31.720 - Defendant may move to vacate arrest or reduce bail; hearing.

31.720  Defendant may move to vacate arrest or reduce bail; hearing.  A defendant arrested may, at any time before the justification of bail, apply to the judge who made the order, or the court in which the action is pending, upon reasonable notice to the plaintiff, to vacate the order of arrest or to reduce the amount of bail. If the application be made upon affidavits on the part of the defendant, but not otherwise, the plaintiff may oppose the same by affidavits or other proofs in addition to those on which the order of arrest was made.

      [1911 CPA § 170; RL § 5112; NCL § 8668]

      NRS 31.730  Vacation of order of arrest and reduction of bail.  If, upon such application, it shall satisfactorily appear that there was not sufficient cause for the arrest, the order shall be vacated, or if it satisfactorily appear that the bail was fixed too high, the amount shall be reduced.

      [1911 CPA § 171; RL § 5113; NCL § 8669]