1.  Any person subject to this Code charged with an offense under this Code shall be ordered into arrest or confinement, as circumstances may require, by a person so authorized by this chapter; but when charged only with an offense normally tried by a summary court-martial, such person shall not ordinarily be placed in confinement.

Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 412.274

  • 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
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.

2.  When any person subject to this Code is placed in arrest or confinement prior to trial, immediate steps shall be taken to inform him or her of the specific wrong of which he or she is accused and to try him or her or to dismiss the charges and release him or her.

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