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Nevada Criminal Statute of Limitations Laws
More Information on Criminal Statute of Limitations
| Code Section | 171.080 et seq. |
| Felonies | Murder: none; theft, robbery, arson, burglary, forgery, sexual assault: 4 yrs.; others: 3 yrs.; sexual abuse of a child: by time victim reaches 21 yrs. old or 28 yrs. old if "does not discover or reasonably should not have discovered" he was a victim |
| Misdemeanors | Gross misdemeanor: 2 yrs.; others: 1 yr. |
| Acts During Which Statute Does Not Run | Prosecution commences when indictment is presented |
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