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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 193.220 : CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS — Criminality Generally —DEFENSES — When voluntary intoxication may be considered

No act committed by a person while in a state of voluntary intoxication shall be deemed less criminal by reason of his or her condition, but whenever the actual existence of any particular purpose, motive or intent is a necessary element to constitute a particular species or degree of crime, the fact of the person's intoxication may be taken into consideration in determining the purpose, motive or intent.

NRS 193.220

[1911 C&P § 17; RL § 6282; NCL § 9966] - (NRS A [Ch. 637]; [Ch. 284] )
[1911 C and P § 17; RL § 6282; NCL § 9966] - (NRS A 1995, 2466; 2003, 1480)