Nevada Revised Statutes

Nev. Rev. Stat. § 193.240 (2026)

Resistance by party about to be injured

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NRS 193.240 Resistance by party about to be injured. Resistance sufficient to prevent the offense may be made by the party about to be injured:

1. To prevent an offense against his or her person, family or some member of his or her family.

2. To prevent an illegal attempt, by force, to take or injure property in his or her lawful possession.

(Added to NRS by 1967, 1469)

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2014–2022 · leading case: Davis v. State, 2014 NV 16 (Nev. 2014).

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Davis v. State, 2014 NV 16 (Nev. 2014). · cites it 4× “"); NRS 193.240 ("Resistance sufficient to prevent the offense may be made by the party about to be injured.”

Banda v. High Desert State Prison (D. Nev. 2022). · cites it 2× “See Nev. Rev. Stat. § 193.240 (1), (2) (allowing for self-defense “[t]o prevent 20 an offense against his or her person” or “[t]o prevent an illegal attempt, by force, to take or injure 21 property in his or her lawful possession”); see also Davis v.”

Grimes v. Williams (D. Nev. 2022). “" NRS 193.240. A reasonable juror could not have believed that, once Grimes wrestled the knife away from the 15 victim, it was necessary for him to stab her 21 times to defend himself.”

Campbell (Kenny) v. State (Nev. 2015). “Third, appellant contends that the district court abused its discretion by denying his proffered instruction that reflected his defense theory that he merely attempted to recover his money from the victim, see SUPREME COURT OF NEVADA 4 (0) 1947A NRS 193.240, and that the State…”

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