Nevada Revised Statutes Title 14. Procedure in Criminal Cases § 175.539. Acquittal by reason of insanity: Defendant to be examined; hearing to be held to determine whether defendant is mentally ill; procedure for committing defendant to custody of Division of Public and Behavioral Health

(a) Order a peace officer to take the person into protective custody and transport the person to a forensic facility for detention pending a hearing to determine the person's mental health;

(b) Order the examination of the person by two psychiatrists, two psychologists, or one psychiatrist and one psychologist who are employed by a division facility; and

(c) At a hearing in open court, receive the report of the examining advisers and allow counsel for the State and for the person to examine the advisers, introduce other evidence and cross-examine witnesses.

(a) That there is not clear and convincing evidence that the person is a person with mental illness, the court must order the person's discharge; or

(b) That there is clear and convincing evidence that the person is a person with mental illness, the court must order that the person be committed to the custody of the Administrator of the Division of Public and Behavioral Health of the Department of Health and Human Services until the person is discharged or conditionally released therefrom in accordance with NRS 178.467 to 178.471, inclusive.

(a) “Division facility” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 433.094.

(b) “Forensic facility” means a secure facility of the Division of Public and Behavioral Health of the Department of Health and Human Services or unit thereof, designated by the Division as appropriate for the evaluation and treatment of offenders and defendants with mental disorders as defined in NRS 178.3985. The term includes, without limitation, Lakes Crossing Center.

(c) “National Instant Criminal Background Check System” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 179A.062.

(d) “Person with mental illness” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 178.3986.