Nevada Revised Statutes Section 209.481 - Correctional Institutions

Assignment of offender to institution or facility of minimum security.

1. The Director shall not assign any prisoner to an institution or facility of minimum security if the prisoner:

(a) Except as otherwise provided in NRS 484.3792 and 484.3795, is not eligible for parole or release from prison within a reasonable period;

(b) Has recently committed a serious infraction of the rules of an institution or facility of the Department;

(c) Has not performed the duties assigned to him in a faithful and orderly manner;

(d) Has been convicted of a sexual offense;

(e) Has committed an act of serious violence during the previous year; or

(f) Has attempted to escape or has escaped from an institution of the Department.

2. The Director shall, by regulation, establish procedures for classifying and selecting qualified prisoners.

Last modified: February 26, 2006