Nevada § 211.020 - Duties of county commissioners
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 211.020 — Duties of county commissioners, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 211.020. Duties of county commissioners
The board of county commissioners: 1. Is responsible for building, inspecting and repairing any county or branch county
jail located in its county. 2. Once every 3 months, shall inquire into the security of the jail and the treatment
and condition of the prisoners. 3. Shall take all necessary precautions against escape, sickness, infection, suicide
and death. 4. Shall review all available information concerning deaths of prisoners in the county
jail and any branch county jail, including, without limitation, information received
from the sheriff pursuant to NRS 211.030 . At least twice each year, the board shall include as an item on the agenda of a
public meeting of the board, consideration of the conditions of the county jail and
any branch county jail and the number of deaths of prisoners in the county jail and
any branch county jail and the known circumstances surrounding any such deaths, including,
without limitation, basic demographics and information submitted pursuant to the Death
in Custody Reporting Act of 2013, Public Law 113-242 , during the immediately preceding 6 months.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 211.020 ("Duties of county commissioners") 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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