NRS178.502. Form of bail; extension of bond or undertaking to proceedings in other courts; exoneration; place of deposit.

      1.  A person required or permitted to give bail shall execute a bond for the person’s appearance. The magistrate or court or judge or justice, having regard to the considerations set forth in NRS 178.498, may require one or more sureties or may authorize the acceptance of cash or bonds or notes of the United States in an amount equal to or less than the face amount of the bond.

      2.  Any bond or undertaking for bail must provide that the bond or undertaking:

      (a) Extends to any action or proceeding in a Justice Court, municipal court or district court:

             (1) Arising from the charge on which bail was first given in any of these courts; and

             (2) Arising from a later charge, filed before the expiration of the periods provided in subsection 4, which is substantially similar to the charge upon which bail was first given and is based upon the same act or omission as that charge; and

      (b) Remains in effect until exonerated by the court.

Ê This subsection does not require that any bond or undertaking extend to proceedings on appeal.

      3.  If an action or proceeding against a defendant who has been admitted to bail is transferred to another trial court, the bond or undertaking must be transferred to the clerk of the court to which the action or proceeding has been transferred.

      4.  If the action or proceeding against a defendant who has been admitted to bail is dismissed, the bail must not be exonerated until a period of 30 days has elapsed from the entry of the order of dismissal unless the defendant requests that bail be exonerated before the expiration of the 30-day period. If no formal action or proceeding is instituted against a defendant who has been admitted to bail, the bail must not be exonerated until a period of 30 days has elapsed from the day the bond or undertaking is posted unless the defendant requests that bail be exonerated before the expiration of the 30-day period.

      5.  If, within the periods provided in subsection 4, the defendant is charged with a public offense arising out of the same act or omission supporting the charge upon which bail was first given, the prosecuting attorney shall forthwith notify the clerk of the court where the bond was posted, the bail must be applied to the public offense later charged, and the bond or undertaking must be transferred to the clerk of the appropriate court. Within 10 days after its receipt, the clerk of the court to whom the bail is transferred shall mail notice of the transfer to the surety on the bond and the bail agent who executed the bond.

      6.  Bail given originally on appeal must be deposited with the magistrate or the clerk of the court from which the appeal is taken.

      (Added to NRS by 1967, 1452; A 1979, 1021; 1981, 1585; 2003, 2103)