Nevada Revised Statutes

Nev. Rev. Stat. § 176A.100 (2026)

Authority and discretion of court to suspend sentence and grant probation; persons eligible; enhanced supervision; submission of report of presentence investigation

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NRS 176A.100  Authority and discretion of court to suspend sentence and grant probation; persons eligible; enhanced supervision; submission of report of presentence investigation.

      1.  Except as otherwise provided in this section and NRS 176A.110 and 176A.120, if a person is found guilty in a district court upon verdict or plea of:

      (a) Murder of the first or second degree, kidnapping in the first degree, sexual assault, attempted sexual assault of a child who is less than 16 years of age, lewdness with a child pursuant to NRS 201.230, an offense for which the suspension of sentence or the granting of probation is expressly forbidden, or if the person is found to be a habitual criminal pursuant to NRS 207.010, a habitually fraudulent felon pursuant to NRS 207.014 or a habitual felon pursuant to NRS 207.012, the court shall not suspend the execution of the sentence imposed or grant probation to the person.

      (b) A category E felony, except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, the court shall suspend the execution of the sentence imposed and grant probation to the person. The court may, as it deems advisable, decide not to suspend the execution of the sentence imposed and grant probation to the person if, at the time of sentencing, it is established that the person had previously been two times convicted, whether in this State or elsewhere, of a crime that under the laws of the situs of the crime or of this State would amount to a felony. If the person denies the existence of a previous conviction, the court shall determine the issue of the previous conviction after hearing all relevant evidence presented on the issue by the prosecution and the person. At such a hearing, the person may not challenge the validity of a previous conviction. For the purposes of this paragraph, a certified copy of a felony conviction is prima facie evidence of conviction of a prior felony.

      (c) Another felony, a gross misdemeanor or a misdemeanor, the court may suspend the execution of the sentence imposed and grant probation as the court deems advisable.

      2.  In determining whether to grant probation to a person, the court shall not consider whether the person has the financial ability to participate in a program of probation secured by a surety bond established pursuant to NRS 176A.300 to 176A.370, inclusive.

      3.  If the court determines that a person is otherwise eligible for probation but requires more supervision than would normally be provided to a person granted probation, the court may, in lieu of sentencing the person to a term of imprisonment, grant probation pursuant to the Program of Enhanced Supervision established pursuant to NRS 176A.440.

      4.  Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, and unless the court approves a stipulation waiving the requirement for the Division to make a presentence investigation and report to the court pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 176.135, if a person is convicted of a felony and the Division is required to make a presentence investigation and report to the court pursuant to NRS 176.135, the court shall not grant probation to the person until the court receives the report of the presentence investigation from the Chief Parole and Probation Officer. The Chief Parole and Probation Officer shall submit the report of the presentence investigation to the court not later than 45 days after receiving a request for a presentence investigation from the sentencing court or county clerk. If the report of the presentence investigation is not submitted by the Chief Parole and Probation Officer within 45 days, the court may grant probation without the report.

      5.  If the court determines that a person is otherwise eligible for probation, the court shall, when determining the conditions of that probation, consider the imposition of such conditions as would facilitate timely payments by the person of an obligation, if any, for the support of a child and the payment of any such obligation which is in arrears.

      (Added to NRS by 1967, 1434; A 1973, 68, 1802; 1975, 84; 1977, 289, 658, 1631; 1979, 1460; 1981, 369; 1989, 1887; 1991, 71, 1002, 2044, 2045, 2046; 1993, 9; 1995, 224, 857, 1249, 1328, 2388, 2389; 1997, 519, 1187, 2505, 2509; 1999, 565, 1192; 2003, 846, 2827; 2019, 4392; 2021, 2424; 2025, 2825)

