Title 15

NRS 201.350 Venue. It shall not be a defense to a prosecution for any of the acts prohibited in NRS 201.300, 201.320 or 201.395 that any part of such act or acts shall have been committed outside this state, and the offense shall in such case be deemed and alleged to have been co…

NRS 201.351 Forfeiture of assets; temporary restraining order to preserve property subject to forfeiture; use of proceeds derived from forfeiture. 1. All assets derived from or relating to any violation of NRS 201.300, 201.320 or 201.395 are subject to forfeiture pursuant to NRS …

NRS 201.352 Additional fine for certain violations. 1. If a person is convicted of a violation of subsection 2 of NRS 201.300, subsection 1 of NRS 201.301, NRS 201.320 or 201.395, the victim of the violation is a child when the offense is committed and physical force or violence …

NRS 201.353 Unlawful for prostitute to engage in prostitution or solicitation for prostitution except in licensed house of prostitution: Penalty; provision of certain information; dismissal. 1. It is unlawful for a prostitute to engage in prostitution or solicitation therefor, ex…

NRS 201.354 Unlawful for customer to engage in prostitution or solicitation for prostitution except in licensed house of prostitution: Criminal penalties; civil penalty; discharge and dismissal. 1. It is unlawful for a customer to engage in prostitution or solicitation therefor, …

NRS 201.360 Placing person in house of prostitution; penalties. 1. A person who: (a) Places another in the charge or custody of a third person with the intent that the other person engage in prostitution or who compels the other person to reside with him or her or with any third …

NRS 201.380 Restriction on location of houses of ill fame; penalty. 1. It shall be unlawful for any owner, or agent of any owner, or any other person to keep any house of ill fame, or to let or rent to any person whatever, for any length of time whatever, to be kept or used as a …

NRS 201.390 Property on principal business streets not to be rented for purposes of prostitution; penalty. 1. It is unlawful for any owner or agent of any owner or any other person to keep, let or rent for any length of time, or at all, any house fronting on the principal busines…

NRS 201.395 Advancing prostitution: Definition; penalty. 1. A person who owns, leases, operates, controls or manages any business or private property is guilty of advancing prostitution if the person: (a) Knows that illegal prostitution is being conducted at the business or upon …

NRS 201.400 General reputation competent evidence. In the trial of all cases arising under the provisions of NRS 201.380 and 201.390, evidence of general reputation is competent evidence as to the question of the ill fame of any house alleged to be so kept, and to the question of…

NRS 201.410 Duties of sheriff and district attorney; failure to act; penalty. The district attorney and sheriff of each county in this state shall see that the provisions of NRS 201.380 are strictly enforced and carried into effect, and upon neglect so to do, they, or either of t…

NRS 201.420 Keeping disorderly house; penalty. Any person who shall keep any disorderly house, or any house of public resort, by which the peace, comfort or decency of the immediate neighborhood, or of any family thereof, is habitually disturbed, or who shall keep any inn in a di…

NRS 201.430 Unlawful advertising of prostitution; penalties. 1. It is unlawful for any person engaged in conduct which is unlawful pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 1 of NRS 207.030, or any owner, operator, agent or employee of a house of prostitution, or anyone acting on b…

NRS 201.440 Unlawful to permit illegal advertising of houses of prostitution; penalties. 1. In any county, city or town where prostitution is prohibited by local ordinance or where the licensing of a house of prostitution is prohibited by state statute, it is unlawful for any per…

NRS 201.450 Unlawful act; penalty. 1. A person who commits a sexual penetration on the dead body of a human being is guilty of a category A felony and shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for life with the possibility of parole, with eligibility for parole beginn…

NRS 201.455 Bestiality; penalties. 1. A person commits the crime of bestiality if the person knowingly and intentionally: (a) Engages in sexual conduct with an animal; (b) Causes another person to engage in sexual conduct with an animal or aids or abets another person in engaging…

NRS 201.460 Sale, acquisition, receipt or transfer for consideration of human organ for transplantation prohibited; penalty. 1. A person shall not knowingly sell, acquire, receive or otherwise transfer for valuable consideration any human organ for use in human transplantation. 2…

NRS 201.465 Sexual conduct with arrestee or detainee by law enforcement officer prohibited; penalty. 1. Unless an act committed in violation of this section constitutes sexual assault pursuant to NRS 200.366, a law enforcement officer who voluntarily engages in sexual conduct wit…

NRS 201.470 Definitions. As used in NRS 201.470 to 201.553, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 201.480 to 201.530, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NRS by 1997, 2522; A 2023, 2467)

NRS 201.480 “College” defined. “College” means a college or community college which is privately owned or which is part of the Nevada System of Higher Education. (Added to NRS by 1997, 2522)

NRS 201.490 “Private school” defined. “Private school” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 394.103. (Added to NRS by 1997, 2522)

NRS 201.500 “Public school” defined. “Public school” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 385.007. (Added to NRS by 1997, 2522)

NRS 201.510 “Sado-masochistic abuse” defined. “Sado-masochistic abuse” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 201.262. (Added to NRS by 1997, 2522)

NRS 201.520 “Sexual conduct” defined. “Sexual conduct” means: 1. Ordinary sexual intercourse; 2. Anal intercourse; 3. Fellatio, cunnilingus or other oral-genital contact; 4. Physical contact by a person with the unclothed genitals or pubic area of another person for the purpose o…

NRS 201.530 “University” defined. “University” means a university which is privately owned or which is part of the Nevada System of Higher Education. (Added to NRS by 1997, 2522)

NRS 201.540 Sexual conduct between certain employees of school or volunteers at school and pupil: Penalty; exception. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a person who: (a) Is 21 years of age or older; (b) Is or was employed by a public school or private school in a p…

NRS 201.550 Sexual conduct between certain employees of college or university and student: Penalty; exception. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, a person who: (a) Is 21 years of age or older; (b) Is employed in a position of authority by a college or university; an…

NRS 201.553 Unlawful communication between person in position of authority and pupil: Penalty; exceptions. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 and unless a greater penalty is provided by specific statute, a person in a position of authority who knowingly contacts or c…

NRS 201.555 Sexual conduct between certain employees or contractors of or volunteers for entity providing services to children and children under care, custody, control or supervision of entity: Penalty; exception. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a person who: (a…

NRS 201.560 Definitions; exceptions; penalties. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, a person commits the crime of luring a child if the person knowingly contacts or communicates with or attempts to contact or communicate with: (a) A child who is less than 16 years of…

NRS 201.570 Definition; penalty. 1. An adult commits the crime of criminal gang recruitment if the adult uses or threatens to use physical violence against a child or against another person, or causes or threatens to cause damage to the property of the child or the property of an…