Statute of Limitations for Class B / 2nd Degree Felony in Nevada

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Published March 22, 2026 • By DocketMath Team

This article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. Laws change frequently — verify all citations with current official sources.

Overview

In Nevada, the statute of limitations (often called “SOL”) sets a deadline for the State to file certain criminal charges. For a Class B felony / 2nd Degree felony matter, the starting point generally comes from the date the alleged offense occurred, but the exact analysis can turn on the charge classification and whether any statutory tolling rules apply.

This page is designed to help you understand the baseline time limit Nevada law provides for this category of felony, and how to use DocketMath’s statute-of-limitations calculator to estimate outcomes based on key dates. It’s not legal advice—use it to frame questions for your case file and to spot what information needs to be verified.

Note: A statute of limitations deadline is not always a simple “X years from the offense.” Nevada law can include exceptions and tolling provisions that change the effective filing window.

Limitation period

For Nevada Class B felony / 2nd Degree felony, the baseline SOL period is:

2 years

Under the controlling Nevada statute, NRS § 11.190(3)(d) provides a two-year limitation period for specified criminal actions, including the class of offenses commonly treated as 2nd Degree / Class B felony in practice.

Practical timeline check (how to think about the dates)

When you’re working with the SOL, focus on these dates in your case notes:

Date of the alleged offense (the event date)
Date charges were filed (or the date the accusatory pleading was initiated)
Any relevant interruption/tolling triggers (if applicable)

The calculator helps you work forward from the offense date and see the last date charges would be expected to be timely under the baseline rule—then you can compare that to the filing date.

What changes the outcome

Even with a 2-year default period, the result can change when:

A statutory exception applies (for example, circumstances identified by Nevada’s SOL framework).
A statutory tolling or computation adjustment affects how the deadline is counted.

Because these changes are offense- and fact-specific, the best workflow is:

compute the baseline deadline first, then
check whether the case facts match any recognized exceptions.

Key exceptions

Nevada’s SOL statute includes exceptions that can alter or affect the limitation period. For the Class B / 2nd Degree felony category addressed here, the dataset for this page flags an exception labeled E1.

Exception E1 (as reflected in this reference set)

NRS § 11.190(3)(d) — 2 years — exception E1

At a practical level, this means you should not assume the two-year deadline automatically applies unchanged. Instead, treat E1 as a signal to verify whether the case has a factual or procedural circumstance that fits the exception logic.

Checklist for exception-related inputs

Use this checklist to gather the information you’ll need before relying on the computed deadline:

If you discover that the exception may apply, run the calculator again using any adjusted date inputs your workflow determines are relevant (for example, if the applicable event date differs from the raw offense date due to a statutory computation rule).

Warning: If a statutory exception or tolling applies, a deadline that looks “expired” under a baseline calculation may still be argued as timely under Nevada’s SOL rules. Always verify the charge elements and procedural history.

Statute citation

The Nevada statute used for the baseline limitation period in this category is:

NRS § 11.190(3)(d) — 2 years — exception E1
Source: https://law.justia.com/codes/nevada/chapter-11/statute-11-190/

This citation is the anchor for the default two-year SOL period referenced throughout this page. When you use DocketMath’s calculator, the output reflects this baseline period unless you incorporate exception-related adjustments through the inputs you select.

How to read the citation in your notes

When documenting your case timeline:

Record that the baseline SOL authority is NRS § 11.190(3)(d).
Record the two-year SOL period as the starting assumption.
Document whether E1 is implicated, based on your case facts.

Use the calculator

DocketMath can estimate a statute-of-limitations deadline using the key dates you provide. For Class B / 2nd Degree felony in Nevada, the calculator is configured around the two-year baseline from NRS § 11.190(3)(d).

Start here: **/tools/statute-of-limitations

Suggested inputs to get a useful estimate

When you open the calculator, collect and enter:

Offense date (the date of the alleged conduct)
Jurisdiction: Nevada (US-NV)
Offense category: Class B / 2nd Degree felony (matching this reference page)
Charge filing date (optional, if the calculator supports a timeliness comparison)

How outputs change with inputs

Use the following “if/then” logic to interpret results:

If you enter a later offense date, the calculated deadline moves later by roughly the same amount of time (because the SOL period is counted forward from the offense date).
If you enter a later filing date, the calculator’s “timely/untimely” comparison (if available) becomes less favorable for timeliness under the baseline SOL.
If you incorporate exception-related adjustments (where the calculator workflow allows it), the effective deadline may shift—meaning your baseline result may need to be superseded by the adjusted computation.

Quick workflow (recommended)

If you want to track other Nevada deadlines and procedural timing concepts in parallel, DocketMath’s other tools can help you build a consistent timeline. You can start with /tools/statute-of-limitations and then branch out from there.