Nevada § 211.010 - County to maintain county jail; location; agreements for detention of prisoners
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 211.010 — County to maintain county jail; location; agreements for detention of prisoners, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 211.010. County to maintain county jail; location; agreements for detention of prisoners
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, at least one county jail must be
built or provided in each county, and maintained in good repair at the expense of
the county. The county jail required by this section is not required to be located in conjunction
with the office of the sheriff that is maintained at the county seat if the board
of county commissioners determines that a different location in the county would better
serve the needs of the county. Upon such a determination, the county jail may be located at any place in the county. 2. The board of county commissioners of a county, with the concurrence of the sheriff,
may enter into an agreement with any other county or city in this State, in accordance
with the provisions of NRS 277.080 to 277.180 , inclusive, for the construction, operation or maintenance of a jail or the detention
of the prisoners of the county.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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