Nevada · Nevada Revised Statutes — Title 15, Crimes and Punishments
NRS (Crimes) § 199.270: Refusal to make arrest or to aid officer
What this law says, in plain English
A person who willfully refuses to arrest another person when lawfully commanded by a magistrate, or who refuses to aid an officer in arrest or execution of legal process, commits a misdemeanor.
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