Nevada § 441A.610 - Additional requirements for petition that is filed after emergency isolation or quarantine

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§ 441A.610. Additional requirements for petition that is filed after emergency isolation or quarantine

In addition to the requirements of NRS 441A.600 , a petition filed pursuant to that section with the clerk of the district court to

commence proceedings for involuntary court-ordered isolation or quarantine of a person

pursuant to NRS 441A.540 or 441A.550 must include a certified copy of: 1. If an application for an order of emergency isolation or quarantine of the person

was made pursuant to NRS 441A.560 , the application for the emergency isolation or quarantine of the person made to

the petitioning health authority pursuant to NRS 441A.560 ; and 2. A petition executed by a health authority, including, without limitation, a sworn

statement that: (a) The health authority or a physician, physician assistant licensed pursuant to chapter 630 or 633 of NRS or registered nurse who submitted a certificate pursuant to NRS 441A.570 , if such a certificate was submitted, has examined the person alleged to have been

infected with or exposed to a communicable disease; (b) In the opinion of the health authority, there is a reasonable degree of certainty

that the person alleged to have been infected with or exposed to a communicable disease

is currently capable of transmitting the disease, or is likely to become capable of

transmitting the disease in the near future; (c) Based on either the health authority's personal observation of the person alleged

to have been infected with or exposed to the communicable disease or the health authority's

epidemiological investigation of the circumstances of potential infection or exposure

regarding the person alleged to have been infected with or exposed to the communicable

disease, and on other facts set forth in the petition, the person likely poses an

immediate threat to the health of the public; and (d) In the opinion of the health authority, involuntary isolation or quarantine of

the person alleged to have been infected with or exposed to a communicable disease

to a public or private medical facility, residence or other safe location is necessary

to prevent the person from immediately threatening the health of the public.

Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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What does Nevada Revised Statutes § 441A.610 cover?

Section 441A.610 ("Additional requirements for petition that is filed after emergency isolation or quarantine") 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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