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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 193.017 (2026)

“Knowingly” defined

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NRS 193.017  “Knowingly” defined.  “Knowingly” imports a knowledge that the facts exist which constitute the act or omission of a crime, and does not require knowledge of its unlawfulness. Knowledge of any particular fact may be inferred from the knowledge of such other facts as should put an ordinarily prudent person upon inquiry.

      [Part 1911 C&P § 29; RL § 6294; NCL § 9978]—(NRS A 1973, 355; 1983, 815; 1985, 510; 1997, 1600)

     

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Cited in 6 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1985–2024 · leading case: State v. Colosimo, 142 P.3d 352 (Nev. 2006).
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State v. Colosimo, 142 P.3d 352 (Nev. 2006). · cites it 2× “Colosimo claims that NRS 193.017, which defines “knowingly,” 29 mandates that the accused must have knowledge that “facts exist which constitute the act or omission of a crime,” and that reasonable belief of those facts is not enough.”
Garcia v. Sixth Jud. Dist. Court, 30 P.3d 1110 (Nev. 2001). · cites it 3× “7 NRS 193.017 defines knowingly as “knowledge that the facts exist which constitute the act or omission of a crime, and does not require knowledge of its unlawfulness.”
State v. Rhodig, 707 P.2d 549 (Nev. 1985). “NRS 193.017. State of mind need not be proved by positive or direct evidence, but may be inferred from conduct and the facts and circumstances disclosed by the evidence.”
Morrison v. State, 548 P.3d 431 (Nev. 2024). “2d at 1066 , the term "knowingly" requires actual or constructive knowledge, see NRS 193.017 ("Knowingly' imports a knowledge that the facts exist which constitute the act or omission of a crime, and does not require knowledge of its unlawfulness.”
Poole Vs. Nev. Auto Dealership Inv.'s, LLC, 2019 NV 39 (Nev. 2019). · cites it 2× “See also NRS 193.017 (addressing crimes and punishments, and first codified in 1912); NRS 208.”
Poole v. Nev. Auto Dealership Invs., 135 Nev. 280 (2019). · cites it 2× “See also NRS 193.017 (addressing crimes and punishments, and first codified in 1912); NRS 208.”
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