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NRS 200.035 Circumstances mitigating first degree murder. Murder of the first degree may be mitigated by any of the following circumstances, even though the mitigating circumstance is not sufficient to constitute a defense or reduce the degree of the crime: 1. The defendant has n…

NRS 200.040 “Manslaughter” defined. 1. Manslaughter is the unlawful killing of a human being, without malice express or implied, and without any mixture of deliberation. 2. Manslaughter must be voluntary, upon a sudden heat of passion, caused by a provocation apparently sufficien…

NRS 200.050 “Voluntary manslaughter” defined. 1. In cases of voluntary manslaughter, there must be a serious and highly provoking injury inflicted upon the person killing, sufficient to excite an irresistible passion in a reasonable person, or an attempt by the person killed to c…

NRS 200.060 When killing punished as murder. The killing must be the result of that sudden, violent impulse of passion supposed to be irresistible; for, if there should appear to have been an interval between the assault or provocation given and the killing, sufficient for the vo…

NRS 200.070 “Involuntary manslaughter” defined. 1. Except under the circumstances provided in NRS 484B.550 and 484B.653, involuntary manslaughter is the killing of a human being, without any intent to do so, in the commission of an unlawful act, or a lawful act which probably mig…

NRS 200.080 Punishment for voluntary manslaughter. A person convicted of the crime of voluntary manslaughter is guilty of a category B felony and shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for a minimum term of not less than 1 year and a maximum term of not more than 1…

NRS 200.090 Punishment for involuntary manslaughter. A person convicted of involuntary manslaughter is guilty of a category D felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130. [1911 C&P § 126 1/2; added 1937, 103; 1931 NCL § 10073.01]—(NRS A 1967, 468; 1995, 1182)

NRS 200.110 Place of trial for homicide. 1. If the injury be inflicted in one county, and the party die within another county, or without the State, the accused shall be tried in the county where the act was done, or the cause of death administered. 2. If the party killing shall …

NRS 200.120 “Justifiable homicide” defined; no duty to retreat under certain circumstances. 1. Justifiable homicide is the killing of a human being in necessary self-defense, or in defense of an occupied habitation, an occupied motor vehicle or a person, against one who manifestl…

NRS 200.130 Bare fear insufficient to justify killing; reasonable fear required; rebuttable presumption under certain circumstances. 1. A bare fear of any of the offenses mentioned in NRS 200.120, to prevent which the homicide is alleged to have been committed, is not sufficient …

NRS 200.140 Justifiable homicide by peace officer. 1. Homicide is justifiable when committed by a peace officer, or person acting under the command and in the aid of the peace officer, in the following cases: (a) In obedience to the judgment of a competent court. (b) When necessa…

NRS 200.150 Justifiable or excusable homicide. All other instances which stand upon the same footing of reason and justice as those enumerated shall be considered justifiable or excusable homicide. [1911 C&P § 132; RL § 6397; NCL § 10079]

NRS 200.160 Additional cases of justifiable homicide. Homicide is also justifiable when committed: 1. In the lawful defense of the slayer, or his or her spouse, parent, child, brother or sister, or of any other person in his or her presence or company, when there is reasonable gr…

NRS 200.170 Burden of proving circumstances of mitigation or justifiable or excusable homicide. The killing of the deceased named in the indictment or information by the defendant being proved, the burden of proving circumstances of mitigation, or that justify or excuse the homic…

NRS 200.180 Excusable homicide by misadventure. 1. Excusable homicide by misadventure occurs when: (a) A person is doing a lawful act, without any intention of killing, yet unfortunately kills another, as where a person is at work with an ax and the head flies off and kills a bys…

NRS 200.190 Justifiable or excusable homicide not punishable. The homicide appearing to be justifiable or excusable, the person indicted shall, upon trial, be fully acquitted and discharged. [1911 C&P § 136; RL § 6401; NCL § 10083]

NRS 200.200 Killing in self-defense. If a person kills another in self-defense, it must appear that: 1. The danger was so urgent and pressing that, in order to save the person’s own life, or to prevent the person from receiving great bodily harm, the killing of the other was abso…

NRS 200.210 Killing of unborn quick child; penalty. A person who willfully kills an unborn quick child, by any injury committed upon the mother of the child, commits manslaughter and shall be punished for a category B felony by imprisonment in the state prison for a minimum term …

NRS 200.220 Taking drugs to terminate pregnancy; penalty. A woman who takes or uses, or submits to the use of, any drug, medicine or substance, or any instrument or other means, with the intent to terminate her pregnancy after the 24th week of pregnancy, unless the same is perfor…

NRS 200.230 Death resulting from overloading of passenger vessel; penalties. A person navigating a vessel for gain who willfully or negligently receives so many passengers or such a quantity of other lading on board that by means thereof the vessel sinks, is overset or injured, a…

NRS 200.240 Owner of animal that kills human being guilty of manslaughter under certain circumstances; penalty. If the owner or custodian of any vicious or dangerous animal, knowing its propensities, willfully or negligently allows it to go at large, and the animal while at large…

NRS 200.260 Death resulting from unlawful manufacture or storage of explosives; penalty. A person who makes or keeps gunpowder or any other explosive substance in a city or town in any quantity or manner prohibited by law or by ordinance of the municipality commits manslaughter i…

NRS 200.275 Justifiable infliction or threat of bodily injury not punishable. In addition to any other circumstances recognized as justification at common law, the infliction or threat of bodily injury is justifiable, and does not constitute mayhem, battery or assault, if done un…

