Title 15

NRS 202.4431 “For use as a weapon” defined. 1. “For use as a weapon” means having the capability to be used in a harmful or threatening manner. 2. The term does not include any act that is done lawfully for a prophylactic, protective or peaceful purpose. (Added to NRS by 2003, 29…

NRS 202.4432 “Hoax substance” defined. “Hoax substance” means any item that appears to a reasonable person to be a weapon of mass destruction, biological agent, chemical agent, radioactive agent or other lethal agent, any toxin or any delivery system for use as a weapon. (Added t…

NRS 202.4433 “Material support” defined. “Material support” means any financial, logistical, informational or other support or assistance intended to further an act of terrorism. (Added to NRS by 2003, 2947)

NRS 202.4435 “Oral, written or electronic communication” defined. “Oral, written or electronic communication” includes, without limitation, any of the following: 1. A letter, note or any other type of written correspondence. 2. An item of mail or a package delivered by any person…

NRS 202.4437 “Radioactive agent” defined. “Radioactive agent” means any radioactive substance, material or product, or any component or compound thereof, which is naturally occurring, cultivated, engineered, processed, extracted or manufactured and which is capable of causing: 1.…

NRS 202.4439 “Terrorist” defined. “Terrorist” means a person who intentionally commits, causes, aids, furthers or conceals an act of terrorism or attempts to commit, cause, aid, further or conceal an act of terrorism. (Added to NRS by 2003, 2948)

NRS 202.444 “Toxin” defined. “Toxin” means any toxic substance, material or product, or any component or compound thereof, which is naturally occurring, cultivated, engineered, processed, extracted or manufactured and which is capable of causing: 1. Death or substantial bodily ha…

NRS 202.4445 “Weapon of mass destruction” defined. “Weapon of mass destruction” means any weapon or device that is designed or intended to create a great risk of death or substantial bodily harm to a large number of persons. (Added to NRS by 2003, 2948)

NRS 202.445 Acts of terrorism or attempted acts of terrorism prohibited; penalties. 1. A person shall not knowingly or intentionally commit or cause an act of terrorism or attempt to commit or cause an act of terrorism. 2. A person shall not knowingly or intentionally: (a) Aid, f…

NRS 202.446 Certain acts related to weapons of mass destruction, lethal agents, toxins and delivery systems prohibited; penalties. 1. A person shall not knowingly: (a) Develop, manufacture, produce, assemble, stockpile, transfer, transport, acquire, retain, store, test or possess…

NRS 202.448 Making threats or conveying false information concerning acts of terrorism, weapons of mass destruction, lethal agents or toxins prohibited; penalty. 1. A person shall not, through the use of any means of oral, written or electronic communication, knowingly make any t…

NRS 202.449 Dispersing hoax substance prohibited; penalties. 1. A person shall not, through the use of any means of delivery, including, without limitation, mail, package delivery services, mail couriers or drop payment boxes, disperse or cause to be dispersed any hoax substance …

NRS 202.450 Definition. 1. A public nuisance is a crime against the order and economy of the State. 2. Every place: (a) Wherein any gambling, bookmaking or pool selling is conducted without a license as provided by law, or wherein any swindling game or device, or bucket shop, or …

NRS 202.460 Unequal damage. An act which affects a considerable number of persons in any of the ways specified in NRS 202.450 is not less a public nuisance because the extent of the damage is unequal. [1911 C&P § 297; RL § 6562; NCL § 10245]

NRS 202.470 Maintaining or permitting nuisance: Penalty. Every person who: 1. Shall commit or maintain a public nuisance, for which no special punishment is prescribed; or 2. Shall willfully omit or refuse to perform any legal duty relating to the removal of such nuisance; or 3. …

NRS 202.480 Abatement of nuisance; civil penalty. 1. Any court or magistrate before whom there may be pending any proceeding for a violation of NRS 202.470 shall, in addition to any fine or other punishment which it may impose for such a violation, order: (a) The defendant to aba…

NRS 202.483 “Motor vehicle” defined. As used in NRS 202.485 and 202.487, unless the context otherwise requires, “motor vehicle” means every vehicle which is self-propelled but not operated upon rails. (Added to NRS by 2017, 2251)

NRS 202.485 Leaving child unattended in motor vehicle; penalty; exception. 1. A parent, legal guardian or other person responsible for a child who is 7 years of age or younger shall not knowingly and intentionally leave that child in a motor vehicle if: (a) The conditions present…

NRS 202.487 Leaving pet unattended in motor vehicle; authority to remove pet; exceptions; penalty. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, a person shall not allow a pet to remain unattended in a parked or standing motor vehicle if conditions, including, without limitati…

NRS 202.500 Dangerous or vicious dogs: Unlawful acts; penalties. 1. For the purposes of this section, a dog is: (a) “Dangerous” if: (1) It is so declared pursuant to subsection 2; or (2) Without provocation, on two separate occasions within 18 months, it behaved menacingly, to a …

NRS 202.510 Doors of public buildings to swing outward. 1. The doors of all theaters, opera houses, school buildings, churches, public halls, or places used for public entertainments, exhibitions or meetings, which are used exclusively or in part for admission to or egress from t…

NRS 202.530 Reckless riding or driving of horse on public street or highway; exceptions. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a person is guilty of a misdemeanor who: (a) Rides or drives a horse upon a public street or highway in a manner likely to endanger the safety…

NRS 202.540 Dangerous exhibitions. Every proprietor, lessee or occupant of any place of amusement, plat of ground or building, who shall allow it to be used for an exhibition of skill in throwing any sharp instrument or in shooting any bow gun, pistol or firearm of any descriptio…

