Title 15

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…

NRS 202.891 Immunity from civil or criminal liability; presumption that report was made in good faith. 1. If a person who is required to make a report pursuant to NRS 202.882 makes such a report in good faith and in accordance with that section, the person is immune from civil or…

NRS 202.894 Report deemed report of abuse or neglect of child made pursuant to NRS 432B.220 or report of commercial sexual exploitation of child made pursuant to NRS 432C.110. If a person reports to a law enforcement agency that another person has committed a violent or sexual of…

NRS 203.010 Breach of peace. Every person who shall maliciously and willfully disturb the peace or quiet of any neighborhood or person or family by loud or unusual noises, or by tumultuous and offensive conduct, threatening, traducing, quarreling, challenging to fight, or fightin…

NRS 203.020 Assembling to disturb peace or to commit unlawful act. If two or more persons assemble for the purpose of disturbing the public peace, or committing any unlawful act, and do not disperse, on being desired or commanded so to do by a judge, justice of the peace, sheriff…

NRS 203.030 Provoking commission of breach of peace. Every person who shall by word, sign or gesture willfully provoke, or attempt to provoke, another person to commit a breach of the peace shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. [Part 1911 C&P § 150; RL § 6415; NCL § 10097]

NRS 203.040 Publishing matter inciting breach of peace or other crime. 1. Every person who shall willfully print, publish, edit, issue, or knowingly circulate, sell, distribute or display any book, paper, document or written or printed matter, in any form, advocating, encouraging…

NRS 203.050 Affray. If two or more persons shall, by agreement, fight in a public place, to the terror of the citizens of this state, the persons so offending commit an affray and are guilty of a misdemeanor. [1911 C&P § 329; RL § 6594; NCL § 10277]—(NRS A 1967, 489)

NRS 203.060 Unlawful assembly. If two or more persons shall assemble together to do an unlawful act, and separate without doing or advancing toward it, such persons commit an unlawful assembly, and are guilty of a misdemeanor. [1911 C&P § 330; RL § 6595; NCL § 10278]—(NRS A 1967,…

NRS 203.070 Rout and riot. 1. If two or more persons shall meet to do an unlawful act, upon a common cause of quarrel, and make advances toward it, they commit a rout, and are guilty of a misdemeanor. 2. If two or more persons shall actually do an unlawful act of violence, either…

NRS 203.080 Armed association. 1. It shall be unlawful for any body of individuals other than municipal police, university or public school cadets or companies, militia of the State or troops of the United States, to associate themselves together as a military company with arms w…

NRS 203.090 Disturbing meeting. Every person who, without authority of law, shall willfully disturb any assembly or meeting not unlawful in its character, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. [1911 C&P § 342; RL § 6607; NCL § 10290]

NRS 203.100 Offenses in public conveyances. Every person who shall willfully use profane, offensive or indecent language or engage in any quarrel in any public conveyance, or interfere with or annoy any passenger therein, or having refused to pay the proper fare shall fail to lea…

NRS 203.110 Forcible entry and detainer. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 205.0813 and 205.0817: 1. Every person who shall unlawfully use, or encourage or assist another in unlawfully using, any force or violence in entering upon or detaining any lands or other possessions of …

NRS 203.115 Criminal anarchy. 1. Criminal anarchy is the doctrine that organized government should be overthrown by force or violence, or by assassination of the executive head or of any of the executive officials of government, or by any unlawful means. 2. It is unlawful: (a) Fo…

NRS 203.117 Criminal syndicalism. 1. Criminal syndicalism is the doctrine which advocates or teaches crime, sabotage, violence or unlawful methods of terrorism as a means of accomplishing industrial or political reform. 2. It is unlawful: (a) For any person, by word of mouth or w…

NRS 203.119 Commission of act in public building or area interfering with peaceful conduct of activities. 1. A person shall not commit any act in a public building or on the public grounds surrounding the building which interferes with the peaceful conduct of activities normally …

NRS 204.010 Unlawful use of public money: Amount less than $650. Every public officer or other person who has in his or her possession, control or custody any public money belonging to this state, or to any county, town, city, district or municipal corporation within this state, …

NRS 204.020 Unlawful use of public money: Amount of $650 or more. A public officer or other person who has in his or her possession, control or custody any public money belonging to this state, or to any county, town, city, district or municipal corporation within this state, or …

