Nevada · Nevada Revised Statutes — Title 14, Criminal Procedure
NRS (Crim. Proc.) § 171.128: Magistrate may order arrest for committing or attempting to commit offense in magistrate’s presence
What this law says, in plain English
This statute authorizes a magistrate to order arrest of a person committing or attempting a public offense in the magistrate's presence and to proceed as if an arrest warrant had been issued.
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