Nevada Revised Statutes (Last Updated: December 24, 2014) |
TITLE20 COUNTIES AND TOWNSHIPS: FORMATION, GOVERNMENT AND OFFICERS |
CHAPTER248. Sheriffs |
CONTROL OF JAIL |
NRS248.050. Custody of jail and prisoners.
Latest version.
- The sheriff of each county shall have the custody of the jail of his or her county and the prisoners in the same, and shall appoint the keeper thereof, for whose conduct the sheriff shall be responsible, and whom the sheriff may remove at pleasure.
[Part 4:38:1861; A 1867, 64; B § 2955; BH § 2122; C § 2243; RL § 1646; NCL § 2147]