{"data":{"id":"us-nv/nrs-41b.260","jurisdiction":"us-nv","citation":"NRS 41B.260","heading":"Civil action: Parties; burden of proof; evidence; stay of proceedings; limitation on time for commencement.","body":"1. For the purposes of this chapter, an interested person may bring a civil action alleging that a person was a culpable actor in the felonious and intentional killing of a decedent. An interested person may bring such a civil action whether or not any person who is alleged to be a killer in the civil action or any other person is or has been, in a separate criminal action, charged with or convicted or acquitted of being:\n(a) A culpable actor in the felonious and intentional killing of the decedent; or\n(b) A culpable actor in any other offense arising out of the facts surrounding the killing of the decedent.\n2. If an interested person brings a civil action pursuant to this section, the court shall determine, by a preponderance of the evidence, whether a person who is alleged to be a killer of the decedent was a culpable actor in the felonious and intentional killing of the decedent. If the court finds by a preponderance of the evidence that a person who is alleged to be a killer of the decedent was a culpable actor in the felonious and intentional killing of the decedent:\n(a) The finding of the court conclusively establishes for the purposes of this chapter that the person feloniously and intentionally killed the decedent; and\n(b) The person shall be deemed to be a killer of the decedent.\n3. If, in a separate criminal action, a person is charged with being a culpable actor in the felonious and intentional killing of a decedent or with any other offense arising out of the facts surrounding the killing of the decedent and:\n(a) The person is acquitted of the charge;\n(b) The charge is dismissed; or\n(c) A verdict or judgment is not reached or entered on the charge for any reason,\nÊ evidence concerning any such matter is not admissible in a civil action brought pursuant to this section.\n4. Upon its own motion or the motion of an interested person, the court may, in whole or in part, stay the proceedings in a civil action brought pursuant to this section during the pendency of any separate criminal action that has been brought against a person who is alleged to be a killer in the civil action. The provisions of this subsection do not limit the power of the court to stay the proceedings in the civil action for any other reason.\n5. A civil action described in this section may not be commenced by an interested person more than 5 years after the interested person discovers or through the use of reasonable diligence should have discovered the material facts that constitute the cause of action.","path":["TITLE 3 — REMEDIES; SPECIAL ACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS","CHAPTER 41B - ACTION AGAINST KILLER OF DECEDENT FOR FORFEITURE OF CERTAIN PROPERTY, BENEFITS AND RIGHTS","SCOPE OF FORFEITURE"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-041B.html#NRS041BSec260","current_through":"2025 session (NRS as revised 2026-08-25)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T05:51:30Z","sha256":"b36f70f6e9fda93b60d2ac1058833e643f867ce8e465e75ad069b4f38c08217b","source_id":"us-nv","stale":true,"prev":"us-nv/nrs-41b.250","next":"us-nv/nrs-41b.300"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}