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
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised 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, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 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
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.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 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") 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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