Nevada § 31.480 - Cases in which defendant may be arrested

§ 31.480. Cases in which defendant may be arrested

The defendant may be arrested, as hereinafter prescribed, in the following cases: 1. In an action for the recovery of money or damages on a cause of action arising

upon contract, express or implied, when the defendant is about to depart from the

State with intent to defraud the defendant’s creditors, or when the action is for

libel or slander. 2. In an action for a fine or penalty, or for money or property embezzled, or fraudulently

misapplied or converted to his or her own use by a public officer, or an officer of

a corporation, or an attorney, factor, broker, agent or clerk in the course of his

or her employment as such or by any other person in a fiduciary capacity, or for misconduct

or neglect in office, or in professional employment, or for a willful violation of

duty. 3. In an action to recover the possession of personal property unjustly detained,

when the property, or any part thereof, has been concealed, removed, or disposed of

so that it cannot be found or taken by the sheriff. 4. When the defendant has been guilty of a fraud in contracting the debt or incurring

the obligation for which the action is brought, or in concealing or disposing of the

property, for the taking, detention or conversion of which the action is brought. 5. When the defendant has removed or disposed of the defendant’s property, or is about

to do so, with intent to defraud the defendant’s creditors.