Nevada Revised Statutes (Last Updated: December 24, 2014) |
TITLE16 CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS; AID TO VICTIMS OF CRIME |
CHAPTER211. Local Facilities for Detention |
COUNTY JAILS |
NRS211.030. Sheriff is custodian of jail; appointment and compensation of jailers.
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1. The sheriff is the custodian of the jail in his or her county, and of the prisoners therein, and shall keep the jail personally, or by his or her deputy, or by a jailer or jailers appointed by the sheriff for that purpose, for whose acts the sheriff is responsible.
2. All jailers employed or appointed by the sheriff are entitled to receive a fair and adequate monthly compensation, to be paid out of the county treasury, for their services.
[Part 3:21:1861; A 1862, 120; 1866, 189; B § 3801; BH § 2139; C § 2261; RL § 7605; NCL § 11522] + [Part 4:21:1861; A 1866, 189; B § 3802; BH § 2140; C § 2262; RL § 7606; NCL § 11523]—(NRS A 1977, 367; 1981, 647)