Nevada § 212.1895 - Applicability of certain provisions to custodian and prisoner assigned to private facility or institution; training to perform duties of correctional officer at private facility or institution; reimbursement to State for expenses relating to prisoner who escapes from private facility or institution
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§ 212.1895. Applicability of certain provisions to custodian and prisoner assigned to private facility or institution; training to perform duties of correctional officer at private facility or institution; reimbursement to State for expenses relating to prisoner who escapes from private facility or institution
1. The provisions of this section and NRS 212.030 to 212.130 , inclusive, and 212.160 to 212.189 , inclusive, apply to: (a) A person who has custody of a prisoner assigned to a private facility or institution
in this State; and (b) A prisoner assigned to a private facility or institution in this State, to the same extent that those provisions would apply if the prisoner had been assigned
to a facility or institution operated by the Department of Corrections. 2. A private organization that operates a private facility or institution must provide
training to any person employed by the private facility or institution to perform
the duties of a correctional officer described in subsection 5 of NRS 209.131 . The training must be equivalent to the training provided to a correctional officer
in this State. 3. The private organization that operates a private facility or institution must reimburse
the State for any expenses charged against the State or paid by the State pursuant
to NRS 212.040 , 212.050 or 212.070 concerning a prisoner who escapes from the private facility or institution. 4. As used in this section: (a) “ Prisoner ” means any person who is: (1) Convicted of a crime under the laws of this State and sentenced to imprisonment
in the state prison; or (2) Convicted of a crime under the laws of another jurisdiction and sentenced to imprisonment
by that jurisdiction. (b) “ Private facility or institution ” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 209.083 .
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Nevada Revised Statutes § 212.1895 cover?
Section 212.1895 ("Applicability of certain provisions to custodian and prisoner assigned to private facility or institution; training to perform duties of correctional officer at private facility or institution; reimbursement to State for expenses relating to prisoner who escapes from private facility or institution") 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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