Nevada Revised Statutes Section 213.151 - Correctional Institutions

Arrest of alleged violator of parole: Powers and duties of peace officers.

1. The Board’s written order, certified to by the Chief Parole and Probation Officer, is sufficient warrant for any parole and probation officer or other peace officer to arrest any conditionally released or paroled prisoner.

2. Every sheriff, constable, chief of police, prison officer or other peace officer shall execute any such order in like manner as ordinary criminal process.

3. Any parole and probation officer or any peace officer with power to arrest may arrest a parolee without a warrant if there is probable cause to believe that he has committed acts that would constitute a violation of his parole.

4. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, after arresting a paroled prisoner for violation of a condition of his parole and placing him in detention or, pursuant to NRS 213.15105, in residential confinement, the arresting officer shall:

(a) Present to the detaining authorities, if any, a statement of the charges against the parolee; and

(b) Notify the Board of the arrest and detention or residential confinement of the parolee and submit a written report showing in what manner the parolee violated a condition of his parole.

5. A parole and probation officer or a peace officer may immediately release from custody without any further proceedings any person he arrests without a warrant for violating a condition of parole if the parole and probation officer or peace officer determines that there is no probable cause to believe that the person violated the condition of parole.

Last modified: February 26, 2006