Senate Bill No. 11–Senator Titus
Joint Sponsor: Assemblyman Perkins
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AN ACT relating to crimes; repealing the rule that for a prosecution for murder or
manslaughter, the death of the victim must occur within 1 year and 1 day of the act
which caused the death of the victim; and providing other matters properly relating
thereto.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
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Section 1. NRS 200.410 is hereby amended to read as follows:1-2
200.410 If a person fights, by previous appointment or agreement, a1-3
duel with a rifle, shotgun, pistol, bowie knife, dirk, smallsword, backsword1-4
or other dangerous weapon, and in so doing kills his antagonist, or any1-5
person, or inflicts such a wound that the party or parties injured die thereof ,1-6
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in the first degree , which is a category A felony, and upon conviction1-9
thereof shall be punished as provided in subsection 4 of NRS 200.030.1-10
Sec. 2. NRS 200.450 is hereby amended to read as follows:1-11
200.450 1. If a person, upon previous concert and agreement, fights1-12
with any other person or gives, sends or authorizes any other person to give1-13
or send a challenge verbally or in writing to fight any other person, the1-14
person giving, sending or accepting the challenge to fight any other person1-15
shall be punished:1-16
(a) If the fight does not involve the use of a deadly weapon, for a gross1-17
misdemeanor; or1-18
(b) If the fight involves the use of a deadly weapon, for a category B1-19
felony by imprisonment in the state prison for a minimum term of not less1-20
than 1 year and a maximum term of not more than 6 years, and may be1-21
further punished by a fine of not more than $5,000.1-22
2. A person who acts for another in giving, sending, or accepting, either1-23
verbally or in writing, a challenge to fight any other person shall be1-24
punished:1-25
(a) If the fight does not involve the use of a deadly weapon, for a gross1-26
misdemeanor; or1-27
(b) If the fight involves the use of a deadly weapon, for a category B1-28
felony by imprisonment in the state prison for a minimum term of not less1-29
than 1 year and a maximum term of not more than 6 years, and may be1-30
further punished by a fine of not more than $5,000.1-31
3. Should death ensue to a person in such a fight, or should a person die1-32
from any injuries received in such a fight ,1-33
person causing or having any agency in causing the death, either by fighting1-34
or by giving or sending for himself or for any other person, or in receiving2-1
for himself or for any other person, the challenge to fight, is guilty of2-2
murder in the first degree which is a category A felony and shall be2-3
punished as provided in subsection 4 of NRS 200.030.2-4
Sec. 3. NRS 200.100 is hereby repealed.2-5
Sec. 4. The amendatory provisions of this act do not apply to offenses2-6
committed before the effective date of this act.2-7
Sec. 5. This act becomes effective upon passage and approval.~