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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 62E.010 (2026)

Adjudication is not conviction and does not impose civil disabilities; exceptions

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NRS 62E.010  Adjudication is not conviction and does not impose civil disabilities; exceptions.

      1.  A child who is adjudicated pursuant to the provisions of this title is not a criminal and any adjudication is not a conviction, and a child may be charged with a crime or convicted in a criminal proceeding only as provided in this title.

      2.  Except as otherwise provided by specific statute, an adjudication pursuant to the provisions of this title upon the status of a child does not impose any of the civil disabilities ordinarily resulting from conviction, and the disposition of a child or any evidence given in the juvenile court must not be used to disqualify the child in any future application for or appointment to the civil service.

      (Added to NRS by 2003, 1062)

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2012–2022 · leading case: State v. Javier C., 289 P.3d 1194 (Nev. 2012).
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State v. Javier C., 289 P.3d 1194 (Nev. 2012). · cites it 2× “481(2)(f), a category B felony. On motion by Javier C.”
State v. Eighth Jud. Dist. Court of the State of Nevada ex rel. Cnty. of Clark, 306 P.3d 369 (Nev. 2013). “579 subjects juvenile sex offenders to registration and community notification does not eliminate the many differences between the juvenile and adult justice systems.”
Zalyaul v. State, 2022 NV 74 (Nev. 2022). “Accordingly, the fact that the district court has jurisdiction over criminal cases does not automatically confer on the district court jurisdiction over delinquent acts once the alleged perpetrator turns 21.”
State v. Eighth Jud. Dist. Ct. (Logan D.) (Nev. 2013). “579 subjects juvenile sex offenders to registration and community notification does not eliminate the many differences between the juvenile and adult justice systems. For example, juvenile sex offenders are not "convicted," cannot be sentenced to prison, and are not subject to…”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 62E.010(1) — 2 cases
State v. Javier C., 289 P.3d 1194 (Nev. 2012). “481(2)(f), a category B felony. On motion by Javier C.”
Zalyaul v. State, 2022 NV 74 (Nev. 2022). “Accordingly, the fact that the district court has jurisdiction over criminal cases does not automatically confer on the district court jurisdiction over delinquent acts once the alleged perpetrator turns 21.”
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