178.526 - Arrest of defendant. - Nevada Statutes

178.526  Arrest of defendant.

      1.  For the purpose of surrendering a defendant, a surety, at any time before the surety is finally discharged, and at any place within this State, may, by:

      (a) Written authorization for the arrest of the defendant attached to a copy of the undertaking; or

      (b) A written authority endorsed on a certified copy of the undertaking,

Ê cause the defendant to be arrested by a bail agent or bail enforcement agent who is licensed pursuant to chapter 697 of NRS.

      2.  A bail agent or bail enforcement agent who arrests a defendant in this State or any other jurisdiction is not acting for or on behalf of this State or any of its political subdivisions.

      (Added to NRS by 1967, 1454; A 1997, 3393; 1999, 1847)