Nevada

Nevada Revised Statutes — Title 15, Crimes and Punishments

854 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.

• § 193.010 — Definitions
• § 193.011 — “Boat” defined
• § 193.0115 — “Bond” defined
• § 193.012 — “Break” defined
• § 193.0125 — “Building” defined
• § 193.013 — “Corrupt” and “corruptly” defined
• § 193.014 — “Dwelling house” defined
• § 193.0145 — “Enter” defined
• § 193.0155 — “Indicted,” “indictment,” “informed against” and “information” defined
• § 193.016 — “Judge” defined
• § 193.0165 — “Jurors” defined
• § 193.017 — “Knowingly” defined
• § 193.0175 — “Malice” and “maliciously” defined
• § 193.018 — “Neglect,” “negligence,” “negligent” and “negligently” defined
• § 193.0185 — “Nighttime” defined
• § 193.019 — “Officer” and “public officer” defined
• § 193.0195 — “Owner” defined
• § 193.0205 — “Person” defined
• § 193.021 — “Personal property” defined
• § 193.0215 — “Prison” defined
• § 193.022 — “Prisoner” defined
• § 193.0225 — “Property” defined
• § 193.023 — “Railway” or “railroad” defined
• § 193.0235 — “Real property” defined
• § 193.024 — “Signature” defined
• § 193.0245 — “Writing” defined
• § 193.030 — Construction of provisions of title
• § 193.045 — Repeated conviction as element or aggravation of offense: Place of former conviction immaterial
• § 193.050 — Conduct constituting crime; prohibited or unlawful acts; common law
• § 193.060 — Construction of provisions similar to existing laws
• § 193.070 — Effect of provisions upon past offenses
• § 193.075 — Effect of repeal of statute: Penalty previously imposed; prior violations
• § 193.080 — Application to existing civil rights
• § 193.090 — Civil remedies preserved
• § 193.100 — Proceedings to impeach or remove officers and others preserved
• § 193.105 — Termination of employment, removal from office or impeachment of public employee or officer upon conviction for sale of controlled substance
• § 193.110 — Authority of courts-martial unaffected; punishment for contempt unaffected
• § 193.120 — Classification of crimes
• § 193.130 — Categories and punishment of felonies
• § 193.140 — Punishment of gross misdemeanors
• § 193.150 — Punishment of misdemeanors
• § 193.151 — Prohibited act is misdemeanor when no penalty imposed
• § 193.153 — Punishment for attempts
• § 193.155 — Penalty for public offense proportionate to value of property affected or loss resulting from offense
• § 193.160 — Penalty for misdemeanor by corporations when not fixed by statute
• § 193.1605 — Minimum punishment for gross misdemeanor committed on property of school, at activity sponsored by school or on school bus
• § 193.161 — Felony committed on property of school, at activity sponsored by school or on school bus
• § 193.162 — Felony committed by adult with assistance of child
• § 193.163 — Use of handgun containing metal-penetrating bullet in commission of crime
• § 193.165 — Use of deadly weapon or tear gas in commission of crime; restriction on probation and suspension of sentence
• § 193.166 — Felony committed in violation of order for protection or order to restrict conduct; restriction on probation and suspension of sentence
• § 193.167 — Certain crimes committed against person 60 years of age or older or against vulnerable person
• § 193.1675 — Commission of crime because of certain actual or perceived characteristics of person or group of persons; burden of proof
• § 193.1677 — Commission of crime because victim is first responder
• § 193.1678 — Commission of crime because victim is spouse or child of first responder
• § 193.168 — Felony committed to promote activities of criminal gang; restriction on probation and suspension of sentence; expert testimony
• § 193.1685 — Felony committed with intent to commit, cause, aid, further or conceal act of terrorism
• § 193.169 — and 454.306, an adult who, with the assistance of a child: (a) Commits a crime that is punishable as a category A or a category B felony shall, in addition to the term of imprisonment prescribed by statute for the crime, be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for a minimum term of not less
• § 193.190 — To constitute crime there must be unity of act and intent
• § 193.200 — Intent: How manifested
• § 193.205 — Intent to defraud
• § 193.210 — When person considered to be of sound mind
• § 193.220 — When voluntary intoxication may be considered
• § 193.225 — Prohibition against certain defenses involving sexual orientation or gender identity or expression of victim
• § 193.230 — Lawful resistance to commission of public offense: Who may make
• § 193.240 — Resistance by party about to be injured
• § 193.250 — Resistance by other persons
• § 193.260 — Persons acting by command of officers of justice
• § 193.270 — Acts punishable under foreign law
• § 193.280 — Defendant allowed to introduce in evidence foreign acquittal
• § 193.290 — Conviction or acquittal in other county is sufficient defense
• § 193.300 — Punishment for contempt
