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

NRS 209.084: Serious mental illness or other significant mental impairment” defined.

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  1. TITLE 16 — CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS; AID TO VICTIMS OF CRIME
  2. CHAPTER 209 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
  3. DEFINITIONS

1. “Serious mental illness or other significant mental impairment” means:

(a) A mental, behavioral or emotional disorder that results in serious functional impairment, which substantially interferes with or limits one or more major life activities; or

(b) A diagnosis of an intellectual disability, as defined in NRS 435.007.

2. The term includes, without limitation, a diagnosis of major depression, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder or borderline personality disorder.

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