{"data":{"id":"us-nv/nrs-178.400","jurisdiction":"us-nv","citation":"NRS 178.400","heading":"Incompetent person cannot be tried or adjudged to punishment for public offense.","body":"1. A person may not be tried or adjudged to punishment for a public offense while incompetent.\n2. For the purposes of this section, “incompetent” means that the person does not have the present ability to:\n(a) Understand the nature of the criminal charges against the person;\n(b) Understand the nature and purpose of the court proceedings; or\n(c) Aid and assist the person’s counsel in the defense at any time during the proceedings with a reasonable degree of rational understanding.","path":["TITLE 14 — PROCEDURE IN CRIMINAL CASES","CHAPTER 178 - GENERAL PROVISIONS","INQUIRY INTO COMPETENCE OF DEFENDANT AND PROCEDURE FOLLOWING FINDING OF INCOMPETENCE"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-178.html#NRS178Sec400","current_through":"2025 session (NRS as revised 2026-08-25)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T05:51:33Z","sha256":"110de8152913e76ea778c33e830c475304cce67e5a1dafaf309ff461da5176a5","source_id":"us-nv","stale":true,"prev":"us-nv/nrs-178.399","next":"us-nv/nrs-178.405"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}