Nevada Code § 178.400

Incompetent person cannot be tried or adjudged to punishment for public offense
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1. A person may not be tried or adjudged
to punishment for a public offense while incompetent.
2. For the purposes of this section,
incompetent means that the person does not have the present ability to:
(a) Understand the nature of the criminal charges
against the person;
(b) Understand the nature and purpose of the
court proceedings; or
(c) Aid and assist the persons counsel in the
defense at any time during the proceedings with a reasonable degree of rational
understanding.

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