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Nevada · Through 2025 session (NRS as revised 2026-08-25) · Newer source version available

NRS 199.120: Definition; penalties.

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  1. TITLE 15 — CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS
  2. CHAPTER 199 - CRIMES AGAINST PUBLIC JUSTICE
  3. PERJURY AND SUBORNATION OF PERJURY

A person, having taken a lawful oath or made affirmation in a judicial proceeding or in any other matter where, by law, an oath or affirmation is required and no other penalty is prescribed, who:

1. Willfully makes an unqualified statement of that which the person does not know to be true;

2. Swears or affirms willfully and falsely in a matter material to the issue or point in question;

3. Suborns any other person to make such an unqualified statement or to swear or affirm in such a manner;

4. Executes an affidavit pursuant to NRS 15.010 which contains a false statement, or suborns any other person to do so; or

5. Executes an affidavit or other instrument which contains a false statement before a person authorized to administer oaths or suborns any other person to do so,

Ê is guilty of perjury or subornation of perjury, as the case may be, which is a category D felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130.

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