Nevada § 200.410 - Death resulting from duel; penalty
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 200.410 — Death resulting from duel; penalty, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 200.410. Death resulting from duel; penalty
If a person fights, by previous appointment or agreement, a duel with a rifle, shotgun,
pistol, bowie knife, dirk, smallsword, backsword or other dangerous weapon, and in
so doing kills his or her antagonist, or any person, or inflicts such a wound that
the party or parties injured die thereof, each such offender is guilty of murder in
the first degree, which is a category A felony, and upon conviction thereof shall
be punished as provided in subsection 4 of NRS 200.030 .
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 200.410 ("Death resulting from duel; penalty") is part of the Nevada Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Nevada. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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