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Nevada Revised Statutes

Chapter 248

Nev. Rev. Stat. ch. 248

Sheriffs

248.005Qualifications 248.010Election; term of office; exception 248.020Oath and bond 248.030Office; hours to remain open 248.040Deputies: Appointment and removal in smaller counties; oath; recording of appointment; bonds 248.045Appointment and removal of police officers by sheriff of metropolitan police department; appointment and removal of deputies in larger counties 248.050Custody of jail and prisoners 248.060Penalty for sheriff or jailer refusing to receive or arrest 248.090General duties 248.092Searches and rescues 248.100Attendance at sessions of district court required in certain counties; duty to obey lawful orders of district court and to execute process, writs and warrants 248.110Practice of law prohibited 248.120Process, writ and orders to be endorsed; provision of memorandum or copy upon request 248.130Execution and endorsement of process; liability for failure to execute 248.150Liability to creditor for failure to attach, levy or sell 248.160Liability for collections 248.170Sheriff not to purchase at sale 248.180Collection of execution after expiration of term of office 248.190Service on sheriff: Manner 248.210Duties concerning riotous assembly; penalty 248.220Sheriff may call upon Governor for military aid to assist civil authorities in suppressing violence 248.230Penalty for failure to prevent duel 248.242Crash reports and related materials: Provision upon receipt of reasonable fee; exceptions 248.245Report of deaths to public administrator or person employed or contracted to perform the duties of public administrator in certain counties 248.250Duties pertaining to criminal procedure in justice courts 248.275Collection and deposit of fees; amount of commissions and mileage; entitlement to compensation 248.285Fees of sheriff of Carson City 248.300Sheriff to keep fee book 248.310Quarterly financial statements 248.320No other fees to be charged 248.330Failure to comply with certain statutory requirements: Penalty 248.340Punishment for taking excessive fees 248.350Civil liability for excessive fees 248.360Table of fees to be posted; penalties 248.370Cost of publication 248.380Fees payable in advance; execution 248.390Mileage for service of more than one process 248.400Computation of mileage 248.410No fee for returns; penalties