PENALTIES AND ARREST PROCEDURE

Reno Administrative Code tit. 1, ch. 1.04

in effect

Reno Administrative Code § 1.04.010 General penalty; continuing violations.

Sec. 1.04.010. - General penalty; continuing violations. (a) Whenever in any section of this Code the doing of any act is required or is prohibited or is declared to be unlawful, and no specific fine or penalty is provided for a violation thereof, any person who shall be convicted of a violation of any provision of this Code shall, for each offense, be fined not less than $1.00 nor more than $1,000.00 or be punished by imprisonment in the city jail not to exceed six months, or be punished by both fine and imprisonment. (b) Each day's violation of, or failure, refusal or neglect to comply with, any provision of this Code shall constitute a separate and distinct offense. (c) The provisions of this section shall not apply to any section of this Code in which it is expressly provided a penalty for its violation. (Code 1966, § 1.12.010; Ord. No. 2956, § 1, 9-28-81)

Reno Administrative Code § 1.04.015 State misdemeanors and civil infractions.

Sec. 1.04.015. - State misdemeanors and civil infractions. The commission of any act within the corporate limits of the City of Reno or the failure to perform any within such corporate limits which is made a misdemeanor or civil infraction by the laws of the State of Nevada is declared to be and shall constitute a misdemeanor or civil infraction under this Code. (Ord. No. 5057, § 1, 10-12-99; Ord. No. 6639, § 1, 11-9-22)

Reno Administrative Code § 1.04.017 Minimum state law penalties.

Sec. 1.04.017. - Minimum state law penalties. When under this Code an offense is set forth which is identical to or substantially similar to an offense set forth under state law and a minimum penalty is set forth under state law for that offense, the minimum penalty for the violation of the City Code provision shall be the same as that provided for the violation of state law. (Ord. No. 5059, § 1, 10-12-99)

Reno Administrative Code § 1.04.020 Amendment of section subject to penalty.

Sec. 1.04.020. - Amendment of section subject to penalty. In case of the amendment of any section of this Code containing provisions for which a penalty is provided in another section thereof, the penalty so provided in such other section shall be held to relate and apply to the section so amended, whether reenacted in the amendatory ordinance or not, unless specifically provided therein. (Code 1966, § 1.12.020)

Reno Administrative Code § 1.04.030 Written notice to appear.

Sec. 1.04.030. - Written notice to appear. If any person is arrested in the city for violation of any ordinance of the city, and such person is not immediately taken before a magistrate, the arresting officer or other authorized person shall prepare a written notice to appear in court, containing the name and address of such person, the offense charged, and the time and place where and when such person shall appear in court. (Code 1966, § 1.12.030)

Reno Administrative Code § 1.04.040 Place to appear.

Sec. 1.04.040. - Place to appear. The place specified in the notice to appear shall be before the municipal judge. (Code 1966, § 1.12.040)

Reno Administrative Code § 1.04.050 Copy of notice to arrested persons.

Sec. 1.04.050. - Copy of notice to arrested persons. The officer or other authorized person shall deliver one copy of the notice to appear to the arrested person, and the arrested person in order to secure release must give his written promise so to appear in court by signing a duplicate notice which shall be retained by the officer. Thereupon the arresting officer or other authorized person shall forthwith release the person arrested from custody. (Code 1966, § 1.12.050)

Reno Administrative Code § 1.04.060 Copy to be filed; deposit of bail.

Sec. 1.04.060. - Copy to be filed; deposit of bail. The officer or other authorized person shall, as soon as practicable, file a duplicate notice with the Reno municipal court, and shall sign a triplicate copy of the notice which shall be in the form of a municipal court complaint before the municipal judge or before some other officer authorized to administer oaths. Thereupon the municipal judge shall fix the amount of bail which in his judgment will be reasonable and sufficient for the appearance of the defendant. The defendant may, prior to the date upon which he promised to appear in court, deposit with the clerk of the municipal court the amount of the bail theretofore set by the municipal judge. Thereafter, at the time when the case is called for arraignment before the municipal judge, if the defendant shall not appear, either in person or by counsel, the municipal judge may declare the bail forfeited, and may in his discretion order that no further proceeding shall be made in such case. (Code 1966, § 1.12.060)

Reno Administrative Code § 1.04.070 No warrant to issue; conditions.

Sec. 1.04.070. - No warrant to issue; conditions. No warrant shall issue on such charge for the arrest of a person who has been given such written promise to appear in court, unless and until he has violated such promise or has failed to deposit bail, to appear for arraignment, trial or judgment, or to comply with the terms of the provisions of the judgment, as required by law. (Code 1966, § 1.12.070)

Reno Administrative Code § 1.04.080 Failure to appear.

Sec. 1.04.080. - Failure to appear. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to wilfully fail to appear in accordance with his written promise to appear in court, regardless of the disposition of the charge upon which he was originally arrested. (b) It shall be unlawful for any person to fail, refuse or neglect to comply with the terms of any order, judgment or other process issued by the municipal judge. (c) The municipal judge may punish for contempt any person who violates the provisions of this section or who commits any acts or omissions in the same manner and with the same effect as to not exceed what is provided for judges in NRS Ch. 22. (Code 1966, § 1.12.080; Ord. No. 3049, § 1, 11-22-82; Ord. No. 6495, § 1, 1-23-19)

Reno Administrative Code § 1.04.090 Warrant to issue; when.

Sec. 1.04.090. - Warrant to issue; when. When any person signs a written promise to appear at the time and place specified in the written promise to appear, and has not posted bail as provided in section 1.04.060, the municipal judge may issue and have delivered for execution a warrant for his arrest within 20 days after his failure to appear as promised. (Code 1966, § 1.12.090; Ord. No. 6496, § 1, 1-23-19)

Reno Administrative Code § 1.04.100 Reserved.

Source: City of Reno, Nevada, Administrative Code, City Charter and Annexation and Land Development Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/nv/reno/codes/administrative_code?nodeId=PT2READCO_TIT1GEPR_CH1.04PEARPRFetched: 11/1/2026