Nevada § 62C.020 - Conditions and limitations on releasing child who is detained for committing certain acts involving domestic violence, stalking, aggravated stalking, harassment or sexual assault

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§ 62C.020. Conditions and limitations on releasing child who is detained for committing certain acts involving domestic violence, stalking, aggravated stalking, harassment or sexual assault

1. A child must not be released from custody sooner than 12 hours after the child

is taken into custody if the child is taken into custody for committing a battery

that constitutes domestic violence pursuant to NRS 33.018 , unless the peace officer or probation officer who has taken the child into custody

determines that the child does not otherwise meet the criteria for secure detention

and: (a) Respite care or another out-of-home alternative to secure detention is available

for the child; (b) An out-of-home alternative to secure detention is not necessary to protect the

victim from injury; or (c) Family services are available to maintain the child in the home and the parents

or guardians of the child agree to receive those family services and to allow the

child to return to the home. 2. A child must not be released from custody sooner than 12 hours after the child

is taken into custody if the child is taken into custody for violating a temporary

or extended order for protection against domestic violence issued pursuant to NRS 33.017 to 33.100 , inclusive, or for violating a restraining order or injunction that is in the nature

of a temporary or extended order for protection against domestic violence issued in

an action or proceeding brought pursuant to title 11 of NRS, or for violating a temporary

or extended order for protection against stalking, aggravated stalking or harassment

issued pursuant to NRS 200.591 or for violating a temporary or extended order for protection against sexual assault

issued pursuant to NRS 200.378 and: (a) The peace officer or probation officer who has taken the child into custody determines

that such a violation is accompanied by a direct or indirect threat of harm; (b) The child has previously violated a temporary or extended order for protection

of the type for which the child has been taken into custody; or (c) At the time of the violation or within 2 hours after the violation, the child

has: (1) A concentration of alcohol of 0.08 or more in his or her blood or breath; or (2) An amount of a prohibited substance in his or her blood or urine, as applicable,

that is equal to or greater than the amount set forth in subsection 3 or 4 of NRS 484C.110 . 3. For the purposes of this section, an order or injunction is in the nature of a

temporary or extended order for protection against domestic violence if it grants

relief that might be given in a temporary or extended order issued pursuant to NRS 33.017 to 33.100 , inclusive.

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

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