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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
1. “Private facility for children” means any facility, detention center, treatment center, hospital, institution, group shelter or other establishment which is owned or operated by a person and which has physical custody of children pursuant to the order of a court.
2. The term does not include any facility, detention center, treatment center, hospital, institution, group shelter or other establishment which is licensed as a family foster home or group foster home, except one which provides emergency shelter care or which is capable of handling children who require special care for physical, mental or emotional reasons.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Nevada Revised Statutes Title 17. State Legislative Department § 218G.535. “Private facility for children” defined - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nv/title-17-state-legislative-department/nv-rev-st-218g-535/
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