Nevada Revised Statutes Section 484.791 - Public Safety - Vehicles - Watercraft

Arrest without warrant for certain offenses.

1. Any peace officer may, without a warrant, arrest a person if the officer has reasonable cause for believing that the person has committed any of the following offenses:

(a) Homicide by vehicle;

(b) A violation of NRS 484.379;

(c) A violation of NRS 484.3795;

(d) Failure to stop, give information or render reasonable assistance in the event of an accident resulting in death or personal injuries in violation of NRS 484.219 or 484.223;

(e) Failure to stop or give information in the event of an accident resulting in damage to a vehicle or to other property legally upon or adjacent to a highway in violation of NRS 484.221 or 484.225;

(f) Reckless driving;

(g) Driving a motor vehicle on a highway or on premises to which the public has access at a time when his driver’s license has been cancelled, revoked or suspended; or

(h) Driving a motor vehicle in any manner in violation of the restrictions imposed in a restricted license issued to him pursuant to NRS 483.490.

2. Whenever any person is arrested as authorized in this section, he must be taken without unnecessary delay before the proper magistrate as specified in NRS 484.803, except that in the case of either of the offenses designated in paragraphs (e) and (f) of subsection 1 a peace officer has the same discretion as is provided in other cases in NRS 484.795.

Last modified: February 25, 2006