Nevada · Nevada Revised Statutes — Title 15, Crimes and Punishments
NRS (Crimes) § 202.277: Changing, altering, removing or obliterating serial number of firearm prohibited; possession of firearm with serial number changed, altered, removed or obliterated prohibited; penalties
What this law says, in plain English
It is illegal to intentionally change, alter, remove, or obliterate a firearm's serial number, or to knowingly possess a firearm with an altered serial number. Both violations are felonies.
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