Nevada Revised Statutes 200.50955 – Law enforcement agency: Required to act promptly in obtaining certain warrants
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A law enforcement agency shall promptly seek to obtain a warrant for the arrest of any person the agency has probable cause to believe is criminally responsible for the abuse, neglect, exploitation, isolation or abandonment of an older person or a vulnerable person.
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 200.50955
- Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
- person: means a natural person, any form of business or social organization and any other nongovernmental legal entity including, but not limited to, a corporation, partnership, association, trust or unincorporated organization. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.039
- Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.