Nevada Revised Statutes

Nev. Rev. Stat. § 453.570 (2026)

Amount of controlled substance needed to sustain conviction for prohibited offense

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NRS 453.570  Amount of controlled substance needed to sustain conviction for prohibited offense.  The amount of a controlled substance needed to sustain a conviction of a person for an offense prohibited by the provisions of NRS 453.011 to 453.552, inclusive, is that amount necessary for identification as a controlled substance by a witness qualified to make such identification.

      (Added to NRS by 1971, 359; A 1973, 1218; 2001, 1064; 2003, 561)

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1973–2020 · leading case: Figueroa-beltran Vs. U.S. of Am. (nrap 5), 2020 NV 45 (Nev. 2020).
Figueroa-beltran Vs. U.S. of Am. (nrap 5), 2020 NV 45 (Nev. 2020). · cites it 10× “6 NRS 453.570 also points toward substance identity being an element of NRS 453.”
Dickson v. State, 822 P.2d 1122 (Nev. 1992). · cites it 4× “[1] The current provisions of NRS 453.570 provide as follows: Amount of controlled substance needed to sustain conviction for prohibited offense.”
Sheriff, Clark Cnty. v. Benson, 509 P.2d 554 (Nev. 1973). · cites it 4× “that the intent necessary to commit the crime of possession does not exist where the amount is so minute as to be incapable of any use even though chemical analysis may identify a trace of narcotics', has not been altered by NRS 453.570, which legislates not to the amount…”
State v. Groce, 983 P.2d 217 (Idaho Ct. App. 1999). “” Nev.Rev. Stat. § 453.570(1991). 5 . Notably, the drafters of the Model Uniform Act set forth criteria for determining how substances would be classified in schedules based on the following criteria: a substance’s potential for abuse, a substance’s known effects, the…”
Wolzok v. Sheriff, 559 P.2d 820 (Nev. 1977). · cites it 2× “Nev. Rev. Stat. § 453.570 . Abbott v. Sheriff, 87 Nev.”
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 453.570(1991): 1 case
State v. Groce, 983 P.2d 217 (Idaho Ct. App. 1999). “” Nev.Rev. Stat. § 453.570(1991). 5 . Notably, the drafters of the Model Uniform Act set forth criteria for determining how substances would be classified in schedules based on the following criteria: a substance’s potential for abuse, a substance’s known effects, the…”
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