NRS 204.030 Misappropriation and falsification of accounts by public officer. 1. It is unlawful for any public officer, and any other person receiving money on behalf of, or for or on account of, this State or of any department of the State Government or of any bureau or fund cre…

NRS 204.040 Penalty for neglect or refusal to pay over. If any clerk, justice of the peace, sheriff, constable or other officer, who may receive any fine or forfeiture, shall refuse or neglect to pay over the same according to law, and within 30 days after the receipt thereof, he…

NRS 204.050 Misappropriation by treasurer. A state, county, city or town treasurer who willfully misappropriates any money, funds or securities received by or deposited with the treasurer, or who is guilty of any other malfeasance or willful neglect of duty in office, shall be pu…

NRS 204.060 Compensation of clerk or secretary of commission connected with State Government prohibited. No money shall be paid out of the State Treasury in payment of the salary or compensation of the clerk or secretary of any commission connected with the State Government, or f…

NRS 204.070 Penalty for violation of NRS 204.060. Any state officer employing or paying any person or persons out of any state money for any such service or labor, as set forth in NRS 204.060, is guilty of a misdemeanor. [1911 C&P § 397; RL § 6662; NCL § 10349]—(NRS A 1967, 493)

NRS 204.080 Private use of state motor vehicle prohibited. 1. It shall be unlawful for any individual, individuals or groups of individuals, whether an employee or employees of the State of Nevada or not, to use any automobile, truck or other means of mechanical conveyance, prope…

NRS 205.005 “Set fire to” defined. Any person shall be deemed to have “set fire to” a building, structure or any property mentioned in NRS 205.010 to 205.030, inclusive, whenever any part thereof or anything therein shall be scorched, charred or burned. [1911 C&P § 363; RL § 6628…

NRS 205.010 First degree. A person who willfully and maliciously sets fire to or burns or causes to be burned, or who aids, counsels or procures the burning of any: 1. Dwelling house or other structure or mobile home, whether occupied or vacant; or 2. Personal property which is o…

NRS 205.015 Second degree. A person who willfully and maliciously sets fire to or burns or causes to be burned, or who aids, counsels or procures the burning of any abandoned building or structure, whether the property of the person or of another, is guilty of arson in the second…

NRS 205.020 Third degree. A person who willfully and maliciously sets fire to or burns or causes to be burned, or who aids, counsels or procures the burning of: 1. Any unoccupied personal property of another which has the value of $25 or more; 2. Any unoccupied personal property …

NRS 205.025 Fourth degree. 1. A person who willfully and maliciously attempts to set fire to or attempts to burn or to aid, counsel or procure the burning of any of the buildings or property mentioned in NRS 205.010, 205.015 and 205.020, or who commits any act preliminary thereto…

NRS 205.030 Burning or aiding and abetting burning of property with intent to defraud insurer; penalty. A person who willfully and with the intent to injure or defraud the insurer sets fire to or burns or attempts to set fire to or burn, or who causes to be burned or who aids, co…

NRS 205.034 Additional penalties. The court may, in addition to imposing the penalties set forth in NRS 205.010, 205.015, 205.020, 205.025 or 205.030, order the person to pay: 1. Court costs; 2. The costs of providing police and fire services related to the crime; or 3. The costs…

NRS 205.045 Contiguous fires. Whenever any building or structure which may be the subject of arson in either the first or second degree shall be so situated as to be manifestly endangered by any fire and shall subsequently be set on fire thereby, any person participating in setti…

NRS 205.050 Ownership of building. To constitute arson it shall not be necessary that another person than the defendant should have had ownership in the building or structure set on fire. [1911 C&P § 365; RL § 6630; NCL § 10315]

NRS 205.055 Preparation is attempt to commit arson. Any willful preparation made by any person with a view to setting fire to any building or structure shall be deemed to be an attempt to commit the crime of arson, and shall be punished as such. [1911 C&P § 366; RL § 6631; NCL § …

NRS 205.060 Residential burglary, burglary of a business, burglary of a motor vehicle and burglary of a structure: Definitions; penalties; venue. 1. A person who, by day or night, unlawfully enters or unlawfully remains in any: (a) Dwelling with the intent to commit grand or peti…

NRS 205.065 Inference of burglarious intent. Every person who unlawfully breaks and enters or unlawfully enters any house, room, apartment, tenement, shop, warehouse, store, mill, barn, stable, outhouse or other building, tent, vessel, vehicle, vehicle trailer, semitrailer or hou…