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.

• § 205.185 — Possessing or receiving counterfeit gold dust, silver, bullion or bars
• § 205.195 — Counterfeiting stamps and labels
• § 205.200 — Goods containing forged stamps
• § 205.205 — Counterfeiting trademark or design
• § 205.210 — Selling, displaying or advertising goods with false trademark; investigation and prosecution by Attorney General
• § 205.215 — Fraudulent registration of trademark
• § 205.216 — Unlawful operation of audiovisual recording function in motion picture theater
• § 205.217 — Unlawful reproduction or sale of sound recordings
• § 205.2175 — to 205.2705, inclusive
• § 205.218 — “Domesticated animals” defined
• § 205.2185 — “Domesticated birds” defined
• § 205.219 — “Livestock” defined
• § 205.2195 — “Property” defined
• § 205.220 — shall be punished pursuant to the provisions of this section
• § 205.222 — for a violation of subsection 2 of NRS 205.220, a person who, with the intent to defraud, uses a credit card or debit card to obtain money, goods, property, services or anything of value where the credit card or debit card was issued in his or her name and which the person knows is revoked or expire
• § 205.226 — and 205.228, a person commits grand larceny if the person: 1
• § 205.228 — Grand larceny of motor vehicle; penalty
• § 205.230 — Duties of peace officer concerning grand larceny of animal
• § 205.240 — Petit larceny; penalty
• § 205.251 — Determination of value of property involved in larceny offense
• § 205.260 — Negotiable and other instruments subjects of larceny
• § 205.265 — Commission or part ownership no defense for larceny
• § 205.267 — Penalty for theft of scrap metal or utility property
• § 205.270 — Penalty for taking property from person of another under circumstances not amounting to robbery; limitation on granting of probation or suspension of sentence
• § 205.2705 — Use of unlawful coin or cheating device in vending machine, telephone or other coin operated device prohibited; penalty
• § 205.271 — “Owner” defined
• § 205.2715 — Unlawful taking of vehicle: Inference; penalty
• § 205.273 — Offense involving stolen vehicle: Definition; penalty; restitution
• § 205.274 — Injuring or tampering with vehicle; penalties
• § 205.2741 — Throwing substance at bicycle, electric bicycle, electric scooter or motor vehicle; willfully damaging bicycle, electric bicycle or motor vehicle; penalty
• § 205.27415 — Theft or unlawful possession of used catalytic converters prohibited
• § 205.27417 — Catalytic converters: Unlawful purchase; exceptions
• § 205.27419 — Catalytic converters: Penalties
• § 205.2745 — Owning or operating premises on which illegally obtained motor vehicle is altered, destroyed, disassembled, reassembled or stored for certain purposes; penalties
• § 205.2747 — Unlawful transfer or assignment of right or interest in motor vehicle; penalty
• § 205.275 — Offense involving stolen property: Definition; penalty; restitution; prima facie evidence; determination of value of property
• § 205.290 — Restoration of stolen property to owner
• § 205.295 — Restoration of stolen property: Duties of officers
• § 205.300 — Definition; punishment
• § 205.305 — Prima facie evidence of embezzlement
• § 205.310 — Contractor failing to pay for labor or material
• § 205.312 — Inference of embezzlement for willful or intentional failure to return leased or rented vehicle to owner; penalty for embezzlement of vehicle; restitution
• § 205.320 — Threats
• § 205.322 — Extortionate collection of debt
• § 205.330 — Fraudulent conveyances
• § 205.335 — Sale or removal of goods subject to security interest by debtor in possession without consent of secured party
• § 205.340 — Sale or creation of security interest in personal property subject to security interest or lien without informing purchaser or secured party
• § 205.345 — Destruction or removal of personal property upon which security interest or lease exists
• § 205.350 — Removal or sale of property to defraud creditors
