{"data":{"id":"us-nv/nrs-440.020","jurisdiction":"us-nv","citation":"NRS 440.020","heading":"“Dead body” defined.","body":"As used in this chapter, “dead body” means a lifeless human body, or such severed parts of the human body or the bones thereof, from the state of which it reasonably may be concluded that death had recently occurred, and where the circumstances under which such dead body was found indicate that the death has not been recorded.","path":["TITLE 40 — PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY","CHAPTER 440 - VITAL STATISTICS","GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-440.html#NRS440Sec020","current_through":"2025 session (NRS as revised 2026-08-25)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T05:51:39Z","sha256":"54e0df550e1b96be1ed89f6e55dc2e64f315de62c877cfa4be3df661b755e841","source_id":"us-nv","stale":true,"prev":"us-nv/nrs-440.010","next":"us-nv/nrs-440.025"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}