# Nev. Rev. Stat. § 200.040: “Manslaughter” defined

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T15_C200_S200.040

## Section

- **Citation:** Nev. Rev. Stat. § 200.040
- **Heading:** “Manslaughter” defined
- **Jurisdiction:** Nevada
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** NV Code / Title 15 / Chapter 200 / Section 200.040

## Text

1. Manslaughter is the unlawful killing of a human being, without malice express or implied, and without any mixture of deliberation.

2. Manslaughter must be voluntary, upon a sudden heat of passion, caused by a provocation apparently sufficient to make the passion irresistible, or involuntary, in the commission of an unlawful act, or a lawful act without due caution or circumspection.

3. Manslaughter does not include vehicular manslaughter as described in NRS 484B.657 .

## Nearby sections

- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 200.010 “Murder” defined](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T15_C200_S200.010.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 200.020 Malice: Express and implied defined](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T15_C200_S200.020.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 200.030 Degrees of murder; penalties](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T15_C200_S200.030.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 200.033 Circumstances aggravating first degree murder](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T15_C200_S200.033.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 200.035 Circumstances mitigating first degree murder](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T15_C200_S200.035.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 200.040 “Manslaughter” defined](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T15_C200_S200.040.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 200.050 “Voluntary manslaughter” defined](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T15_C200_S200.050.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 200.060 When killing punished as murder](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T15_C200_S200.060.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 200.070 “Involuntary manslaughter” defined](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T15_C200_S200.070.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 200.080 Punishment for voluntary manslaughter](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T15_C200_S200.080.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 200.090 Punishment for involuntary manslaughter](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T15_C200_S200.090.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 200.110 Place of trial for homicide](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T15_C200_S200.110.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 200.120 “Justifiable homicide” defined; no duty to retreat under certain circumstances](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T15_C200_S200.120.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 200.130 Bare fear insufficient to justify killing; reasonable fear required; rebuttable presumption under certain circumstances](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T15_C200_S200.130.md)

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