{"data":{"id":"us-nv/nrs-62d.140","jurisdiction":"us-nv","citation":"NRS 62D.140","heading":"“Incompetent” defined.","body":"As used in NRS 62D.140 to 62D.190, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, “incompetent” means a child does not have the present ability to:\n1. Understand the nature of the allegations of delinquency or, if the child is a child in need of supervision, the allegations against the child;\n2. Understand the nature and purpose of the court proceedings; or\n3. Aid and assist the child’s counsel in the defense at any time during the proceedings with a reasonable degree of rational understanding.","path":["TITLE 5 — JUVENILE JUSTICE","CHAPTER 62D - PROCEDURE IN JUVENILE PROCEEDINGS","DETERMINING COMPETENCE OF CHILD"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-062D.html#NRS062DSec140","current_through":"2025 session (NRS as revised 2026-08-25)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T05:51:30Z","sha256":"58fda96387d6e3bf12e7846becab2e45750e51a312cb1d668aeb4679bf9c1f2a","source_id":"us-nv","stale":true,"prev":"us-nv/nrs-62d.130","next":"us-nv/nrs-62d.145"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}