Title 15

NRS 205.710 Sale or purchase of credit card or debit card, or identifying description of credit card, debit card or credit account; exemptions. 1. A person, except the issuer, who: (a) Sells a credit card or debit card or the number or other identifying physical or electronic des…

NRS 205.715 Sale of identifying information on telephone calling card. 1. It is unlawful for a person to sell, offer to sell, or otherwise make available, without the authority of the lawful holder: (a) A number on a telephone calling card; (b) A personal identification number fo…

NRS 205.720 Obtaining control of credit card or debit card as security for debt. A person who, with the intent to defraud, obtains control over a credit card or debit card as security for debt is guilty of a category D felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130. In a…

NRS 205.740 Forgery of credit card or debit card; presumption from possession. 1. A person who, with the intent to defraud, falsely makes or falsely embosses a purported credit card or debit card or utters such a credit card or debit card is guilty of a category D felony and shal…

NRS 205.750 Unauthorized signing of credit card, debit card or related document with intent to defraud. A person, except the cardholder or a person authorized by the cardholder, who signs a credit card, debit card, sales slip, sales draft or instrument for the payment of money wh…

NRS 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. 1. Unless a greater penalty is provided pursuant to NRS 205.222 for a violation of subsection …

NRS 205.765 Presumption of intent to defraud and knowledge that holder of credit card or debit card has insufficient money or property. In a criminal action for using a credit card or debit card to obtain money, goods, property, services or anything of value with insufficient mon…

NRS 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. A person who is authorized by an issuer to furnish money, goods, services or anything else of value up…

NRS 205.780 Fraud by person authorized to provide goods or services: Misrepresentation to issuer. A person who is authorized by an issuer to furnish money, goods, property, services or anything of value upon presentation of a credit card or debit card by the cardholder, or an age…

NRS 205.790 Possession of incomplete credit cards or debit cards or equipment to produce cards. 1. A person, except the cardholder, who possesses two or more incomplete credit cards or debit cards with the intent to complete them without the consent of the issuer, or a person who…

NRS 205.800 Receiving property or services obtained by unlawful use of credit card or debit card; presumption of knowledge. 1. A person who receives money, property, goods, services or anything of value obtained in violation of NRS 205.760, knowing or believing that the money, pr…

NRS 205.810 Defenses not available. In any prosecution for violation of NRS 205.610 to 205.800, inclusive, the State is not required to establish and it is no defense that: 1. An accessory has not been convicted, apprehended or identified; or 2. Some of the acts constituting elem…

NRS 205.830 Definitions. As used in NRS 205.830 to 205.860, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. “Cart” means a small, wheeled vehicle, drawn or pushed by hand which has a basket and which is used by customers or employees: (a) In a retail store, to transport good…

NRS 205.840 Owner of cart required to place sign on premises. The owner of any cart shall place a sign on his or her premises which contains: 1. The name, address and telephone number of his or her business; and 2. A statement that the unauthorized removal or possession of the ca…

NRS 205.850 Retrieval of carts: Permit from owner. Any person who retrieves carts from areas not on the owner’s premises, whether as a volunteer or for compensation, must obtain a permit from the owner authorizing the person to retrieve carts. Each vehicle used to retrieve carts …

NRS 205.860 Wrongful possession, abandonment or alteration of cart or serial number. 1. Any person who: (a) Knowingly possesses a cart that has been removed from the owner’s premises; (b) Possesses a cart with the serial numbers removed, obliterated or altered with the intent to …

NRS 205.870 Definitions. As used in NRS 205.880 and 205.890, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. “Care” includes board, laundry, lodging, teaching, incidental materials and supplies, necessary articles of apparel or clothing and necessary medical, nursing or hospital servic…

NRS 205.880 Obtaining care for child in child care establishment with intent to defraud keeper or proprietor; penalty; exception. 1. Any person who obtains care for any child in any child care establishment with intent to defraud the keeper or proprietor of that establishment is …

