- 1. A petition may be filed with the juvenile court to request that the probation of a child be suspended, modified or revoked for a violation of the conditions of probation.
2. Pending a hearing, the juvenile court may:
- (a) Order that the child be held in a facility for the detention of children; or
- (b) If the child was previously committed to a regional facility for the detention of children, order that the child remain at the facility.
- 3. If requested, the juvenile court shall allow the child reasonable time to prepare for the hearing.
- 4. The juvenile court shall render a decision within 10 days after the conclusion of the hearing.
5. In determining whether to suspend, modify or revoke the probation of a child, the juvenile court shall consider:
- (a) The report prepared by the department of juvenile services pursuant to NRS 62E.506;
- (b) Any previous history of violations of the conditions of probation;
- (c) The severity of the current violation of the child;
- (d) The previous responses by the child to past violations of the conditions of probation;
- (e) The status of any court order concerning the child; and
- (f) The extent to which the child has followed the requirements and expectations set forth in the case plan developed pursuant to NRS 62E.507.
6. Following the hearing, the juvenile court may order any child who is:
- (a) Less than 18 years of age and who has been adjudicated delinquent and placed on probation by the juvenile court to be placed in a facility for the detention of children for not more than 30 days for the violation of probation.
- (b) At least 18 years of age but less than 21 years of age and who has been placed on probation by the juvenile court or who has been released on parole to be placed in a county jail for not more than 30 days for the violation of probation or parole.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 1071; A 2007, 110; 2013, 2316; 2025, 726)