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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 195.020 (2026)

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NRS 195.020  Principals.  Every person concerned in the commission of a felony, gross misdemeanor or misdemeanor, whether the person directly commits the act constituting the offense, or aids or abets in its commission, and whether present or absent; and every person who, directly or indirectly, counsels, encourages, hires, commands, induces or otherwise procures another to commit a felony, gross misdemeanor or misdemeanor is a principal, and shall be proceeded against and punished as such. The fact that the person aided, abetted, counseled, encouraged, hired, commanded, induced or procured, could not or did not entertain a criminal intent shall not be a defense to any person aiding, abetting, counseling, encouraging, hiring, commanding, inducing or procuring him or her.

      [1911 C&P § 9; RL § 6274; NCL § 9958]

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 81 cases (8 in the last 5 years), 1963–2025 · leading case: Gonzales v. Duenas-Alvarez, 549 U.S. 183 (2007).
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Gonzales v. Duenas-Alvarez, 549 U.S. 183 (2007). · cites it 2× “§ 28-206 (1995); Nev.Rev. Stat. § 195.020 (2003); N.H.Rev.”
United States v. Hansen, 599 U.S. 762 (2023). “Nev. Rev. Stat. § 195.020 (2021) (emphasis added).”
Bolden v. State, 124 P.3d 191 (Nev. 2005). · cites it 3× “NRS 195.020 defines criminal liability as a principal: Every person concerned in the commission of a felony, gross misdemeanor or misdemeanor, whether he directly commits the act constituting the offense, or aids or abets in its commission, and whether present or absent; and…”
Sharma v. State, 56 P.3d 868 (Nev. 2002). · cites it 3× “Under NRS 195.020, every person concerned in the commission of a crime, whether he directly commits the act constituting the offense or aids or abets in its commission is guilty as a principal.”
Ford v. State, 262 P.3d 1123 (Nev. 2011). · cites it 3× “Laws § 6274 (1912), and does not specify an intent requirement. Using words similar to those in NRS 201.”
Tanksley v. State, 944 P.2d 240 (Nev. 1997). · cites it 6× “9 erroneously required a finding that either Richard or Alice had specific intent to commit the crime, instead of a finding that Alice had the specific intent.”
Byford v. State, 994 P.2d 700 (Nev. 2000). · cites it 2× “We conclude that the jury could have reasonably found that this behavior had a vengeful, sadistic purpose and was intended to inflict pain beyond the killing itself and therefore constituted torture. Byford, of course, was equally culpable of this torture: a person who aids and…”
State v. Plunkett, 429 P.3d 936 (Nev. 2018). · cites it 7× “[H]owever, [Plunkett] could be held liable under sections 1 or 2 of Nev. Rev. Stat. 212.165." This appeal by the State followed.”
Mitchell v. State, 149 P.3d 33 (Nev. 2006). · cites it 2× “NRS 195.020, Nevada's aiding and abetting statute, does not specify what mental state is required to be convicted as an aider or abettor.”
LaPena v. State, 544 P.2d 1187 (Nev. 1976). · cites it 4× “After the crimes, and knowing of them, Webb aided and abetted Weakland by secreting evidence taken from the Krause residence.”
Mitchell v. State, 971 P.2d 813 (Nev. 1998). · cites it 4× “[2] An individual who aids and abets the commission of a felony is treated as a principal in the crime as defined by NRS 195.020: Every person concerned in the commission of a felony .”
Edwards v. State, 524 P.2d 328 (Nev. 1974). · cites it 4× “NRS 195.020; cf. People v. Jordan, cited above.”
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