Nevada § 211.130 - Prisoners deemed sentenced to labor; exceptions; establishment of program for prisoners to exchange labor for confinement
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 211.130 — Prisoners deemed sentenced to labor; exceptions; establishment of program for prisoners to exchange labor for confinement, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 211.130. Prisoners deemed sentenced to labor; exceptions; establishment of program for prisoners to exchange labor for confinement
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, all prisoners sentenced by the judge
of any district court, or by the justice of the peace of any Justice Court, and sentenced
to a term of imprisonment in any county, city or town jail or detention facility shall
be deemed to have been also sentenced to labor during such term, unless the judge
or justice of the peace sentencing the prisoner, for good cause, orders otherwise. 2. A board of county commissioners or the governing body of a city may authorize the
sheriff or chief of police of the municipality to establish a program pursuant to NRS 211.171 to 211.200 , inclusive, for the voluntary exchange by a prisoner sentenced to confinement in
a jail or detention facility of 10 hours of labor on public works for 1 day of physical
confinement, unless the sentencing court has otherwise ordered in a particular case
or has restricted the prisoner's eligibility.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Nevada Revised Statutes § 211.130 cover?
Section 211.130 ("Prisoners deemed sentenced to labor; exceptions; establishment of program for prisoners to exchange labor for confinement") 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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