176A.320 - Failure of surety to fulfill duties; failure of probationer to fulfill conditions of surety bond.

176A.320  Failure of surety to fulfill duties; failure of probationer to fulfill conditions of surety bond.

      1.  If a surety fails to:

      (a) Provide the facilities or equipment required by paragraph (a) of subsection 2 of NRS 176A.310; or

      (b) Notify the court pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 2 of NRS 176A.310 of a violation of or a failure to fulfill a condition of a program of probation by a probationer,

Ê the surety shall pay a penalty of $15,000 to the court in addition to any other penalty imposed by law.

      2.  If the probationer violates or fails to fulfill a condition of the surety bond, the court shall:

      (a) Declare a forfeiture of the surety bond;

      (b) Direct that the surety be given notice by certified mail that the probationer has violated or failed to fulfill a condition of probation and shall execute an affidavit of such mailing to be kept as an official public record of the court;

      (c) Revoke the program of probation; and

      (d) Issue a warrant for violating or failing to fulfill a condition of probation and cause the defendant to be arrested.

      (Added to NRS by 1995, 1246)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 176.18515)