{"data":{"id":"us-nv/nrs-501.386","jurisdiction":"us-nv","citation":"NRS 501.386","heading":"Citation of violators.","body":"1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 and NRS 501.382, whenever any person is halted by a game warden for any violation of this title, the person:\n(a) Must, except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b), be given a citation, if the violation is punishable as a misdemeanor; or\n(b) May, in the discretion of the game warden, either be given a citation or be taken without unnecessary delay before the proper magistrate, if the violation is punishable as:\n(1) A felony or gross misdemeanor; or\n(2) A misdemeanor that constitutes a repeat offense or a crime of violence.\n2. A person described in subsection 1 must be taken before the magistrate in either of the following cases:\n(a) When the person does not furnish satisfactory evidence of identity; or\n(b) When the game warden has reasonable and probable grounds to believe the person will disregard a written promise to appear in court.\n3. As used in this section:\n(a) “Crime of violence” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 200.408.\n(b) “Repeat offense” means an offense for which the person has previously been arrested, convicted or issued a citation.","path":["TITLE 45 — WILDLIFE","CHAPTER 501 - ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT","ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-501.html#NRS501Sec386","current_through":"2025 session (NRS as revised 2026-08-25)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T05:51:42Z","sha256":"a9dcbf79f53672a73272da36d8423dea7a89ea4d68b8c8ca60c337843323f296","source_id":"us-nv","stale":true,"prev":"us-nv/nrs-501.3857","next":"us-nv/nrs-501.3865"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}