Assembly Bill No. 485–Assemblymen Koivisto, Anderson, Manendo,
Mortenson, Parnell, Segerblom, McClain, Claborn, Freeman, Bache,
de Braga, Parks, Chowning, Williams and Buckley
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AN ACT relating to bail; requiring a bail agent and bail enforcement agent to notify a local
law enforcement agency after apprehending a defendant; requiring a bail agent and
bail enforcement agent to notify a local law enforcement agency before forcibly
entering an inhabited dwelling; providing a penalty; and providing other matters
properly relating thereto.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Chapter 697 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto a
new section to read as follows:
1. After apprehending a defendant in this state, a bail agent or bail
enforcement agent shall immediately or without undue delay notify in
person or by telephone the local law enforcement agency of the
jurisdiction in which the defendant was apprehended of:
(a) The identity of the defendant;
(b) The identity of the bail agent or bail enforcement agent; and
(c) Where the bail agent or bail enforcement agent is taking the
defendant to surrender him into custody.
2. Before forcibly entering an inhabited dwelling in this state, a bail
agent or bail enforcement agent shall notify the local law enforcement
agency of the jurisdiction in which the dwelling is located.
3. A bail agent or bail enforcement agent who violates the provisions
of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.
4. As used in this section, "inhabited dwelling" means any structure,
building, house, room, apartment, tenement, tent, conveyance, vessel,
boat, vehicle, house trailer, travel trailer, motor home or railroad car in
which the owner or other lawful occupant resides.
Sec. 2.
The amendatory provisions of this act do not apply to offensesthat were committed before the effective date of this act.
Sec. 3. This act becomes effective upon passage and approval.
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