Nevada · Nevada Revised Statutes — Title 15, Crimes and Punishments
NRS (Crimes) § 200.130: Bare fear insufficient to justify killing; reasonable fear required; rebuttable presumption under certain circumstances
What this law says, in plain English
This statute defines when fear justifies killing in self-defense and establishes a rebuttable presumption favoring the person who killed when specific circumstances existed, such as unlawful forced entry or crimes of violence.
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