171.085 - Limitations for felonies. - Nevada Statutes

171.085  Limitations for felonies.  Except as otherwise provided in NRS 171.080, 171.083, 171.084 and 171.095, an indictment for:

      1.  Theft, robbery, burglary, forgery, arson, sexual assault, a violation of NRS 90.570, a violation punishable pursuant to paragraph (c) of subsection 3 of NRS 598.0999 or a violation of NRS 205.377 must be found, or an information or complaint filed, within 4 years after the commission of the offense.

      2.  Any felony other than the felonies listed in subsection 1 must be found, or an information or complaint filed, within 3 years after the commission of the offense.

      [1911 Cr. Prac. § 72; RL § 6922; NCL § 10720]—(NRS A 1963, 371; 1977, 1630; 1985, 2167; 1997, 890; 2001, 3031; 2003, 20th Special Session, 273; 2005, 1426; 2009, 146)