In this section, our attorneys explain Nevada’s criminal laws and legal concepts, A to Z
Criminal Law A to Z
In this section, our attorneys explain Nevada’s criminal laws and legal concepts, A to Z
Crimes by NRS Section
Every crime in Nevada is based in a section of the Nevada Revised Statutes (NRS). For each crime, our attorneys explain the laws, penalties and best defenses to fight the charge.
Nevada DUI
Getting arrested for DUI does not mean you will be convicted. Police misconduct, defective breathalyzers and crime lab mistakes may be enough to get your charges lessened or dismissed. Visit our page on Nevada DUI Laws to learn more.
Post-Conviction
Even if you’ve already been convicted of a crime, there is still much you can do to seal your record and restore your rights. Our attorneys explain how.
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With the exception of extremely violent crimes, you might be able to escape prosecution in Nevada if enough time has passed since you committed the offense.
The majority of Nevada crimes have statutes of limitations, which spell out a time limit during which a D.A. may press charges for it. Whenever a prosecutor files charges for a crime after its statute of limitations has run, the accused can ask the court to dismiss those charges.
NRS 171.080, et seq., sets forth Nevada’s criminal statutes of limitations. Nevada misdemeanors have a one-year statute of limitations. Gross misdemeanors have a two-year statute of limitations. Theft, robbery, burglary, forgery, arson, and business fraud have four-year statutes of limitations. Other felonies have three-year statutes of limitations, with these exceptions:
Learn more in our article, Statute of limitations in Reno.
A former Los Angeles prosecutor, attorney Neil Shouse graduated with honors from UC Berkeley and Harvard Law School (and completed additional graduate studies at MIT). He has been featured on CNN, Good Morning America, Dr Phil, The Today Show and Court TV. Mr Shouse has been recognized by the National Trial Lawyers as one of the Top 100 Criminal and Top 100 Civil Attorneys.
Every summer dozens of drug busts mar the Electric Daisy Carnival (“EDC”). People caught with up to an ounce of marijuana will probably just be cited. But possessing other types of narcotics will result in being arrested and booked at the Clark County Detention Center. And defendants will face charges for drug possession (NRS 453.336). ...
When is "revenge porn" a crime in Nevada?Watch this video on YouTube Yes. Revenge porn – which is selling or posting online naked or sexual photos or videos without the consent of the person depicted – is a category D felony in Nevada. Formally called unlawful dissemination of intimate image, revenge porn carries penalties of ...
There are five common types of alternative sentencing in California criminal cases. These are community service, home detention, drug diversion programs (per Penal Code 1000), drug treatment programs (per Proposition 36), and probation. As to the latter, California law allows for either: misdemeanor (or summary) probation – for misdemeanor offenses, or felony (or formal) probation ...
A defendant in a criminal case does not choose which district attorney will be assigned. Nor does the defendant have the power to request a different prosecutor. But in most states, the defense can seek to recuse a district attorney (or a prosecuting agency) if there is a bias or conflict of interest. In California, ...