Title 15

NRS 201.247 Payment to city or county of value received from sale of obscene materials after judgment or injunction. If a district court enters a judgment that an item or material is obscene and that item or material, or one substantially identical thereto, is sold after that jud…

NRS 201.249 Production, sale, distribution, exhibition and possession of obscene items or materials; penalty. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 201.237 and except under the circumstances described in NRS 200.720 or 200.725, a person is guilty of a misdemeanor who knowingly: 1. …

NRS 201.251 Coercing acceptance of obscene articles or publications; penalty. 1. A person, firm, association or corporation shall not, as a condition to any sale, allocation, consignment or delivery for resale of any item or material, require that the purchaser or consignee recei…

NRS 201.253 Obscene, indecent or immoral shows, acts or performances; penalty. Except under the circumstances described in NRS 200.710, every person who knowingly causes to be performed or exhibited, or engages in the performance or exhibition of, any obscene, indecent or immoral…

NRS 201.254 Exemption of stagehands and movie projectionists from criminal liability when possessing or exhibiting obscene material directly related to their work. A motion picture machine operator or a stagehand is not criminally liable for exhibiting or possessing with the inte…

NRS 201.255 Penalties. 1. Any person who willfully makes a telephone call and addresses any obscene language, representation or suggestion to or about any person receiving such call or addresses to such other person any threat to inflict injury to the person or property of the pe…

NRS 201.256 Definitions. As used in NRS 201.256 to 201.2655, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 201.257 to 201.264, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NRS by 1969, 513; A 1997, 1314, 2662)

NRS 201.2565 “Distribute” defined. “Distribute” means to transfer possession with or without consideration. (Added to NRS by 1997, 2662)

NRS 201.257 “Harmful to minors” defined. “Harmful to minors” means that quality of any description or representation, whether constituting all or a part of the material considered, in whatever form, of nudity, sexual conduct, sexual excitement or sado-masochistic abuse which pred…

NRS 201.2581 “Material” defined. “Material” means: 1. A book, pamphlet, magazine, newspaper, printed advertising or other printed or written material; 2. A motion picture, photograph, picture, drawing, statue, sculpture or other visual representation or image; or 3. A transcripti…

NRS 201.259 “Minor” defined. “Minor” means any person under the age of 18 years, but as applied to the showing of a motion picture excludes any person employed on the premises where the motion picture is shown. (Added to NRS by 1969, 513)

NRS 201.2595 “Motion picture” defined. “Motion picture” means a film or a video recording, whether or not it has been rated appropriate for a particular audience, that is: 1. Placed on a videodisc or videotape; or 2. To be shown in a theater or on television, Ê and includes, with…

NRS 201.261 “Nudity” defined. “Nudity” means: 1. The showing of the human female breast with less than a fully opaque covering of any portion of the areola and nipple; 2. The showing of the human male or female genitals or pubic area with less than a fully opaque covering of any …

NRS 201.262 “Sado-masochistic abuse” defined. “Sado-masochistic abuse” means: 1. Flagellation or torture practiced by or upon a person whether or not clad in undergarments, a mask or bizarre costume; or 2. The condition of being fettered, bound or otherwise physically restrained.…

NRS 201.263 “Sexual conduct” defined. “Sexual conduct” means acts of masturbation, sexual penetration or physical contact with a person’s unclothed genitals or pubic area. (Added to NRS by 1969, 513; A 2013, 1155)

NRS 201.264 “Sexual excitement” defined. “Sexual excitement” means the condition of human male or female genitals in a state of sexual stimulation or arousal. (Added to NRS by 1969, 513)

NRS 201.265 Unlawful acts; penalty. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 200.720 and 201.2655, and unless a greater penalty is provided pursuant to NRS 201.553 or 201.560, a person is guilty of a misdemeanor if the person knowingly: 1. Distributes or causes to be distributed to a …

NRS 201.2655 Exemptions. The provisions of NRS 201.256 to 201.2655, inclusive, do not apply to: 1. A university, community college, school, museum or library which is operated by or which is under the direct control of this state or a political subdivision of this state; or 2. An…

NRS 201.270 Disturbing religious meetings; penalty. Every person who shall willfully disturb, interrupt or disquiet any assemblage or congregation of people met for religious worship: 1. By noisy, rude or indecent behavior, profane discourse, either within the place where such me…

NRS 201.280 Selling liquor at camp meetings; penalty. Every person who shall erect or keep a booth, tent, stall or other contrivance for the purpose of selling or otherwise disposing of any wine, or spirituous or fermented liquors, or any drink of which wine, spirituous or fermen…

NRS 201.290 Penalty; exception. 1. Any person who, in any manner, for exhibition or display, puts or causes to be placed any inscription, design, device, symbol, portrait, name, advertisement, words, character, marks or notice, or sets or places any goods, wares and merchandise w…

NRS 201.295 Definitions. As used in NRS 201.295 to 201.440, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. “Adult” means a person 18 years of age or older. 2. “Child” means a person less than 18 years of age. 3. “Induce” means to persuade, encourage, inveigle or entice. 4. …

NRS 201.300 Pandering and sex trafficking: Definitions; penalties; exception. 1. A person who without physical force or the immediate threat of physical force, induces an adult to unlawfully become a prostitute or to continue to engage in prostitution, or to enter any place withi…

NRS 201.301 Facilitating sex trafficking; penalty. 1. A person is guilty of facilitating sex trafficking if the person: (a) Facilitates, arranges, provides or pays for the transportation of a person to or within this State with the intent of: (1) Inducing the person to engage in …

NRS 201.303 Rebuttable presumption that pandering, sex trafficking or facilitating sex trafficking committed under duress. If a violation of NRS 201.300 or 201.301 is committed by a person who is: 1. Less than 18 years of age at the time of the commission of the violation; 2. Pro…

NRS 201.305 Prostitution subculture as admissible evidence for certain purposes. In a prosecution for pandering or sex trafficking pursuant to NRS 201.300, expert testimony concerning: 1. The prostitution subculture, including, without limitation, the effect of physical, emotiona…

NRS 201.320 Living from earnings of prostitute; penalty. 1. A person who knowingly accepts, receives, levies or appropriates any money or other valuable thing, without consideration, from the proceeds of any prostitute, is guilty of living from the earnings of a prostitute and sh…

NRS 201.325 Power of court to order restitution. 1. In addition to any other penalty, the court may order a person convicted of a violation of any provision of NRS 201.300, 201.320 or 201.395 to pay restitution to the victim as provided in subsection 2. 2. Restitution ordered pur…

NRS 201.345 Jurisdictional powers of Attorney General. 1. The Attorney General has concurrent jurisdiction with the district attorneys of the counties in this State to prosecute any violation of NRS 201.300, 201.301, 201.320, 201.354 or 201.395. 2. If the Attorney General charges…

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…