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Home » US Law » 2022 Nevada Revised Statutes » TITLE 14—PROCEDURE IN CRIMINAL CASES » Chapter 171 - Proceedings to Commitment » LOCAL JURISDICTION OF PUBLIC OFFENSES » NRS 171.070 – Conviction or acquittal in another state or territory is bar where jurisdiction is concurrent.

When an act charged as a public offense is within the jurisdiction of another state or territory, as well as of this state, a conviction or acquittal thereof in the former is a bar to the prosecution or indictment therefor in this state.

[1911 Cr. Prac. § 69; RL § 6919; NCL § 10717]—(NRS A 2009, 2734)