NRS175.533. Finding of guilty but mentally ill upon plea of not guilty by reason of insanity; required findings; effect of finding.

      1.  During a trial, upon a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity, the trier of fact may find the defendant guilty but mentally ill if the trier of fact finds all of the following:

      (a) The defendant is guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of an offense;

      (b) The defendant has established by a preponderance of the evidence that due to a disease or defect of the mind, the defendant was mentally ill at the time of the commission of the offense; and

      (c) The defendant has not established by a preponderance of the evidence that the defendant is not guilty by reason of insanity pursuant to subsection 5 of NRS 174.035.

      2.  Except as otherwise provided by specific statute, a defendant who is found guilty but mentally ill is subject to the same criminal, civil and administrative penalties and procedures as a defendant who is found guilty.

      3.  If the trier of fact finds a defendant guilty but mentally ill pursuant to subsection 1, the court shall cause, on a form prescribed by the Department of Public Safety, a record of the finding to be transmitted to the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History, along with a statement indicating that the record is being transmitted for inclusion in each appropriate database of the National Instant Criminal Background Check System.

      4.  As used in this section:

      (a) “Disease or defect of the mind” does not include a disease or defect which is caused solely by voluntary intoxication.

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

      (Added to NRS by 2007, 1410; A 2009, 2485)