Nevada § 178.4849 Pretrial release hearing required to be held within 48 hours after person taken into custody to determine custody status; exceptions; continuance; appearance by means of remote communication

Nevada Statutes

§ 178.4849 — Pretrial release hearing required to be held within 48 hours after person taken into custody to determine custody status; exceptions; continuance; appearance by means of remote communication

Nevada § 178.4849

Title 14PROCEDURE IN CRIMINAL CASES

Ch. 178General

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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 178.4849 (2026).

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1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 and NRS 178.484 and 178.4847 , a court shall, within 48 hours after a person has been taken into custody, hold a pretrial release hearing, in open court or by means of remote communication, to determine the custody status of the person. 2. The court may continue a pretrial release hearing:

(a)At the request of either party or the court and for good cause shown.

(b)Upon stipulation of the parties. The court shall schedule a hearing continued pursuant to this paragraph for the date specified by stipulation. 3. A stipulation made pursuant to subsection 2 may be:

(a)An oral stipulation; or

(b)A written stipulation communicated by mail, by electronic mail, via the Internet or by other electronic means. 4. The prosecuting attorney, the defendan

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1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 and NRS 178.484 and 178.4847 , a court shall, within 48 hours after a person has been taken into custody, hold a pretrial release hearing, in open court or by means of remote communication, to determine the custody status of the person.
2. The court may continue a pretrial release hearing:
(a) At the request of either party or the court and for good cause shown.
(b) Upon stipulation of the parties. The court shall schedule a hearing continued pursuant to this paragraph for the date specified by stipulation.
3. A stipulation made pursuant to subsection 2 may be:
(a) An oral stipulation; or
(b) A written stipulation communicated by mail, by electronic mail, via the Internet or by other electronic means.
4. The prosecuting attorney, the defendant and the defendant’s attorney may appear at a pretrial release hearing by means of remote communication. An appearance by means of remote communication must be treated in the same manner as an appearance in person.
5. A magistrate who presides over a pretrial release hearing may do so by means of remote communication.
6. As used in this section:
(a) “Magistrate” means a judicial officer who presides over a pretrial release hearing.
(b) “Remote communication” means communication through telephone or videoconferencing.