NRS 211.310 Credits for prisoner sentenced before October 1, 1991.

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1. For each month in which a prisoner who is sentenced to a term of imprisonment in a local detention facility before October 1, 1991:

(a)Appears by the reports required by NRS 211.150 , to have been obedient, orderly and faithful, the sheriff of the county or the chief of police of the municipality in which the prisoner is incarcerated may deduct not more than 5 days from the term of imprisonment of the prisoner.

(b)Diligently performs his or her assigned work, the sheriff or chief of police may deduct:

(1)Not more than 10 additional days if his or her sentence is 270 days or more;

(2)Not more than 7 additional days if his or her sentence is 180 days or more but less than 270 days;

(3)Not more than 5 additional days if his or her sentence is 30 days or more but less than 180 days;

(4)Not more than 3 additional days if his or her sentence is 15 days or more but less than 30 days; and

(5)No additional days if his or her sentence is less than 15 days.

2. Deductions earned under paragraph

(a)of subsection 1 for any period of time less than a month must be credited on a pro rata basis.

3. If, while incarcerated, a prisoner:

(a)Commits a criminal offense;

(b)Commits an act which endangers human life;

(c)Intentionally disobeys a rule of the jail or fails to return from assigned work within an allotted time; or

(d)Intentionally disobeys a rule or individual condition established pursuant to NRS 211.270 ,

Ê all or part of any deductions the prisoner has earned under this section may be forfeited as the sheriff or chief of police determines.

4. Before any forfeiture under subsection 3 may occur, the prisoner must be given reasonable notice of the alleged misconduct for which the forfeiture is sought and an opportunity for a hearing on that misconduct.