The defendant, immediately upon being arrested, shall be taken to the office of the justice who made the order, and if the justice is absent or unable to try the action, or if it appears to such justice by the affidavit of defendant that the justice is a material witness in the action, the officer shall immediately take the defendant before a justice of another township, who shall take jurisdiction of the action and proceed thereon as if the summons had been issued and the order of arrest made by that justice.
[1911 CPA § 804; RL § 5746; NCL § 9293]—(NRS A 1959, 48)
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 71 - Provisional Remedies
NRS 71.010 - Order of arrest and arrest of defendant.
NRS 71.020 - Affidavit and undertaking for order of arrest.
NRS 71.030 - Arrested defendant immediately taken before justice.
NRS 71.040 - Arresting officer must give notice of arrest to plaintiff.
NRS 71.050 - Arresting officer must keep defendant in custody.
NRS 71.090 - Applicability of chapter 31 of NRS to justice courts.
NRS 71.100 - Enforcement; applicability of other provisions of NRS.