Title 15

NRS 205.081 “Dwelling” defined. As used in NRS 205.081 to 205.082, inclusive, “dwelling” means a structure or part thereof that is designed or intended for occupancy as a residence or sleeping place. (Added to NRS by 2015, 3136)

NRS 205.0813 Housebreaking; penalty. 1. A person who forcibly enters an uninhabited or vacant dwelling, knows or has reason to believe that such entry is without permission of the owner of the dwelling or an authorized representative of the owner and has the intent to take up res…

NRS 205.0817 Unlawful occupancy; penalty. 1. A person who takes up residence in an uninhabited or vacant dwelling and knows or has reason to believe that such residency is without permission of the owner of the dwelling or an authorized representative of the owner is guilty of un…

NRS 205.082 Unlawful reentry; penalty. 1. A person is guilty of unlawful reentry if: (a) An owner of real property has recovered possession of the property from the person pursuant to NRS 40.412 or 40.414; and (b) Without the authority of the court or permission of the owner, the…

NRS 205.0821 Definitions. As used in NRS 205.0821 to 205.0835, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 205.0822 to 205.0831, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NRS by 1989, 1203; A 1999, 2706; 20…

NRS 205.0822 “Check” defined. “Check” means any check, draft or other negotiable instrument of any kind. (Added to NRS by 1989, 1203)

NRS 205.0823 “Control” defined. “Control” means to act so as to prevent a person from using his or her own property except on the actor’s terms. (Added to NRS by 1989, 1204)

NRS 205.0824 “Deprive” defined. “Deprive” means to withhold a property interest of another person permanently or for so long a time that a substantial portion of its value, usefulness or enjoyment is lost, or to withhold it with the intent to restore it only upon the payment of a…

NRS 205.0825 “Draw” defined. “Draw” means making, drawing, uttering, preparing, writing or delivering a check. (Added to NRS by 1989, 1204)

NRS 205.08255 “Intangible property” defined. “Intangible property” means property that lacks a physical existence yet possesses value, including, without limitation, customer lists, trade secrets, copyrighted material or other confidential information. (Added to NRS by 1999, 2703…

NRS 205.0826 “Issue” defined. “Issue” means to deliver or cause to be delivered a check to a person who by that delivery acquires a right against the drawer of the check. A person who draws a check with intent that it be so delivered shall be deemed to have issued it if the deliv…

NRS 205.0827 “Obtain” defined. “Obtain” means to bring about or receive the transfer of any interest in property, or to secure performance of a service. (Added to NRS by 1989, 1204)

NRS 205.0828 “Property of another person” defined. “Property of another person” means real, personal or intangible property in which any person other than the defendant has an interest which the defendant is not privileged to infringe, including, without limitation, property in w…

NRS 205.0829 “Services” defined. “Services” includes labor, professional services, transportation, cable television or other video service, telephone, gas or electricity services, accommodations in hotels, restaurants, leased premises or elsewhere, admissions to exhibitions and t…

NRS 205.083 “Transfer” defined. “Transfer” means to change the possession or control of property. (Added to NRS by 1989, 1204)

NRS 205.0831 “Value” defined. “Value” means the fair market value of the property or services at the time of the theft. The value of a written instrument which does not have a readily ascertainable market value is the greater of the face amount of the instrument less the portion …

NRS 205.0832 Actions which constitute theft. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a person commits theft if, without lawful authority, the person knowingly: (a) Controls any property of another person with the intent to deprive that person of the property. (b) Convert…

NRS 205.0833 Theft constitutes single offense embracing certain separate offenses; specification of charge in indictment or information. 1. Conduct denominated theft in NRS 205.0821 to 205.0835, inclusive, constitutes a single offense embracing the separate offenses commonly know…

NRS 205.0834 Determination of amount involved in particular theft. The amount involved in a theft shall be deemed to be the highest value, by any reasonable standard, of the property or services which are obtained. Amounts involved in thefts committed pursuant to a scheme or cont…

NRS 205.08345 Organized retail theft; penalties; determination of amount involved in thefts committed by organized retail theft; venue; investigation and prosecution by Attorney General. 1. A person who knowingly participates directly or indirectly in or engages in conduct with t…

NRS 205.0835 Penalties. 1. Unless a greater penalty is imposed by a specific statute and unless the provisions of NRS 205.08345 apply under the circumstances, a person who commits theft in violation of any provision of NRS 205.0821 to 205.0835, inclusive, shall be punished pursua…

NRS 205.085 Definitions. 1. Within the provisions of this chapter relating to forgery or other offense, a “written instrument,” or a “writing,” or a “paper,” shall include an instrument partly written and partly printed or wholly printed with a written signature thereto, or any s…

NRS 205.090 Forgery of conveyances, negotiable instruments, stock certificates, wills and other instruments; utterance of forged instrument. A person who falsely makes, alters, forges or counterfeits any record, or other authentic matter of a public nature, or any charter, letter…

