178.4853 - Factors considered before release without bail. - Nevada Statutes

178.4853  Factors considered before release without bail.  In deciding whether there is good cause to release a person without bail, the court as a minimum shall consider the following factors concerning the person:

      1.  The length of residence in the community;

      2.  The status and history of employment;

      3.  Relationships with the person’s spouse and children, parents or other family members and with close friends;

      4.  Reputation, character and mental condition;

      5.  Prior criminal record, including, without limitation, any record of appearing or failing to appear after release on bail or without bail;

      6.  The identity of responsible members of the community who would vouch for the reliability of the person;

      7.  The nature of the offense with which the person is charged, the apparent probability of conviction and the likely sentence, insofar as these factors relate to the risk of not appearing;

      8.  The nature and seriousness of the danger to the alleged victim, any other person or the community that would be posed by the person’s release;

      9.  The likelihood of more criminal activity by the person after release; and

      10.  Any other factors concerning the person’s ties to the community or bearing on the risk that the person may willfully fail to appear.

      (Added to NRS by 1981, 1584; A 1985, 809; 1997, 3360)