• § 205.355 — Fraudulent sale or concealment of personal property after action commenced or judgment rendered
• § 205.360 — Knowingly receiving fraudulent conveyance
• § 205.365 — Fraudulently selling real estate twice
• § 205.370 — Swindling; credit by false representations; defenses not available
• § 205.372 — Mortgage lending fraud; penalties; civil action
• § 205.375 — False written statements to obtain property or credit
• § 205.377 — Multiple transactions involving fraud or deceit in course of enterprise or occupation; penalty; investigation and prosecution by Attorney General
• § 205.380 — Obtaining money, property, rent or labor by false pretenses
• § 205.390 — Obtaining signature by false pretense
• § 205.395 — False representation concerning title; penalties; civil action
• § 205.397 — False representation concerning lien against property of public officer or employee, candidate for public office or participant in official proceeding or member of immediate family of such persons; penalties; civil action
• § 205.400 — Fraud by bailee of animal
• § 205.405 — Falsifying accounts
• § 205.410 — Improper use of insignia
• § 205.412 — Stolen valor
• § 205.415 — Collecting for benefit without authority
• § 205.420 — Use of false permit, license or writing
• § 205.435 — Fraudulent issue of stock
• § 205.440 — Publishing false statement to affect market price
• § 205.445 — Defrauding proprietor of hotel, inn, restaurant, motel or similar establishment
• § 205.450 — Personating another
• § 205.455 — Personating another same as stealing
• § 205.460 — Preparation, transfer or use of false identification regarding person under 21 years of age; penalties; demand of proof of age as defense to certain proceedings
• § 205.4605 — Posting or displaying social security number of another person; penalties; civil action
• § 205.461 — to 205.4657, inclusive, the violation shall be deemed to have been committed and may be prosecuted in any jurisdiction i
• § 205.4611 — “Artificial person” defined
• § 205.4613 — “Document” defined
• § 205.4615 — “Older person” defined
• § 205.4617 — “Personal identifying information” defined
• § 205.462 — “Public body” defined
• § 205.4623 — “Public employee” defined
• § 205.4627 — “Public officer” defined
• § 205.4629 — “Vulnerable person” defined
• § 205.463 — Obtaining and using personal identifying information of another person to harm or impersonate person, to obtain certain nonpublic records or for other unlawful purpose; penalties; rebuttable inference that possessor of personal identifying information intended to unlawfully use such information
• § 205.464 — Obtaining, using, possessing or selling personal identifying information for unlawful purpose by public officer or public employee; penalties; rebuttable inference that possessor of personal identifying information intended to unlawfully use such information
• § 205.465 — Possession, sale or transfer of document or personal identifying information to establish false status or identity; penalties; rebuttable inference that possessor of personal identifying information intended to unlawfully use such information
• § 205.4651 — Identity theft program card: Application; issuance; presentation to law enforcement agency or creditors; discretion to accept or reject program card; application not public record; regulations; acceptance of gifts, grants and donations
• § 205.46513 — Establishing or possessing financial forgery laboratory unlawful; penalty; expert testimony
• § 205.46515 — Capturing, storing, reading, retaining, using or disclosing information from radio frequency identification document of another person; penalty
• § 205.46517 — Court records
• § 205.4653 — Prosecution regardless of whether person whose personal identifying information was stolen is living or deceased, is artificial person or suffers financial loss or injury
• § 205.4655 — permits a rebuttable inference that the possessor intended to use such information in violation of this section.
