171.090 - Limitations for gross and simple misdemeanors. - Nevada Statutes

171.090  Limitations for gross and simple misdemeanors.  Except as otherwise provided in NRS 171.095, 202.885 and 624.800, an indictment for:

      1.  A gross misdemeanor must be found, or an information or complaint filed, within 2 years after the commission of the offense.

      2.  Any other misdemeanor must be found, or an information or complaint filed, within 1 year after the commission of the offense.

      [1911 Cr. Prac. § 73; RL § 6923; NCL § 10721]—(NRS A 1981, 771; 1985, 2167; 1999, 3525; 2005, 1209)