Person found not guilty by reason of lack of mental responsibility: Commitment to facility; hearing on mental condition of person; commitment upon finding of mental illness.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 412.449
in effect1. If a person is found by a court-martial not guilty by reason of lack of mental responsibility or not guilty only by reason of lack of mental responsibility, the person must be committed to a suitable facility until the person is eligible for release through the procedures specified in NRS 178.467 to 178.471 , inclusive.
2. The court-martial must conduct a hearing on the mental condition of the person in accordance with NRS 175.539 . A report of the results of the hearing must be made to the convening authority having authority to convene a general court-martial for the person.
3. If the court-martial finds by clear and convincing evidence that the person is a person with mental illness, the convening authority having authority to convene a general court-martial for the person shall commit the person to the custody of a suitable facility until the person is eligible for release through the procedures specified in NRS 178.467 to 178.471 , inclusive.
4. Except as otherwise provided by law, the provisions of NRS 178.467 to 178.471 , inclusive, apply in the case of a person committed to the custody of a suitable facility pursuant to this section, except that the convening authority having authority to convene a general court-martial for the person shall be considered the court that ordered the persons commitment.
Source: NV Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/NRS-412.htmlFetched: 10/4/2026