Nevada § 209.131 - Director: General duties
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 209.131 — Director: General duties, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 209.131. Director: General duties
The Director shall: 1. Administer the Department under the direction of the Board. 2. Supervise the administration of all institutions and facilities of the Department. 3. Receive, retain and release, in accordance with law, offenders sentenced to imprisonment
in the state prison. 4. Be responsible for the supervision, custody, treatment, care, security and discipline
of all offenders under his or her jurisdiction. 5. Ensure that any person employed by the Department whose primary responsibilities
are: (a) The supervision, custody, security, discipline, safety and transportation of an
offender; (b) The security and safety of the staff; and (c) The security and safety of an institution or facility of the Department, is a correctional officer who has the powers of a peace officer pursuant to subsection
1 of NRS 289.220 . 6. Establish regulations with the approval of the Board and enforce all laws governing
the administration of the Department and the custody, care and training of offenders. 7. Take proper measures to protect the health and safety of the staff and offenders
in the institutions and facilities of the Department. 8. Take proper measures to protect the health and safety of persons employed by a
school district to operate a program of education for incarcerated persons in an institution
or facility pursuant to chapter 388H of NRS . 9. Cause to be placed from time to time in conspicuous places about each institution
and facility copies of laws and regulations relating to visits and correspondence
between offenders and others. 10. Provide for the holding of religious services in the institutions and facilities
and make available to the offenders copies of appropriate religious materials. 11. Compile the last known residential address of each offender immediately before
the offender was sentenced to imprisonment in a facility or institution of the Department.
Frequently Asked Questions About Nevada § 209.131
What does Nevada Revised Statutes § 209.131 cover?
Section 209.131 ("Director: General duties") is part of the Nevada Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Nevada. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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