

      (Added to NRS by 1977, 846; A 1983, 720; 2001, 1831)

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1984–2024 · leading case: Buckner v. State of Nev., 599 F. Supp. 788 (D. Nev. 1984).
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Buckner v. State of Nev., 599 F. Supp. 788 (D. Nev. 1984). · cites it 2× “NRS 209.161(3). The plaintiff contends that Department of Prisons Procedure No.”
Jones v. Russell (D. Nev. 2024). · cites it 11× “3: As a Warden at NNCC, NRS 209.161 applied to you, admit or deny.”
Cook v. Housewright, 611 F. Supp. 828 (D. Nev. 1985). “In turn, NRS 209.161 makes the Warden of each prison responsible to the Director for the administration of his prison, including the execution of all policies pertaining to the care of inmates.”
Welch v. Dzurenda (D. Nev. 2023). · cites it 2× “131, NRS 209.161, and NRS 209.181. ECF No. 4 1-1 at 4, 8, 10, 11, 12.”
Jones v. Russell (D. Nev. 2024). · cites it 2× “3: As a Warden at NNCC, NRS 209.161 applied to you, admit or deny.”
Wayne v. Neuneker, 622 F. Supp. 101 (D. Nev. 1985). · cites it 2× “Because Neuneker owed a special duty to provide for Wayne’s health and safety (NRS § 209.161) Neuneker may have been negligent in permitting the second shot of demerol get to Wayne, thus, creating a foreseeable risk of harm.”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 209.161(3) — 3 cases
Buckner v. State of Nev., 599 F. Supp. 788 (D. Nev. 1984). “NRS 209.161(3). The plaintiff contends that Department of Prisons Procedure No.”
Jones v. Russell (D. Nev. 2024). “3: As a Warden at NNCC, NRS 209.161 applied to you, admit or deny.”
Jones v. Russell (D. Nev. 2024). “3: As a Warden at NNCC, NRS 209.161 applied to you, admit or deny.”
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