• § 205.4657 — Defenses not available; jurisdiction
• § 205.4659 — Posting or display of personal identifying information without consent prohibited; penalty
• § 205.466 — to 205.472, inclusive; (b) Defray the cost of: (1) A program of instruction in managing a checking account and developing a budget; or (2) Any other program of education or instruction designed to prevent the drawing or passing of a check or draft in violation of the provisions of this chapter; and
• § 205.467 — Notice to persons accepted into program
• § 205.468 — Actions required of persons accepted into program
• § 205.469 — Agreement to suspend prosecution of person accepted into program: Entry; conditions; completion
• § 205.471 — Collection of fee from offender; amount and disposition of fee
• § 205.472 — Statements by person referred to or participating in program inadmissible in civil and criminal proceedings
• § 205.473 — to 205.513, inclusive
• § 205.4732 — “Access” defined
• § 205.4735 — “Computer” defined
• § 205.4737 — “Computer contaminant” defined
• § 205.474 — “Data” defined
• § 205.4742 — “Encryption” defined
• § 205.4743 — “Information service” defined
• § 205.4744 — “Internet or network site” defined
• § 205.4745 — “Network” defined
• § 205.475 — “Program” defined
• § 205.4755 — “Property” defined
• § 205.4757 — “Provider” defined
• § 205.4758 — “Provider of Internet service” defined
• § 205.4759 — “Response costs” defined
• § 205.476 — “System” defined
• § 205.4765 — Unlawful acts regarding computers: Generally
• § 205.477 — Unlawful acts relating to interference with or denial of access to or use of computers, systems, networks, telecommunication devices, telecommunications devices, services or information services; penalties; affirmative defense
• § 205.481 — Forgery by creation, alteration or deletion of data, information, image, program, signal or sound contained in computer
• § 205.486 — Unlawful use of encryption
• § 205.492 — Unlawful acts involving electronic mail or transmission of other data, information, images, programs, signals or sounds to computer, system or network
• § 205.498 — Provider of Internet service required to keep certain information concerning subscribers confidential; notice required to be provided to subscribers
• § 205.506 — Unlawful acts regarding information services
• § 205.509 — Presumption of authority of employee
• § 205.511 — Victim authorized to bring civil action
• § 205.513 — Enforcement of provisions
• § 205.520 — Issue of document of title for goods not received
• § 205.530 — Issue of document of title containing false statement
• § 205.540 — Issuance of duplicate or additional negotiable document of title not so marked
• § 205.550 — Delivery of goods covered by outstanding negotiable document of title without obtaining negotiable document
• § 205.560 — Issue of negotiable warehouse receipt not stating fact of warehouseman’s ownership
• § 205.570 — Obtaining or negotiating document of title for goods with intent to defraud
• § 205.580 — Inducing bailee to issue negotiable document of title when goods have not been received
• § 205.590 — Negotiation of document of title when goods are not in bailee’s possession
• § 205.601 — to 205.608, inclusive, do not apply to any person who, without the intent to defraud or commit an unlawful act, installs, affixes, accesses, possesses or uses a scanning device or reencoder: 1
• § 205.602 — “Payment card” defined
• § 205.603 — “Reencoder” defined
• § 205.604 — “Scanning device” defined
• § 205.605 — Using scanning device or reencoder to defraud
• § 205.606 — Installing, affixing or accessing scanning device for unlawful purpose; possessing scanning device or reencoder for unlawful purpose
• § 205.607 — Exempt persons
• § 205.608 — Defenses not available
• § 205.610 — to 205.800, inclusive, the State is not required to establish and it is no defense that: 1
• § 205.620 — “Cardholder” defined
• § 205.630 — “Credit card” defined
• § 205.635 — “Debit card” defined
• § 205.640 — “Expired credit card or debit card” defined
• § 205.650 — “Issuer” defined
• § 205.660 — “Receives” and “receiving” defined
• § 205.670 — “Revoked credit card or debit card” defined
• § 205.680 — False statement to procure issuance of credit card or debit card
• § 205.690 — Obtaining or possessing credit card or debit card, or identifying description of credit card, credit account or debit card without consent of cardholder; presumption from possession; exemptions
• § 205.710 — Sale or purchase of credit card or debit card, or identifying description of credit card, debit card or credit account; exemptions
