When an offense is committed on the boundary of two or more counties, or within 500 yards thereof, the venue is in either county.
[1911 Cr. Prac. § 62; RL § 6912; NCL § 10710]—(NRS A 1963, 47)
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Nevada Revised Statutes, Chapter 171 — PROCEEDINGS TO COMMITMENT
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When an offense is committed on the boundary of two or more counties, or within 500 yards thereof, the venue is in either county.
[1911 Cr. Prac. § 62; RL § 6912; NCL § 10710]—(NRS A 1963, 47)