Nevada Revised Statutes
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 199.120 (2026)
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NRS 199.120 Definition; penalties. A
person, having taken a lawful oath or made affirmation in a judicial proceeding
or in any other matter where, by law, an oath or affirmation is required and no
other penalty is prescribed, who:
1. Willfully makes an unqualified statement of that which the person does not know to be true;
2. Swears or affirms willfully and falsely in a matter material to the issue or point in question;
3. Suborns any other person to make such an unqualified statement or to swear or affirm in such a manner;
4. Executes an affidavit pursuant to NRS 15.010 which contains a false statement, or suborns any other person to do so; or
5. Executes an affidavit or other instrument which contains a false statement before a person authorized to administer oaths or suborns any other person to do so,
Ê is guilty of perjury or subornation of perjury, as the case may be, which is a category D felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130.
[1911 C&P § 85; A 1949, 111; 1943 NCL § 10034]—(NRS A 1967, 464; 1977, 640; 1979, 1420; 1985, 129, 788; 1987, 654; 1995, 1174)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 18
cases (4 in the last 5 years), 1965–2024 · leading case: Mann v. State, 605 P.2d 209 (Nev. 1980).
Mann v. State, 605 P.2d 209 (Nev. 1980). “And significantly, the prosecution, in the instant case, is not without remedy to deter an accused's perjury: a prosecution under NRS 199.120 is available. Moreover, if we were to construe NRS 48.”
White v. State, 717 P.2d 45 (Nev. 1986). “White primarily contends that there was no proof presented on an essential element of perjury under NRS 199.120, 1 viz, that he swore an oath.”
Lemberes v. State, 634 P.2d 1219 (Nev. 1981). “020 1 and perjury in violation of NRS 199.120. 2 They were sentenced to five years on each count, plus a $5,000 fine on the bribery count.”
Eakins v. Nevada, 219 F. Supp. 2d 1113 (D. Nev. 2002). “Further, plaintiffs counter that there is a content-neutral alternative which serves to deter individuals from filing false reports of police misconduct, that is, the Nevada perjury statutes, NRS 199.120 and 199.145. If, as the Hamilton court recognized, all reports of police…”
State v. Busscher, 407 P.2d 715 (Nev. 1965). “It was the state’s position below, and here, that Busscher arranged for and placed Henry Lumpkins on the witness stand, knowing that Lumpkins would give false testimony about the residence of Ben Askew (Wood), in violation of NRS 199.120. The state further argues that the record…”
Licata v. State, 661 P.2d 1306 (Nev. 1983). “NRS 199.120, under which appellant was charged, reads, in pertinent part, as follows: Every person having taken a lawful oath or made affirmation in a judicial proceeding or in any other matter where, by law, an oath or affirmation is required and no other penalty is prescribed,…”
Colle v. State, 455 P.2d 917 (Nev. 1969). “NRS 199.120. 1 Colle filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in the district court, asserting that the evidence presented to the grand jury was insufficient to support the perjury indictment.”
Taylor v. Sheriff of Clark Cnty., 457 P.2d 961 (Nev. 1969). “Appellant contends that he signed the affidavit under duress and coercion, and therefore it and the accompanying testimony under oath is not admissible against him and that in any event it is not admissible to show the corpus delicti of the crime charged.”
Cosio v. State, 793 P.2d 836 (Nev. 1990). “In 1981, NRS 199.120 provided in part: Every person having taken a lawful oath or made affirmation in a judicial proceeding or in any other matter where, by law, an oath or affirmation is required and no other penalty is prescribed, or who willfully and corruptly makes an…”
Sims v. Souily-Lefave (D. Nev. 2024). “Plaintiff’s Complaint 2 Plaintiff’s Complaint avers claims for copyright infringement under the Copyright Act of 3 1976, fraud inducement, and perjury under NRS 199.120. ECF No. 1-1.1 4 A. Copyright infringement.”
Sheriff, Clark Cnty. v. Hecht, 710 P.2d 728 (Nev. 1985). “Respondent was charged with subornation of perjury in violation of NRS 199.120. The events leading to the charge were as follows.”
Sims v. Souily-Lefave (D. Nev. 2024). “1 However, Judge Youchah recommends that I 16 dismiss Sims’s perjury claim under NRS 199.120 with prejudice. ECF No. 8 at 4.”
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