NRS 202.550 Placing of lethal bait on public domain. 1. It is unlawful for any person to place any lethal bait on the public domain: (a) Within 3 miles of any place of habitation, whether occupied or vacant; or (b) At any other place unless it is marked by a steel or wooden post …

NRS 202.560 Removal of doors from discarded refrigerators, iceboxes and deep-freeze lockers. 1. Any person who discards or abandons in any place accessible to children, or who has in his or her possession, any refrigerator, icebox or deep-freeze locker, having a capacity of 1 1/2…

NRS 202.580 Removal, damage or destruction of signal or apparatus for police or fire alarm; impairing effectiveness of or installing inoperable system for fire protection. 1. Every person who willfully and maliciously removes, damages or destroys any rope, wire, bell, signal, ins…

NRS 202.582 Removal, damage or destruction of certain property to obtain scrap metal; penalties. 1. A person who willfully and maliciously removes, damages or destroys any utility property, agricultural infrastructure or other agricultural property, property maintained by the Sta…

NRS 202.584 Removal, damage or destruction of critical infrastructure unlawful; penalties. 1. A person who willfully tampers with or willfully removes, damages or destroys any critical infrastructure shall be punished pursuant to the provisions of this section. 2. Except as other…

NRS 202.585 Directing light emitted from laser device at aircraft with intent to interfere with operation of aircraft; penalty. 1. A person shall not willfully direct at an aircraft any light emitted from a laser device or other source which is capable of interfering with the vis…

NRS 202.595 Performance of act or neglect of duty in willful or wanton disregard of safety of persons or property; penalty. Unless a greater penalty is otherwise provided by statute and except under the circumstances described in NRS 484B.653, a person who performs any act or neg…

NRS 202.600 Intentional release of balloon inflated with lighter-than-air gas unlawful; civil penalty; injunctive relief. 1. No person shall intentionally release, organize the release of or intentionally cause the release of a balloon inflated with a gas that is lighter than air…

NRS 202.750 “Explosive” defined. As used in NRS 202.750 to 202.840, inclusive, the term “explosive” means: 1. Gunpowders, powders used for blasting, all forms of high explosives, blasting materials, fuses (other than electric circuit breakers), detonators and other detonating age…

NRS 202.760 Shipment or receipt of explosives by certain persons unlawful. It is unlawful for any person: 1. Who is under indictment for, or has been convicted in any court of, a crime relating to the practice of shipping or transporting explosives that is punishable by imprisonm…

NRS 202.770 Seizure and forfeiture of explosives. Any explosive involved or used or intended to be used in any violation of NRS 202.750 to 202.840, inclusive, or any other law or ordinance shall be subject to seizure or forfeiture of those materials. (Added to NRS by 1971, 1281)

NRS 202.780 Transportation or receipt of explosives for unlawful purpose; penalties. A person who transports or receives, or attempts to transport or receive within the State, any explosive with the knowledge or intent that it will be used to kill, injure or intimidate a person o…

NRS 202.790 Authorized transportation or receipt of explosives for lawful purpose not prohibited. Nothing in NRS 202.760 to 202.790, inclusive, shall be construed to prevent any person from transporting or receiving any explosive pursuant to any authority granted by the Federal G…

NRS 202.820 Use or possession of explosives during commission of felony; penalties. 1. A person who: (a) Uses an explosive to commit any felony; or (b) Carries an explosive unlawfully during the commission of any felony, Ê is guilty of a separate felony unless the use of an explo…

NRS 202.830 Use of explosives to damage or destroy property prohibited; penalties. 1. Unless a greater penalty is provided pursuant to subsection 2, a person who maliciously damages or destroys, attempts to damage or destroy, or conspires with another person to damage or destroy,…

NRS 202.840 Bomb threats prohibited; penalties. A person who through the use of the mail, written note, telephone, telegraph, radio broadcast or other means of communication, willfully makes any threat, or maliciously conveys false information knowing it to be false, concerning a…

NRS 202.870 Definitions. As used in NRS 202.870 to 202.894, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 202.873 and 202.876 have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NRS by 1999, 3521)

NRS 202.873 “Law enforcement agency” defined. “Law enforcement agency” means: 1. The Office of the Attorney General or the office of a district attorney within this State and any attorney, investigator, special investigator or employee who is acting in his or her professional or …

NRS 202.876 “Violent or sexual offense” defined. “Violent or sexual offense” means any act that, if prosecuted in this State, would constitute any of the following offenses: 1. Murder or voluntary manslaughter pursuant to NRS 200.010 to 200.260, inclusive. 2. Mayhem pursuant to N…

NRS 202.879 “Reasonable cause to believe” and “as soon as reasonably practicable” defined; authorized manner of making report and communicating information. For the purposes of NRS 202.870 to 202.894, inclusive, a person: 1. Has “reasonable cause to believe” if, in light of all t…

NRS 202.882 Duty to report violent or sexual offense against child 12 years of age or younger; penalty for failure to report; contents of report. 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 202.885 and 202.888, a person who knows or has reasonable cause to believe that another person …

NRS 202.885 Limitation on prosecution or conviction for failure to report. 1. A person may not be prosecuted or convicted pursuant to NRS 202.882 unless a court in this State or any other jurisdiction has entered a judgment of conviction against a culpable actor for: (a) The viol…

NRS 202.888 Persons exempt from duty to report. The provisions of NRS 202.882 do not apply to a person who: 1. Is less than 16 years of age; 2. Is, by blood or marriage, the spouse, brother, sister, parent, grandparent, child or grandchild of: (a) The child who is the victim of t…