• § 193.301 — Omission to perform duty: When not punishable
• § 193.3015 — to 193.309, inclusive, unless the context otherwise required, the words and terms used in NRS 193.302, 193.3025 and 193.303 have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections
• § 193.302 — “Chemical agent” defined
• § 193.3025 — “Peace officer” defined
• § 193.303 — “Physical force” defined
• § 193.304 — Prohibition against use of deadly force
• § 193.305 — Prohibited acts relating to choke holds and compressing the airway or restricting the breath of a person; requirement to ensure medical aid rendered to certain persons
• § 193.306 — Prohibited acts and duties relating to restraint chairs
• § 193.307 — Prohibited acts relating to protests and demonstrations
• § 193.308 — Duty of another peace officer to intervene to prevent or stop unjustified use of physical force; duty to report observation of unjustified use of physical force; retaliation prohibited; training required
• § 193.309 — Duties of law enforcement agencies, the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History and Attorney General relating to use-of-force data
• § 193.310 — Sending letters: When offense deemed complete; venue
• § 193.340 — Required disclosure of certain information by provider of Internet service; penalty; issuance and enforcement of administrative subpoena; fee for information
• § 193.360 — Duty of state and local law enforcement agencies to submit data relating to crimes manifesting evidence of prejudice based on race, color, religion, national origin, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation or gender identity or expression; limitation on use of data
• § 199.010 — Bribery of judicial officer
• § 199.020 — Judicial officer who asks for or receives bribe
• § 199.030 — Jurors and others accepting bribes
• § 199.040 — Influencing juror, arbitrator, referee or prospective juror
• § 199.050 — Juror, arbitrator or referee promising verdict or decision or receiving communication
• § 199.060 — Misconduct of officer drawing jury
• § 199.070 — Soliciting jury duty
• § 199.080 — Misconduct of officer in charge of jury
• § 199.090 — Testimony of offender
• § 199.100 — Rescuing prisoner
• § 199.110 — Retaking goods from custody of officer
• § 199.120 — Definition; penalties
• § 199.125 — “Oath” and “swear” defined
• § 199.130 — False affidavit or complaint to effect arrest or search
• § 199.140 — Use of fictitious name on affidavit or complaint to effect arrest or search
• § 199.145 — Statement made in declaration under penalty of perjury
• § 199.150 — Attempt to suborn perjury
• § 199.160 — Procuring execution of innocent person by perjury or subornation of perjury
• § 199.180 — Irregularity in administering oath or incompetency of witness no defense
• § 199.190 — Deposition: When deemed to be complete
• § 199.200 — Statement of what one does not know to be true
• § 199.210 — Offering false evidence
• § 199.220 — Destroying evidence
• § 199.230 — Preventing or dissuading person from testifying or producing evidence
• § 199.240 — Bribing or intimidating witness to influence testimony
• § 199.242 — Limitations on defenses to prosecution for influencing testimony of witness
• § 199.250 — Witness accepting bribe
• § 199.260 — Neglect or refusal to receive person into custody
• § 199.270 — Refusal to make arrest or to aid officer
• § 199.280 — Resisting public officer
• § 199.290 — Compounding crimes
• § 199.300 — Intimidating public officer, public employee, juror, referee, arbitrator, appraiser, assessor, judicial personnel of an Indian tribe or similar person
• § 199.305 — Preventing or dissuading victim, person acting on behalf of victim, or witness from reporting crime, commencing prosecution or causing arrest
• § 199.310 — Malicious prosecution
• § 199.320 — Inducing lawsuit
• § 199.330 — Buying or promising reward by justice or constable
• § 199.335 — Failure to appear after admission to bail or release without bail
• § 199.340 — Criminal contempt
• § 199.350 — Grand juror acting after challenge allowed
• § 199.360 — Fraudulent pretenses relative to birth of infant; false representation of entitlement to interest or share in estate of deceased person
• § 199.370 — Substitution of child
• § 199.380 — Instituting suit in name of another
• § 199.410 — Combination to resist process
• § 199.430 — Impersonation of officer
• § 199.440 — Search warrant maliciously procured
• § 199.450 — Peace officer exceeding authority in execution of search warrant
• § 199.460 — Extortion of confession; refusing accused communication with attorney or friends
• § 199.470 — Malicious destruction of legal and other notices
• § 199.480 — Penalties
• § 199.490 — Overt act not necessary
• § 199.500 — Penalty
• § 199.510 — Provisions not applicable to privileged communications between lawyer and client
• § 199.520 — Disclosure of information to subject of investigation
• § 199.530 — Notification of possible search or seizure
