1. The Administrator or the Administrator’s designee shall keep each person with mental illness committed to his or her custody pursuant to NRS 175.539 under observation.
2. A person committed to the custody of the Administrator pursuant to NRS 175.539 is eligible for:
(a) Discharge from commitment if the person establishes by a preponderance of the evidence that the person would not be a danger, as a result of any mental disorder, to himself or herself or to the person or property of another if discharged; or
(b) Conditional release from commitment if the person establishes by a preponderance of the evidence that the person would not be a danger, as a result of any mental disorder, to himself or herself or to the person or property of another if released from commitment with conditions imposed by the court in consultation with the Division.
3. If a person who is conditionally released from the custody of the Administrator fails to comply with any condition imposed by the court, the court shall issue an order to have the person recommitted to the custody of the Administrator.
(Added to NRS by 2007, 1424)
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