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2025 Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 433A - Admission to Mental Health Facilities or Assisted Outpatient Treatment; Hospitalization
NRS 433A.155 - Petition for order to place person on mental health crisis hold; issuance and delivery of order.

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NV Rev Stat § 433A.155 (2025)
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1. A person listed in subsection 2 may petition a district court for an order requiring any peace officer to place a person alleged to be in a mental health crisis on a mental health crisis hold pursuant to NRS 433A.160.

2. A petition pursuant to subsection 1 may be made by:

(a) An officer authorized to make arrests in the State of Nevada;

(b) A physician, physician assistant, psychologist, marriage and family therapist, clinical professional counselor, social worker or registered nurse;

(c) The spouse, parent, adult child or legal guardian of a person alleged to be a person in a mental health crisis;

(d) A person who is providing case management, support and supervision to a person who has been conditionally released pursuant to NRS 433A.380, including, without limitation, a member of the staff of a community treatment program, social services agency, mobile crisis team or multi-disciplinary team that is providing case management, support and supervision to the person who is the subject of the petition; or

(e) Any other person who has a legitimate interest in a person alleged to be a person in a mental health crisis.

3. The district court may issue an order to place a person alleged to be in a mental health crisis on a mental health crisis hold only if it is satisfied that there is probable cause to believe that the person who is the subject of the petition is a person in a mental health crisis. If the district court issues such an order, the court shall ensure the delivery of the order to the sheriff of the county. The sheriff shall:

(a) Provide the order to the public or private mental health facility or hospital to which the person placed on a mental health crisis hold is transported; or

(b) Arrange for the person who transports the person placed on a mental health crisis hold to a public or private mental health facility or hospital to provide the order to the facility or hospital.

(Added to NRS by 2021, 3067)

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