62C.040 - Detention hearing required for child alleged to be delinquent within certain period; written consent of juvenile court required for release after such hearing. - Nevada Statutes

62C.040  Detention hearing required for child alleged to be delinquent within certain period; written consent of juvenile court required for release after such hearing.

      1.  If a child who is alleged to be delinquent is taken into custody and detained, the child must be given a detention hearing before the juvenile court:

      (a) Not later than 24 hours after the child submits a written application;

      (b) In a county whose population is less than 100,000, not later than 24 hours after the commencement of detention at a police station, lockup, jail, prison or other facility in which adults are detained or confined;

      (c) In a county whose population is 100,000 or more, not later than 6 hours after the commencement of detention at a police station, lockup, jail, prison or other facility in which adults are detained or confined; or

      (d) Not later than 72 hours after the commencement of detention at a facility in which adults are not detained or confined,

Ê whichever occurs first, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays.

      2.  A child must not be released after a detention hearing without the written consent of the juvenile court.

      (Added to NRS by 2003, 1056)