Nevada Revised Statutes Section 211.180 - Correctional Institutions

Exchange of labor for confinement: Promise of prisoner to appear; penalty for violation of promise.

1. A prisoner who voluntarily exchanges labor for confinement shall give his promise to appear for work by signing a notice to appear before the sheriff or chief of police of the municipality at a time and place specified in the notice. The signed notice must be retained by the sheriff or chief of police and a copy given to the prisoner.

2. A prisoner who willfully violates his promise to appear is guilty of a misdemeanor.

Last modified: February 26, 2006