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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 171.085 (2026)

Limitations for felonies

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NRS 171.085  Limitations for felonies.  Except as otherwise provided in NRS 171.080 to 171.084, inclusive, and 171.095, an indictment for:

      1.  Theft, robbery, burglary, forgery, arson, a violation of NRS 90.570, a violation punishable pursuant to paragraphs (a) to (d), inclusive, of subsection 3 of NRS 598.0999 or a violation of NRS 205.377 must be found, or an information or complaint filed, within 4 years after the commission of the offense.

      2.  Sexual assault must be found, or an information or complaint filed, within 20 years after the commission of the offense.

      3.  Sex trafficking must be found, or an information or complaint filed, within 6 years after the commission of the offense.

      4.  Any felony other than the felonies listed in subsections 1, 2 and 3 must be found, or an information or complaint filed, within 3 years after the commission of the offense.

      [1911 Cr. Prac. § 72; RL § 6922; NCL § 10720]—(NRS A 1963, 371; 1977, 1630; 1985, 2167; 1997, 890; 2001, 3031; 2003, 20th Special Session, 273; 2005, 1426; 2009, 146; 2013, 2418; 2015, 583; 2019, 1498; 2021, 834; 2023, 1194)

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 28 cases (5 in the last 5 years), 1980–2026 · leading case: Sena (christopher) v. State, 2022 NV 34 (Nev. 2022).
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Sena (christopher) v. State, 2022 NV 34 (Nev. 2022). · cites it 10× “095, which governs when the statutes of limitations outlined in NRS 171.085 and NRS 171.090 can be tolled, was relevantly amended in 2001, 2005, 2011, and 2013.”
Bailey v. State, 91 P.3d 596 (Nev. 2004). · cites it 5× “3 NRS 171.085 (1995) states that, except as provided in NRS 171.”
Ramos (gustavo) v. State, 2021 NV 74 (Nev. 2021). · cites it 3× “248, § 1, at 891 (NRS 171.085). In 2015, the Legislature extended the statute of limitations to 20 years, but the amendment did not apply here because the 4-year period had expired in 2002.”
State v. Quinn, 30 P.3d 1117 (Nev. 2001). · cites it 2× “095(1)(a) provided: If a felony, gross misdemeanor or misdemeanor is committed in a secret manner, an indictment for the offense must be found, or an information or complaint filed, within the periods of limitation prescribed in NRS 171.085 and 171.090 after the discovery of the…”
Murphy v. State, 871 P.2d 916 (Nev. 1994). · cites it 4× “7 NRS 171.085 sets forth the following statute of limitations: 1.”
Houtz v. State, 893 P.2d 355 (Nev. 1995). · cites it 3× “095 read in pertinent part as follows: If a felony or misdemeanor is committed in a secret manner, an indictment for the same must be found, or an information or complaint filed, within the periods of limitation prescribed in NRS 171.”
Hubbard v. State, 877 P.2d 519 (Nev. 1994). “Under NRS 171.085(2), the statute of limitations for lewdness with a minor under the age of fourteen is three years after the commission of the offense.”
Dozier v. State, 178 P.3d 149 (Nev. 2008). · cites it 2× “Prior to trial, Dozier filed a motion to dismiss, arguing that all 19 counts involving his ex-wife were barred by the four-year statute of limitations defined in NRS 171.085. The State argued that under NRS 171.”
Sheriff, Clark Cnty. v. Simpson, 851 P.2d 428 (Nev. 1993). · cites it 3× “In his petition, Simpson contended that (1) it was illegal for the state to indict him after the same charge had been dismissed by the justice’s court; (2) no legal evidence showed that the alleged crime occurred less than three years before the indictment, as required by NRS…”
Walstrom v. State, 752 P.2d 225 (Nev. 1988). “NRS 171.085 provides: Except as provided in NRS 171.”
Campbell v. Griffin in & for Carson City, 710 P.2d 70 (Nev. 1985). “2 NRS 171.085(2) provides: An indictment for any other felony than murder, theft, robbery, burglary, forgery, arson or sexual assault must be found, or an information or complaint filed, within 3 years after the commission of the offense.”
State v. Autry, 746 P.2d 637 (Nev. 1987). “1 See NRS 171.085(2) (an information or a complaint charging the above-noted felonies must be filed within three years after the commission of the offenses).”
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— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 171.085(1) — 4 cases
Sena (christopher) v. State, 2022 NV 34 (Nev. 2022). “095, which governs when the statutes of limitations outlined in NRS 171.085 and NRS 171.090 can be tolled, was relevantly amended in 2001, 2005, 2011, and 2013.”
Murphy v. State, 871 P.2d 916 (Nev. 1994). “7 NRS 171.085 sets forth the following statute of limitations: 1.”
Dozier v. State, 178 P.3d 149 (Nev. 2008). “Prior to trial, Dozier filed a motion to dismiss, arguing that all 19 counts involving his ex-wife were barred by the four-year statute of limitations defined in NRS 171.085. The State argued that under NRS 171.”
State Vs. Lose (Williams), 485 P.3d 214 (Nev. 2021).
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 171.085(2) — 15 cases
Sena (christopher) v. State, 2022 NV 34 (Nev. 2022). “095, which governs when the statutes of limitations outlined in NRS 171.085 and NRS 171.090 can be tolled, was relevantly amended in 2001, 2005, 2011, and 2013.”
Murphy v. State, 871 P.2d 916 (Nev. 1994). “7 NRS 171.085 sets forth the following statute of limitations: 1.”
Hubbard v. State, 877 P.2d 519 (Nev. 1994). “Under NRS 171.085(2), the statute of limitations for lewdness with a minor under the age of fourteen is three years after the commission of the offense.”
Campbell v. Griffin in & for Carson City, 710 P.2d 70 (Nev. 1985). “2 NRS 171.085(2) provides: An indictment for any other felony than murder, theft, robbery, burglary, forgery, arson or sexual assault must be found, or an information or complaint filed, within 3 years after the commission of the offense.”
State v. Autry, 746 P.2d 637 (Nev. 1987). “1 See NRS 171.085(2) (an information or a complaint charging the above-noted felonies must be filed within three years after the commission of the offenses).”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 171.085(3) — 3 cases
Fan v. Jiang (D. Nev. 2025).
Vega (Kenneth) v. Dist. Ct. (State) (Nev. 2019).
Vega (Kenneth) v. Dist. Ct. (State) (Nev. 2019).
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 171.085(4) — 1 case
Smith (sophia) v. State, 142 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 26 (Nev. 2026).
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