0.030 - Gender, number and tense. - Nevada Statutes

0.030  Gender, number and tense.

      1.  Except as otherwise expressly provided in a particular statute or required by the context:

      (a) The singular number includes the plural number, and the plural includes the singular.

      (b) The present tense includes the future tense.

      2.  The use of a masculine noun or pronoun in conferring a benefit or imposing a duty does not exclude a female person from that benefit or duty. The use of a feminine noun or pronoun in conferring a benefit or imposing a duty does not exclude a male person from that benefit or duty.

      (Added to NRS by 1977, 181; A 2009, 484)