1. For the purpose of attacking the credibility of a witness, evidence that the witness has been convicted of a crime is admissible but only if the crime was punishable by death or imprisonment for more than 1 year under the law under which the witness was convicted. 2. Evidence of a conviction is inadmissible under this section if a period of more than 10 years has elapsed since: (a) The date of the release of the witness from confinement; or (b) The expiration of the period of the witness’s parole, probation or sentence, whichever is the later date. 3. Evidence of a conviction is inadmissible under this section if the conviction has been the subject of a pardon. 4. Evidence of juvenile adjudications is inadmissible under this section. 5. The pendency of an appeal therefrom does not render evidence of a conviction inadmissible. Evidence of the pendency of an appeal is admissible. 6. A certified copy of a conviction is prima facie evidence of the conviction. (Added to NRS by 1971, 789; A 1981, 1646)
Nevada Legal Code