NRS 205.890 Prima facie evidence of intent to defraud. The obtaining of care for a child in a child care establishment by means of any false pretense or representation, knowingly made, or the refusal or willful neglect to pay for that care, or the giving in payment for that care …

NRS 205.900 Unlawful use of hotel key; penalty. 1. Any person who has unauthorized possession of a key or other device used by a guest in a hotel or by the hotel to gain entrance to a room in a hotel, under circumstances which demonstrate the person’s intent to use or to allow th…

NRS 205.910 Unlawful use of television or radio signals; unlawful manufacture or sale of devices to intercept or decode signals; penalty; exceptions. 1. Any person who without authority: (a) Leads or attempts to lead from its uses or make use of the electrical signal or any porti…

NRS 205.920 Obtaining or attempting to obtain telephone or telegraph service with intent to avoid payment; penalty. 1. It is unlawful for a person to obtain or attempt to obtain telephone or telegraph service with the intent to avoid payment for that service by himself or herself…

NRS 205.930 Manufacture, possession, sale or other disposition of equipment or information for obtaining telephone or telegraph service with intent to avoid payment; penalty. 1. It is unlawful to make or possess any instrument, apparatus or device or to sell, give or otherwise tr…

NRS 205.935 Causing property damage to retail establishment during commission of certain offenses relating to theft or petit larceny; penalty. 1. If a person intentionally causes property damage to a retail establishment during the commission of a theft offense and the aggregate …

NRS 205.940 Conversion of rented or leased personal property; penalty; defenses to civil action. 1. Any person who in renting or leasing any personal property obtains or retains possession of such personal property by means of any false or fraudulent representation, fraudulent co…

NRS 205.950 Unlawful receipt of fee, salary, deposit or money to obtain loan for another; penalties. 1. It is unlawful for a person to receive an advance fee, salary, deposit or money to obtain a loan for another unless the person places the advance fee, salary, deposit or money …

NRS 205.960 Qualified intermediaries of clients with certain property: Unlawful acts; criminal penalty; civil penalty. 1. It is unlawful for a person to enter into an agreement to act as a qualified intermediary, as defined in 26 C.F.R. § 1.1031(k)-1(g)(4), for a client whose rel…

NRS 205.965 Unlawful possession, making, altering, forgery or counterfeiting of sales receipt or inventory pricing label; penalties. 1. A person shall not, with the intent to cheat or defraud a retailer, possess, make, alter, forge or counterfeit any sales receipt or inventory pr…

NRS 205.970 Unlawful possession, manufacture, sale or distribution of theft detection shielding device or theft detection device deactivator; penalty. 1. A person shall not, with the intent to commit, aid or abet a theft, possess any theft detection shielding device or theft dete…

NRS 205.975 Mail theft; penalties; definitions. 1. A person commits the crime of mail theft if the person: (a) Knowingly, willfully and with the intent to deprive, injure, damage or defraud another: (1) Takes, destroys, hides or embezzles mail; or (2) Obtains any mail by fraud or…

NRS 205.980 Determination of value of loss from crime; notice to victim; order of restitution deemed judgment to collect damages. 1. A person who is convicted of violating any provision of NRS 205.060 or 205.2175 to 205.2705, inclusive, is civilly liable for the value of any prop…

NRS 205.990 Unlawful possession of used utility wire; exceptions. 1. It is unlawful for a person to possess used utility wire unless the person: (a) Holds a permit issued pursuant to NRS 444.553 to operate a disposal site, as defined in NRS 444.460; (b) Holds a contractor’s licen…

NRS 205.992 Unlawful purchase of used utility wire; exceptions. 1. A person shall not purchase used utility wire for any purpose, including, without limitation, to recycle or smelt, unless the person purchases the used utility wire from: (a) A scrap metal processor licensed pursu…

NRS 205.994 Penalties. A person who violates the provisions of NRS 205.990 or 205.992 is guilty of: 1. If the violation involves used utility wire with a weight of less than 100 pounds, a misdemeanor. 2. If the violation involves used utility wire with a weight of at least 100 po…