Nevada Revised Statutes Section 213.085 - Correctional Institutions

Board prohibited from commuting sentence of death or imprisonment for life without possibility of parole to sentence that would allow parole.

1. If a person is convicted of murder of the first degree before, on or after July 1, 1995, the Board shall not commute:

(a) A sentence of death; or

(b) A sentence of imprisonment in the state prison for life without the possibility of parole,

Ê to a sentence that would allow parole.

2. If a person is convicted of any crime other than murder of the first degree on or after July 1, 1995, the board shall not commute:

(a) A sentence of death; or

(b) A sentence of imprisonment in the state prison for life without the possibility of parole,

Ê to a sentence that would allow parole.

Last modified: February 26, 2006