Nevada § 171.1538 Arrest of person with communications disability: Waiver of right to interpretation or communication

Nevada Statutes

§ 171.1538 — Arrest of person with communications disability: Waiver of right to interpretation or communication

Nevada § 171.1538

Title 14PROCEDURE IN CRIMINAL CASES

Ch. 171Proceedings

ARREST: BY WHOM AND HOW MADE

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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 171.1538 (2026).

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1.The rights to interpretation and communication provided in NRS 171.1536 and 171.1537 may not be waived except knowingly and voluntarily by the person with a communications disability by a written statement indicating a desire not to be so assisted. At any time after arrest but before the termination of any custody, the person may retract a waiver by indicating a desire to be so assisted.

2.Unless there is a waiver under this section, there must be no interrogation or taking of the statement of a person with a communications disability without the assistance of an interpreter in accordance with the provisions of NRS 50.050 to 50.053 , inclusive.

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1. The rights to interpretation and communication provided in NRS 171.1536 and 171.1537 may not be waived except knowingly and voluntarily by the person with a communications disability by a written statement indicating a desire not to be so assisted. At any time after arrest but before the termination of any custody, the person may retract a waiver by indicating a desire to be so assisted.
2. Unless there is a waiver under this section, there must be no interrogation or taking of the statement of a person with a communications disability without the assistance of an interpreter in accordance with the provisions of NRS 50.050 to 50.053 , inclusive.