Officers and employees of the Nevada Youth Training Center, the Caliente Youth Center and any other state facility for the detention of children that is operated pursuant to title 5 of NRS have the powers of a peace officer so far as necessary to arrest children who have escaped from that facility.

Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 289.200

  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Peace officer: means any person upon whom some or all of the powers of a peace officer are conferred pursuant to NRS 289. See Nevada Revised Statutes 289.010