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NRS 199.180

Irregularity in administering oath or incompetency of witness no defense

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case White v. State (1986)

Most recently applied in White v. State (April 1986)

[1911 C&P § 89; RL § 6354; NCL § 10038]

It shall be no defense to a prosecution for perjury that an oath was administered or taken in an irregular manner or that the defendant was not competent to give the testimony, deposition, certificate or affidavit of which falsehood is alleged. It shall be sufficient that the defendant actually gave such testimony or made such deposition, certificate or affidavit.

Official source: Nevada Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Nevada statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.