• § 199.540 — Notification of interception of wire, electronic or oral communication or use of pen register or trap and trace device
• § 200.010 — “Murder” defined
• § 200.020 — Malice: Express and implied defined
• § 200.030 — Degrees of murder; penalties
• § 200.033 — Circumstances aggravating first degree murder
• § 200.035 — Circumstances mitigating first degree murder
• § 200.040 — “Manslaughter” defined
• § 200.050 — “Voluntary manslaughter” defined
• § 200.060 — When killing punished as murder
• § 200.070 — “Involuntary manslaughter” defined
• § 200.080 — Punishment for voluntary manslaughter
• § 200.090 — Punishment for involuntary manslaughter
• § 200.110 — Place of trial for homicide
• § 200.120 — “Justifiable homicide” defined; no duty to retreat under certain circumstances
• § 200.130 — Bare fear insufficient to justify killing; reasonable fear required; rebuttable presumption under certain circumstances
• § 200.140 — Justifiable homicide by peace officer
• § 200.150 — Justifiable or excusable homicide
• § 200.160 — Additional cases of justifiable homicide
• § 200.170 — Burden of proving circumstances of mitigation or justifiable or excusable homicide
• § 200.180 — Excusable homicide by misadventure
• § 200.190 — Justifiable or excusable homicide not punishable
• § 200.200 — Killing in self-defense
• § 200.210 — Killing of unborn quick child; penalty
• § 200.220 — Taking drugs to terminate pregnancy; penalty
• § 200.230 — Death resulting from overloading of passenger vessel; penalties
• § 200.240 — Owner of animal that kills human being guilty of manslaughter under certain circumstances; penalty
• § 200.260 — Death resulting from unlawful manufacture or storage of explosives; penalty
• § 200.275 — Justifiable infliction or threat of bodily injury not punishable
• § 200.278 — Information required to be provided to school district of person in secondary school who causes serious bodily injury
• § 200.280 — Definition; penalty
• § 200.290 — Instrument or manner of inflicting injury immaterial
• § 200.300 — Injury not resulting in permanent injury; defendant may be convicted of assault
• § 200.310 — Degrees
• § 200.320 — Kidnapping in first degree: Penalties
• § 200.330 — Kidnapping in second degree: Penalties
• § 200.340 — Penalty for aiding or abetting
• § 200.350 — Where proceedings may be instituted; consent is not defense
• § 200.357 — Law enforcement officer required to take child into protective custody if child in danger of being removed from jurisdiction
• § 200.359 — Detention, concealment or removal of child from person having lawful custody or from jurisdiction of court and relocation of child by parent without written consent of other parent or court permission: Penalties; limitation on issuance of arrest warrant; restitution; exceptions
• § 200.364 — to 200.3788, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires: 1
• § 200.366 — Sexual assault: Definition; penalties; exclusions
• § 200.368 — Statutory sexual seduction: Penalties
• § 200.373 — Sexual assault of spouse by spouse
• § 200.377 — Victims of certain sexual offenses: Legislative findings and declarations
• § 200.3771 — Victims of certain sexual offenses: Confidentiality of records and reports that reveal identity; when disclosure permitted; penalty
• § 200.3772 — Victims of certain sexual offenses: Procedure for substituting pseudonym for name on files, records and reports; actual identity confidential; when disclosure required; immunity for unintentional disclosure
• § 200.3773 — Victims of certain sexual offenses: Public officer or employee prohibited from disclosing identity; exceptions; penalty
• § 200.3774 — Victims of certain sexual offenses: Effect of waiver of confidentiality
• § 200.378 — Court may impose temporary or extended order to restrict conduct of alleged perpetrator, defendant or convicted person; penalty for violation of order; dissemination of order; notice provided in order
• § 200.3781 — Petitioner for order: Deferment of costs and fees; free information concerning order; no fee for serving order
• § 200.3782 — Duration of orders; dissolution or modification of orders
• § 200.3783 — Order to be transmitted to law enforcement agencies; enforcement
• § 200.37835 — Duty to transmit information concerning temporary or extended order to Central Repository
• § 200.3784 — Victim to be given certain information and documents concerning case; clerk to keep record of order or condition restricting conduct of defendant
• § 200.3786 — Sexual assault forensic evidence kits: Duties of medical provider, law enforcement agency and forensic laboratory
• § 200.3788 — Statewide program to track sexual assault forensic evidence kits: Requirements; annual report; participation; immunity from civil liability
• § 200.380 — Definition; penalty
• § 200.390 — Administration of poison: Penalty
• § 200.400 — Definition; penalties
• § 200.405 — Administration of drug to aid commission of felony: Penalty