Nevada Revised Statutes

Nev. Rev. Stat. § 41.135 (2026)

Limitation on liability of victims of certain crimes for injury or damage sustained by offender

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NRS 41.135  Limitation on liability of victims of certain crimes for injury or damage sustained by offender.  A person who is convicted of committing or attempting to commit:

      1.  A felony;

      2.  An act that would have been a felony if committed by an adult; or

      3.  A misdemeanor or gross misdemeanor that constitutes domestic violence pursuant to NRS 33.018,

Ê may not bring an action against the victim or the estate of the victim for injuries sustained by the offender or damage to property of the offender that occurred during the course of the crime or delinquent act.

      (Added to NRS by 1985, 968; A 1989, 1453; 1997, 2, 1811)

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2005–2010 · leading case: Cromer v. Wilson, 225 P.3d 788 (Nev. 2010).
Cromer v. Wilson, 225 P.3d 788 (Nev. 2010). · cites it 2× “133, noting that when the bill was approved, the companion provision became NRS 41.135, which enumerates the “malum in se offenses that legislators clearly intended NRS 41.”
Langon v. Matamoros, 111 P.3d 1077 (Nev. 2005). · cites it 4× “7 The bill was approved and signed by the Governor, and the companion provision became NRS 41.135. 8 The separation of the companion provision as NRS 41.”
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