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NRS 178.400: Incompetent person cannot be tried or adjudged to punishment for public offense.

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TITLE 14 — PROCEDURE IN CRIMINAL CASES
CHAPTER 178 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
INQUIRY INTO COMPETENCE OF DEFENDANT AND PROCEDURE FOLLOWING FINDING OF INCOMPETENCE

1. A person may not be tried or adjudged to punishment for a public offense while incompetent.

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.

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