Nevada Revised Statutes

Nev. Rev. Stat. § 0.030 (2026)

Gender, number and tense

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NRS 0.030 Gender, number and tense.

1. Except as otherwise expressly provided in a particular statute or required by the context:

(a) The singular number includes the plural number, and the plural includes the singular.

(b) The present tense includes the future tense.

2. The use of a masculine noun or pronoun in conferring a benefit or imposing a duty does not exclude a female person from that benefit or duty. The use of a feminine noun or pronoun in conferring a benefit or imposing a duty does not exclude a male person from that benefit or duty.

(Added to NRS by 1977, 181; A 2009, 484)

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2021–2024 · leading case: Sullivan v. Lincoln Cnty. Water Dist., 542 P.3d 411 (Nev. 2024).

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Sullivan v. Lincoln Cnty. Water Dist., 542 P.3d 411 (Nev. 2024). · cites it 2× “See NRS 0.030(1) ("Except as otherwise expressly provided in a particular statute or required by the contextH .”

Doubek v. City of Reno (D. Nev. 2021). · cites it 4× “Having found the statute is ambiguous, the Court will look to the 8 “context” of the statute as prompted by NRS § 0.030. 9 Although the Nevada Supreme Court has not directly addressed whether NRS § 10 41.”

— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 0.030(1) — 1 case

Sullivan v. Lincoln Cnty. Water Dist., 542 P.3d 411 (Nev. 2024). “See NRS 0.030(1) ("Except as otherwise expressly provided in a particular statute or required by the contextH .”

— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 0.030(1)(a) — 1 case

Doubek v. City of Reno (D. Nev. 2021). “Having found the statute is ambiguous, the Court will look to the 8 “context” of the statute as prompted by NRS § 0.030. 9 Although the Nevada Supreme Court has not directly addressed whether NRS § 10 41.”

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