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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 22.140 (2026)

Excuses for not bringing arrested person before court; persons not to be unnecessarily restrained

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NRS 22.140  Excuses for not bringing arrested person before court; persons not to be unnecessarily restrained.  Whenever, by the provisions of this chapter, an officer is required to keep a person arrested on a warrant of attachment in custody, and to bring the person before a court or judge, the inability, from illness or otherwise, of the person to attend shall be a sufficient excuse for not bringing the person up; and the officer shall not confine a person arrested upon the warrant in a prison, or otherwise restrain him or her of personal liberty, except so far as may be necessary to secure his or her personal attendance.

      [1911 CPA § 465; RL § 5407; NCL § 8954]

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Cited in 1 case (1 in the last 5 years), 2022–2022 · leading case: Foley v. Pacchiega, No. 2:15-cv-02047 (D. Nev. Mar. 29, 2022).
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Foley v. Pacchiega, No. 2:15-cv-02047 (D. Nev. Mar. 29, 2022). “21 22 2 Foley also claims that his “unnecessary arrest” violated NRS 22.140, which states, in part: “…the officer shall not confine a person arrested upon the warrant in a prison, or otherwise 23 restrain him or her of personal liberty, except so far as may be necessary to…”
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