NRS0.030. Gender, number and tense.  


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  •       1.  Except as otherwise expressly provided in a particular statute or required by the context:

          (a) The singular number includes the plural number, and the plural includes the singular.

          (b) The present tense includes the future tense.

          2.  The use of a masculine noun or pronoun in conferring a benefit or imposing a duty does not exclude a female person from that benefit or duty. The use of a feminine noun or pronoun in conferring a benefit or imposing a duty does not exclude a male person from that benefit or duty.

      (Added to NRS by 1977, 181; A 2009, 484)