Specific findings required before child is committed to certain facilities for detention or treatment and rehabilitation of children.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 62E.505
in effectBefore the juvenile court commits a delinquent child to the custody of a state facility for the detention of children or to the custody of a regional facility for the treatment and rehabilitation of children, the court must find that:
1. Appropriate alternatives that could satisfactorily meet the needs of the child do not exist in the community or were previously used to attempt to meet such needs and proved unsuccessful; and
2. The child poses a public safety risk based on the childs risk of reoffending, as determined by a risk assessment conducted pursuant to NRS 62E.506 , any history of delinquency and the seriousness of the offense committed by the child.
Source: NV Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/NRS-062E.htmlFetched: 10/4/2026