Pretrial release hearing required to be held within 48 hours after person taken into custody to determine custody status; exceptions; continuance; appearance by means of remote communication

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 and NRS 178.484 and 178.4847, a court shall, within 48 hours after a person has been taken into custody, hold a pretrial release hearing, in open court or by means of remote communication, to determine the custody status of the person. 2. The court may continue a pretrial release hearing: (a) At the request of either party or the court and for good cause shown. (b) Upon stipulation of the parties. The court shall schedule a hearing continued pursuant to this paragraph for the date specified by stipulation. 3. A stipulation made pursuant to subsection 2 may be: (a) An oral stipulation; or (b) A written stipulation communicated by mail, by electronic mail, via the Internet or by other electronic means. 4. The prosecuting attorney, the defendant and the defendant’s attorney may appear at a pretrial release hearing by means of remote communication. An appearance by means of remote communication must be treated in the same manner as an appearance in person. 5. A magistrate who presides over a pretrial release hearing may do so by means of remote communication. 6. As used in this section: (a) “Magistrate” means a judicial officer who presides over a pretrial release hearing. (b) “Remote communication” means communication through telephone or videoconferencing.