484A.720 - When person must be taken immediately before magistrate.

484A.720  When person must be taken immediately before magistrate.  Whenever any person is halted by a peace officer for any violation of chapters 484A to 484E, inclusive, of NRS not amounting to a gross misdemeanor or felony, the person shall be taken without unnecessary delay before the proper magistrate, as specified in NRS 484A.750, in either of the following cases:

      1.  When the person demands an immediate appearance before a magistrate; or

      2.  In any other event when the person is issued a traffic citation by an authorized person and refuses to give a written promise to appear in court as provided in NRS 484A.630.

      (Added to NRS by 1967, 1211)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 484.793)