Statute of Limitations for Assault and Battery (intentional tort) in Nevada

Overview

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In Nevada, the statute of limitations (SOL) for an intentional tort claim for assault or battery is generally 2 years, using Nevada’s general catch-all provision for injuries to a person—NRS § 11.190(3)(d).

Because assault and battery are commonly pleaded as intentional torts, many cases rely on the default/general SOL rather than a special, claim-type-specific deadline. For this jurisdiction, that means you should treat the 2-year period as the baseline unless your specific facts trigger a different rule (for example, tolling due to disability, minority, or other statutory doctrines).

Limitation period

Nevada’s general limitation period for these personal-injury-style civil claims is:

• 2 years
• **NRS § 11.190(3)(d)

What the “general/default” means here

Your brief indicates that no claim-type-specific sub-rule was found for assault/battery. So, for purposes of this page, Nevada’s deadline is the same general SOL that applies as a default for civil actions involving injury to a person—rather than a separate, specialized deadline tailored only to assault or only to battery.

When the clock typically starts (accrual)

The SOL generally runs from the date the claim accrues, often described as:

• the date of the incident, or
• when the plaintiff knew (or reasonably should have known) enough facts to bring the claim.

In practice, accrual can be fact-dependent. That means two cases with the same incident date could still have different SOL start dates if the underlying accrual theory differs.

Practical inputs you may need

If you’re doing a timing check, the most useful inputs to gather are:

• Incident date (date of the alleged assault/battery)
• Filing date (date you plan to file the complaint)
• Optional (if you’re considering a different accrual theory):

  • Awareness/discovery date (when the plaintiff learned enough facts to sue)
• Any tolling-relevant events (covered in the next section)

Quick timing check (illustrative)

If you assume accrual is the incident date (common for baseline planning, though not always the legal end of the inquiry):

• Incident date: January 1, 2026
• Two-year deadline: January 1, 2028
• Filing on or before that date: generally within SOL
• Filing after that date: generally outside SOL (subject to tolling/exception doctrines)

DocketMath helps you compute the deadline from the dates you choose.

Key exceptions

Even with a 2-year general SOL, Nevada law can sometimes pause, extend, or alter the timing through:

• tolling (legal doctrines that delay the running of the SOL), and/or
• accrual rules (which can change when the clock starts).

Because the page focuses on the general/default period, these items are best treated as possible modifiers—not automatic changes.

Tolling categories commonly considered in Nevada SOL analysis

Depending on the facts, Nevada SOL timing may be affected by issues such as:

• Disability or incapacity (often tied to statutory requirements and deadlines)
• Minor status (which can trigger statutory tolling frameworks)
• Other legally recognized circumstances where Nevada pauses or adjusts limitation periods

What to watch for with assault/battery timing

Assault and battery disputes often include issues that can affect SOL timing, such as:

• Exact incident date vs. ongoing conduct (single event vs. repeated acts)
• Whether injury/cause was reasonably discoverable at the relevant time
• Legal reasons the SOL may not start when you first expect

Practical checklist before you calculate

Use this checklist to decide what dates to enter:

Statute citation

Nevada Revised Statutes (NRS) § 11.190(3)(d) provides the general two-year statute of limitations for certain actions involving injury to a person.

In the context of this page, that 2-year period is treated as the general/default deadline, not as a special claim-type-specific rule limited to assault or battery.

For reference, the statute is available here:

• https://law.justia.com/codes/nevada/chapter-11/statute-11-190/

Use the calculator

Use DocketMath’s statute-of-limitations calculator to model the 2-year Nevada deadline under NRS § 11.190(3)(d).

Open the tool here: /tools/statute-of-limitations

Inputs to consider

Enter, as applicable:

• Jurisdiction: Nevada (US-NV)
• Start date / accrual date:

  • Baseline planning often uses the incident date
  • If you have a legally grounded accrual theory, use the corresponding accrual/awareness date
• Case filing date: the date you plan to compare against the computed deadline
• Tolling-related adjustments: only if you have a legally supportable basis and accurate dates

How outputs change when you adjust inputs

A calculator only reflects the logic of the dates you input:

• Changing the start date moves the end of the SOL window forward or backward.
• Changing the filing date determines whether the filing falls within or outside the computed window.
• Applying a tolling-related start-date adjustment (if your workflow supports it) can shift the computed end date significantly, because it effectively changes when the clock is treated as running.

Sanity-check benchmark

You can also use a quick benchmark to validate results:

• Deadline ≈ start date + 2 years (before considering accrual/tolling complexities)

Quick examples (planning questions)

• “If the incident happened on Aug. 15, 2024, what’s the earliest likely end of the SOL window?”
• “If a complaint is filed on Sept. 1, 2026, does it fall inside the 2-year period based on the chosen start date?”

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