{"data":{"id":"us-nv/nrs-171.177","jurisdiction":"us-nv","citation":"NRS 171.177","heading":"When person detained must be taken before magistrate.","body":"Except as otherwise provided in NRS 171.122 and 171.178, whenever any person is detained by a peace officer for any violation of a county, city or town ordinance or a state law which is punishable as a misdemeanor, the person must be taken without unnecessary delay before the proper magistrate, as specified in NRS 171.178 and 171.184, in the following cases:\n1. When the person demands an immediate appearance before a magistrate;\n2. When the person is detained pursuant to a warrant for the person’s arrest;\n3. When the person is arrested by a peace officer; or\n4. In any other event when the person is issued a misdemeanor citation by an authorized person and refuses to give a written promise to appear in court as provided in NRS 171.1773.","path":["TITLE 14 — PROCEDURE IN CRIMINAL CASES","CHAPTER 171 - PROCEEDINGS TO COMMITMENT","CITATION FOR MISDEMEANOR"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-171.html#NRS171Sec177","current_through":"2025 session (NRS as revised 2026-08-25)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T05:51:33Z","sha256":"53b5951f67ada23b24e7461ecef39ef430f1fbe33d324986c96b623836e9aee6","source_id":"us-nv","stale":true,"prev":"us-nv/nrs-171.176","next":"us-nv/nrs-171.1771"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}