No person shall be punished for an omission to perform an act when such act has been performed by another acting in the person’s behalf and competent to perform it.
[1911 C&P § 16; RL § 6281; NCL § 9965]—(Substituted in revision for NRS 193.320)
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Nevada Revised Statutes, Chapter 193 — CRIMINALITY GENERALLY
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No person shall be punished for an omission to perform an act when such act has been performed by another acting in the person’s behalf and competent to perform it.
[1911 C&P § 16; RL § 6281; NCL § 9965]—(Substituted in revision for NRS 193.320)