“Fugitive from justice” defined
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NV Code › Title 15 › Chapter 202 › Section 202.005
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As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the term “ fugitive from justice ” means a person who has been found in this State after:
1. Being charged in another state with the commission of a felony and fleeing from that state to avoid prosecution for the felony; or
2. Fleeing from another state to avoid giving testimony in any criminal proceeding.
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