Nevada § 266.590 - Fines and penalties: Commitment; recovery by execution; chain gang

§ 266.590. Fines and penalties: Commitment; recovery by execution; chain gang

1. Any person upon whom any fine or penalty shall be imposed may, upon the order of

the court before whom the conviction is had, be committed to the county jail or the

city jail, or to such other place as may be provided by the city for the incarceration

of offenders, until such fine or penalty shall be fully paid. 2. The city council shall have power to provide by ordinance that every person committed

shall be required to work for the city at such labor as the person’s strength will

permit, not exceeding 8 hours each working day; and for such work the person so employed

shall be allowed $4 for each day's work on account of such fine. The council may provide for the formation of a chain gang for persons convicted of

offenses in violation of the ordinances of the city, and for their proper employment

for the benefit of the city, and to safeguard and prevent their escape while being

so employed. 3. Fines imposed by the municipal court may be recovered by execution against the

property of the defendant, or the payment thereof enforced by imprisonment in the

city jail of the city at the rate of 1 day for every $4 of such fine, or the court

may, in its discretion, adjudge and enter upon the docket a supplemental order that

such offender shall work on the streets or public works of the city, at the rate of

$4 for each day of the sentence, which shall apply on such fine until the same shall

be exhausted or otherwise satisfied.