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 20 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1999–2026 · leading case: United States v. Miguel Angel Arellano-Torres, 303 F.3d 1173 (9th Cir. 2002).
United States v. Miguel Angel Arellano-Torres, 303 F.3d 1173 (9th Cir. 2002). “Some recidivists are not eligible for this mandatory grant of probation, see NRS 176A.100, but — as discussed above — Corona- Sanchez instructs us to focus on the first-time offender.”
Little v. Warden, 34 P.3d 540 (Nev. 2001). “185(1) provided that persons convicted of sexual assault were ineligible for probation.”
Savage v. Third Jud. Dist. Court, 200 P.3d 77 (Nev. 2009). “As a starting point, NRS 176A.100 broadly authorizes the district court to place an offender on probation, and NRS 176A.”
Bailey v. State, 734 A.2d 684 (Md. 1999). “§ 46-18-201 (1997); Nev.Rev. Stat. § 176A.100 and 176A.440 (1997); N.”
Roberts v. State, 89 P.3d 998 (Nev. 2004). · cites it 6× “OPINION Per Curiam: In this appeal, we consider whether the State is required to provide a defendant charged with first-offense possession of a controlled substance with formal notice in the charging document that, pursuant to NRS 176A.100, 1 probation is discretionary rather…”
Martin (Shanell) v. State (Nev. 2022). · cites it 2× “We recognize that the district court may have been under the impression that NRS 176A.100(1)(b), a discretionary probation statute, applied to Martin's sentencing.”
Toribio-Ruiz v. Garrett (D. Nev. 2022). · cites it 2× “Indeed, because Toribio-Ruiz’s 14 sexual assault conviction was non-probational, see NRS § 176A.100(1)(a), arguing for 15 Toribio-Ruiz’s lewdness conviction to run concurrent to the sexual assault conviction 16 was a reasonable strategic decision.”
Harlow (Paul) v. State (Nev. 2016). “See NRS 176A.100(1)(a) (listing crimes SUPREME COURT OF NEVADA (0) 1947A for which probation is not permissible); NRS 176A.”
Silvanus (damien) v. State (Crim.), 142 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 15 (Nev. 2026). “See NRS 176A.100(1)(a) (listing offenses for which “the court shall not suspend the execution of the sentence imposed or grant probation to the person’).”
Pineda v. State (Nev. 2013). “probation, see NRS 176A.100(1)(c); NRS 193.140; NRS 199.”
Missouri (Kyle) v. State (Nev. 2013). “We conclude that the district court did not abuse its discretion, see NRS 176A.100(1)(c); NRS 193.130(2)(c); NRS 193.”
Harpe (Jeremy) v. State (Nev. 2013). “court's discretion to grant probation or diversion, NRS 176A.100(1)(c); NRS 176A.290(1); NRS 458.”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 176A.100(1) — 1 case
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 176A.100(1)(a) — 4 cases
Toribio-Ruiz v. Garrett (D. Nev. 2022). “Indeed, because Toribio-Ruiz’s 14 sexual assault conviction was non-probational, see NRS § 176A.100(1)(a), arguing for 15 Toribio-Ruiz’s lewdness conviction to run concurrent to the sexual assault conviction 16 was a reasonable strategic decision.”
Harlow (Paul) v. State (Nev. 2016). “See NRS 176A.100(1)(a) (listing crimes SUPREME COURT OF NEVADA (0) 1947A for which probation is not permissible); NRS 176A.”
Silvanus (damien) v. State (Crim.), 142 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 15 (Nev. 2026). “See NRS 176A.100(1)(a) (listing offenses for which “the court shall not suspend the execution of the sentence imposed or grant probation to the person’).”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 176A.100(1)(b) — 2 cases
Roberts v. State, 89 P.3d 998 (Nev. 2004). “OPINION Per Curiam: In this appeal, we consider whether the State is required to provide a defendant charged with first-offense possession of a controlled substance with formal notice in the charging document that, pursuant to NRS 176A.100, 1 probation is discretionary rather…”
Martin (Shanell) v. State (Nev. 2022). “We recognize that the district court may have been under the impression that NRS 176A.100(1)(b), a discretionary probation statute, applied to Martin's sentencing.”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 176A.100(1)(c) — 8 cases
Pineda v. State (Nev. 2013). “probation, see NRS 176A.100(1)(c); NRS 193.140; NRS 199.”
Missouri (Kyle) v. State (Nev. 2013). “We conclude that the district court did not abuse its discretion, see NRS 176A.100(1)(c); NRS 193.130(2)(c); NRS 193.”
Harpe (Jeremy) v. State (Nev. 2013). “court's discretion to grant probation or diversion, NRS 176A.100(1)(c); NRS 176A.290(1); NRS 458.”
White (Cody) v. State (Nev. 2013).
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 176A.100(b)(4) — 1 case
West (Mark) v. State (Nev. 2014).
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 176A.100(l)(a) — 1 case
Little v. Warden, 34 P.3d 540 (Nev. 2001). “185(1) provided that persons convicted of sexual assault were ineligible for probation.”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 176A.100(l)(b) — 1 case
Roberts v. State, 89 P.3d 998 (Nev. 2004). “OPINION Per Curiam: In this appeal, we consider whether the State is required to provide a defendant charged with first-offense possession of a controlled substance with formal notice in the charging document that, pursuant to NRS 176A.100, 1 probation is discretionary rather…”
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