• § 205.715 — Sale of identifying information on telephone calling card
• § 205.720 — Obtaining control of credit card or debit card as security for debt
• § 205.740 — Forgery of credit card or debit card; presumption from possession
• § 205.750 — Unauthorized signing of credit card, debit card or related document with intent to defraud
• § 205.760 — Fraudulent use of credit card or debit card, or identifying description of credit account or debit card; presumption of knowledge of revocation of credit card or debit card
• § 205.765 — Presumption of intent to defraud and knowledge that holder of credit card or debit card has insufficient money or property
• § 205.770 — Fraud by person authorized to provide goods or services: Furnishing goods or services upon presentation of credit card or debit card illegally obtained or possessed
• § 205.780 — Fraud by person authorized to provide goods or services: Misrepresentation to issuer
• § 205.790 — Possession of incomplete credit cards or debit cards or equipment to produce cards
• § 205.800 — Receiving property or services obtained by unlawful use of credit card or debit card; presumption of knowledge
• § 205.810 — Defenses not available
• § 205.830 — to 205.860, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires: 1
• § 205.840 — Owner of cart required to place sign on premises
• § 205.850 — Retrieval of carts: Permit from owner
• § 205.860 — Wrongful possession, abandonment or alteration of cart or serial number
• § 205.870 — Definitions
• § 205.880 — and 205.890, unless the context otherwise requires: 1
• § 205.890 — Prima facie evidence of intent to defraud
• § 205.900 — Unlawful use of hotel key; penalty
• § 205.910 — Unlawful use of television or radio signals; unlawful manufacture or sale of devices to intercept or decode signals; penalty; exceptions
• § 205.920 — Obtaining or attempting to obtain telephone or telegraph service with intent to avoid payment; penalty
• § 205.930 — Manufacture, possession, sale or other disposition of equipment or information for obtaining telephone or telegraph service with intent to avoid payment; penalty
• § 205.935 — Causing property damage to retail establishment during commission of certain offenses relating to theft or petit larceny; penalty
• § 205.940 — Conversion of rented or leased personal property; penalty; defenses to civil action
• § 205.950 — Unlawful receipt of fee, salary, deposit or money to obtain loan for another; penalties
• § 205.960 — Qualified intermediaries of clients with certain property: Unlawful acts; criminal penalty; civil penalty
• § 205.965 — Unlawful possession, making, altering, forgery or counterfeiting of sales receipt or inventory pricing label; penalties
• § 205.970 — Unlawful possession, manufacture, sale or distribution of theft detection shielding device or theft detection device deactivator; penalty
• § 205.975 — Mail theft; penalties; definitions
• § 205.980 — Determination of value of loss from crime; notice to victim; order of restitution deemed judgment to collect damages
• § 205.990 — Unlawful possession of used utility wire; exceptions
• § 205.992 — Unlawful purchase of used utility wire; exceptions
• § 205.994 — Penalties
• § 207.010 — upon finding that the defendant has suffered previous convictions sufficient to support an adjudication of habitual crim
• § 207.012 — or 207.014, a person convicted in this State of: (a) Any felony, who has previously been five times convicted, whether in this State or elsewhere, of any crime which under the laws of the situs of the crime or of this State would amount to a felony is a habitual criminal and shall be punished for a
• § 207.014 — Habitually fraudulent felons: Definition; punishment
• § 207.016 — Procedure; trial of primary offense; prior convictions
• § 207.030 — Prohibited acts; penalty
• § 207.040 — Employment on public works
• § 207.050 — Credit for work performed
• § 207.070 — Sheriff to procure employment
• § 207.161 — Definitions
• § 207.163 — Refusal to relinquish public telephone for emergency call unlawful; false declaration of emergency to obtain use of public telephone unlawful
• § 207.165 — Telephone directory must contain warning notice of offense provided in NRS 207.163
• § 207.167 — Interference with emergency transmission on Citizens’ Radio Service unlawful; presumptions
• § 207.170 — to 207.177, inclusive, do not apply to: 1
• § 207.171 — False, deceptive or misleading advertising and other sales practices
• § 207.172 — Exemption of advertising media.
• § 207.173 — Actual deception unnecessary to create liability