NRS 200.278 Information required to be provided to school district of person in secondary school who causes serious bodily injury. 1. If a court determines that a person who is currently enrolled in a secondary school unlawfully caused or attempted to cause serious bodily injury …

NRS 200.280 Definition; penalty. Mayhem consists of unlawfully depriving a human being of a member of his or her body, or disfiguring or rendering it useless. If a person cuts out or disables the tongue, puts out an eye, slits the nose, ear or lip, or disables any limb or member …

NRS 200.290 Instrument or manner of inflicting injury immaterial. To constitute mayhem it is immaterial by what means or instrument or in what manner the injury was inflicted. [1911 C&P § 152; RL § 6417; NCL § 10099]

NRS 200.300 Injury not resulting in permanent injury; defendant may be convicted of assault. Whenever upon a trial for mayhem it shall appear that the injury inflicted will not result in any permanent disfiguration of appearance, diminution of vigor, or other permanent injury, no…

NRS 200.310 Degrees. 1. A person who willfully seizes, confines, inveigles, entices, decoys, abducts, conceals, kidnaps or carries away a person by any means whatsoever with the intent to hold or detain, or who holds or detains, the person for ransom, or reward, or for the purpos…

NRS 200.320 Kidnapping in first degree: Penalties. A person convicted of kidnapping in the first degree is guilty of a category A felony and shall be punished: 1. Where the kidnapped person suffers substantial bodily harm during the act of kidnapping or the subsequent detention a…

NRS 200.330 Kidnapping in second degree: Penalties. A person convicted of kidnapping in the second degree is guilty of a category B felony and shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for a minimum term of not less than 2 years and a maximum term of not more than 15 …

NRS 200.340 Penalty for aiding or abetting. 1. A person who aids and abets kidnapping in the first degree is guilty of a category A felony and shall be punished for kidnapping in the first degree as provided in NRS 200.320. 2. A person who aids and abets kidnapping in the second …

NRS 200.350 Where proceedings may be instituted; consent is not defense. 1. Any proceedings for kidnapping may be instituted either in the county where the offense was committed or in any county through or in which the person kidnapped or confined was taken or kept while under co…

NRS 200.357 Law enforcement officer required to take child into protective custody if child in danger of being removed from jurisdiction. A law enforcement officer who is conducting an investigation or making an arrest concerning the abduction of a child shall take the child into…

NRS 200.359 Detention, concealment or removal of child from person having lawful custody or from jurisdiction of court and relocation of child by parent without written consent of other parent or court permission: Penalties; limitation on issuance of arrest warrant; restitution; …

NRS 200.364 Definitions. As used in NRS 200.364 to 200.3788, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. “Forensic laboratory” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 176.09117. 2. “Forensic medical examination” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 217.300. 3. “Genetic ma…

NRS 200.366 Sexual assault: Definition; penalties; exclusions. 1. A person is guilty of sexual assault if the person: (a) Subjects another person to sexual penetration, or forces another person to make a sexual penetration on themselves or another, or on a beast, against the will…

NRS 200.368 Statutory sexual seduction: Penalties. A person who commits statutory sexual seduction shall be punished: 1. If the person is 21 years of age or older at the time of the commission of the offense, for a category B felony by imprisonment in the state prison for a minim…

NRS 200.373 Sexual assault of spouse by spouse. It is no defense to a charge of sexual assault that the perpetrator was, at the time of the assault, married to the victim, if the assault was committed by force or by the threat of force. (Added to NRS by 1967, 470; A 1975, 1141; 1…

NRS 200.377 Victims of certain sexual offenses: Legislative findings and declarations. The Legislature finds and declares that: 1. This State has a compelling interest in assuring that the victim of a sexual offense, an offense involving a pupil or child or sex trafficking: (a) R…

NRS 200.3771 Victims of certain sexual offenses: Confidentiality of records and reports that reveal identity; when disclosure permitted; penalty. 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, any information which is contained in: (a) Court records, including testimony from wi…

NRS 200.3772 Victims of certain sexual offenses: Procedure for substituting pseudonym for name on files, records and reports; actual identity confidential; when disclosure required; immunity for unintentional disclosure. 1. A victim of a sexual offense, an offense involving a pup…

NRS 200.3773 Victims of certain sexual offenses: Public officer or employee prohibited from disclosing identity; exceptions; penalty. 1. A public officer or employee who has access to any records, files or other documents which include the photograph, likeness, name, address, tel…

NRS 200.3774 Victims of certain sexual offenses: Effect of waiver of confidentiality. The provisions of NRS 200.3771, 200.3772 and 200.3773 do not apply if the victim of the sexual offense, offense involving a pupil or child or sex trafficking voluntarily waives, in writing, the …

NRS 200.378 Court may impose temporary or extended order to restrict conduct of alleged perpetrator, defendant or convicted person; penalty for violation of order; dissemination of order; notice provided in order. 1. In addition to any other remedy provided by law, a person who r…

NRS 200.3781 Petitioner for order: Deferment of costs and fees; free information concerning order; no fee for serving order. 1. The payment of all costs and official fees must be deferred for any person who petitions a court for a temporary or extended order pursuant to NRS 200.3…

NRS 200.3782 Duration of orders; dissolution or modification of orders. 1. A temporary order issued pursuant to NRS 200.378 expires within such time, not to exceed 30 days, as the court fixes. If a petition for an extended order is filed within the period of a temporary order, th…