Nevada Revised Statutes 178.400 – Incompetent person cannot be tried or adjudged to punishment for public offense
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1. A person may not be tried or adjudged to punishment for a public offense while incompetent.
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 178.400
- person: means a natural person, any form of business or social organization and any other nongovernmental legal entity including, but not limited to, a corporation, partnership, association, trust or unincorporated organization. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.039
2. For the purposes of this section, ‘incompetent’ means that the person does not have the present ability to:
(a) Understand the nature of the criminal charges against the person;
(b) Understand the nature and purpose of the court proceedings; or
(c) Aid and assist the person’s counsel in the defense at any time during the proceedings with a reasonable degree of rational understanding.