Nevada Revised Statutes

Nev. Rev. Stat. § 47.200 (2026)

Determination on evidence of presumed fact: Where basic facts established

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NRS 47.200  Determination on evidence of presumed fact: Where basic facts established.  When reasonable minds would necessarily agree that the evidence renders the existence of the basic facts more probable than not, but direct evidence is introduced contrary to the existence of the presumed fact, the question of the existence of the presumed fact is determined as follows:

      1.  If reasonable minds would necessarily agree that the direct evidence renders the nonexistence of the presumed fact more probable than not, the judge shall direct the jury to find against the existence of the presumed fact.

      2.  If reasonable minds would necessarily agree that the direct evidence does not render the nonexistence of the presumed fact more probable than not, the judge shall direct the jury to find in favor of the presumed fact.

      3.  If reasonable minds would not necessarily agree as to whether the direct evidence renders the nonexistence of the presumed fact more probable than not, the judge shall submit the matter to the jury with an instruction to find in favor of the existence of the presumed fact unless they find from the direct evidence that its nonexistence is more probable than its existence, in which event they should find against its existence.

      (Added to NRS by 1971, 778)

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases, 1976–2020 · leading case: Res. Grp., LLC v. Nev. Ass'n Servs., Inc., 437 P.3d 154 (Nev. 2019).
Res. Grp., LLC v. Nev. Ass'n Servs., Inc., 437 P.3d 154 (Nev. 2019). · cites it 6× “" Under NRS 47.200, this was evidence enough to establish timely payment or, at minimum, to make timely payment a question of fact for the trial court, not of law for this court, to decide.”
Law Offices of Barry Levinson, P.C. v. Milko, 184 P.3d 378 (Nev. 2008). · cites it 2× “29 NRS 47.200. 30 See NRS 47.200(1). 31 Charlie Brown Constr.”
Privette v. Faulkner, 550 P.2d 404 (Nev. 1976). · cites it 4× “Presumptions are no more than rules of evidence predicated on probability and general experience, which, in the present context, is to say that experience has shown that the owner of a vehicle if present in the vehicle is likely to be its driver.”
Jaramillo Vs. Ramos, M.D., 2020 NV 17 (Nev. 2020). · cites it 2× “See NRS 47.200 (listing different jury instructions depending on the strength of the direct evidence); see also Butler v.”
Resources Grp., LLC Vs. Nevada Ass'n Serv.'s, Inc., 2019 NV 8 (Nev. 2019). · cites it 8× “" Under NRS 47.200, this was evidence enough to establish timely payment or, at minimum, to make timely payment a question of fact for the trial court, not of law for this court, to decide.”
Resources Grp., LLC Vs. Nevada Ass'n Serv.'s, Inc., 2019 NV 8 (Nev. 2019). · cites it 4× “" Under NRS 47.200, this was evidence enough to establish timely payment or, at minimum, to make timely payment a question of fact for the trial court, not of law for this court, to decide.”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 47.200(1) — 1 case
Law Offices of Barry Levinson, P.C. v. Milko, 184 P.3d 378 (Nev. 2008). “29 NRS 47.200. 30 See NRS 47.200(1). 31 Charlie Brown Constr.”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 47.200(3) — 1 case
Privette v. Faulkner, 550 P.2d 404 (Nev. 1976). “Presumptions are no more than rules of evidence predicated on probability and general experience, which, in the present context, is to say that experience has shown that the owner of a vehicle if present in the vehicle is likely to be its driver.”
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