NRS 205.095 Other acts constituting forgery. Every person who, with intent to injure or defraud, shall: 1. Make any false entry in any public record or account; 2. Fail to make a true entry of any material matter in any public record or account; or 3. Forge any letter or written …

NRS 205.100 Making, uttering or possessing with intent to utter fictitious bill, note or check. 1. Every person who makes, passes, utters or publishes, with an intention to defraud any person or persons, body politic or corporate, either in this state or elsewhere, or with the li…

NRS 205.105 Forgery of instrument purporting to have been issued by corporation or state. The false making or forging of an instrument or writing purporting to have been issued by or in behalf of a corporation or association, state or government and bearing the pretended signatur…

NRS 205.110 Uttering forged instruments: Forgery. Every person who, knowing the same to be forged or altered, and with intent to defraud, shall utter, offer, dispose of or put off as true, or have in his or her possession with intent so to utter, offer, dispose of or put off any …

NRS 205.115 True writing signed by wrongdoer’s name or name of person not in existence. Whenever the false making or uttering of any instrument or writing is forgery, every person who, with intent to defraud, shall offer, dispose of or put off such an instrument or writing subscr…

NRS 205.120 False certificate to certain instruments punishable as forgery. A person who is authorized to take a proof or acknowledgment of an instrument which by law may be recorded, who willfully certifies falsely that the execution of the instrument was acknowledged by any par…

NRS 205.125 Misconduct in signing, filing or altering petition; penalties. 1. A person shall not willfully sign the name of another person, whether living or deceased, or of a fictitious person to any petition. A person who violates the provisions of this subsection is guilty of …

NRS 205.130 Issuance of check or draft without sufficient money or credit: Penalties. 1. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection and subsections 2 and 3, a person who willfully, with an intent to defraud, draws or passes a check or draft to obtain: (a) Money; (b) Delivery…

NRS 205.132 Issuance of check or draft without sufficient money or credit: Presumptions of intent to defraud and knowledge of insufficiency; malice in causing prosecution. 1. In a criminal action for issuing a check or draft against insufficient or no funds with intent to defraud…

NRS 205.134 Issuance of check or draft without sufficient money or credit: Posting notices. 1. A notice in boldface type which is clearly legible and is in substantially the following form must be posted in a conspicuous place in every principal and branch office of every bank an…

NRS 205.160 Possessing or receiving forged instruments or bills. A person who has in his or her possession, or receives from any other person, any forged promissory note, traveler’s check or money order, or bank bill, or bill for the payment of money or property, with the intenti…

NRS 205.165 General reputation may be used to prove incorporation in trial for forgery of bill or note of incorporated company or bank. On the trial of any person for forging any bill or note purporting to be the bill or note of some incorporated company or bank, or for passing o…

NRS 205.170 Expert may prove forgery or counterfeit. Persons of skill shall be competent witnesses to prove that such bill or note is forged or counterfeited. [1911 C&P § 419; RL § 6684; NCL § 10371]

NRS 205.175 Counterfeiting seals; forgery of signatures of public officers; sale or possession of counterfeit badge or identification of law enforcement agency. 1. A person who: (a) Fraudulently forges or counterfeits the Seal of this State, or the seal of any court or public off…

NRS 205.180 Counterfeiting gold dust, bars or other articles; making or possessing instruments. A person who counterfeits any kind or species of gold dust, silver, gold, bullion or bars, lumps, pieces, or nuggets of gold or silver, or any description of uncoined gold or silver cu…

NRS 205.185 Possessing or receiving counterfeit gold dust, silver, bullion or bars. A person who has in his or her possession, or receives for any other person, any counterfeit gold dust, silver, gold, bullion or bars, lumps, pieces, or nuggets of gold or silver, or any descripti…

NRS 205.195 Counterfeiting stamps and labels. Every person who shall knowingly and willfully forge or counterfeit, or cause or procure to be forged or counterfeited, upon any goods, wares or merchandise, the private stamps or labels of any mechanic or manufacturer, with intent to…

NRS 205.200 Goods containing forged stamps. Any person who shall sell any goods, wares or merchandise having thereon any forged or counterfeit stamps or labels, purporting to be the stamps or labels of any mechanic or manufacturer, knowing the same to be forged or counterfeited, …

NRS 205.205 Counterfeiting trademark or design. Every person who shall use or display or have in his or her possession with intent to use or display the genuine label, trademark, term, design, device, or form of advertisement of any person, corporation, association or union lawfu…

NRS 205.210 Selling, displaying or advertising goods with false trademark; investigation and prosecution by Attorney General. 1. A person shall not knowingly sell, display or advertise, or have in his or her possession with intent to sell, any goods, wares, merchandise, mixture, …

NRS 205.215 Fraudulent registration of trademark. Every person who shall for himself or herself, or on behalf of any other person, corporation, association or union, procure the filing of any label, trademark, term, design, device or form of advertisement, by any fraudulent means…

NRS 205.216 Unlawful operation of audiovisual recording function in motion picture theater. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, it is unlawful for a person to, without the consent of the owner or lessee of a motion picture theater, knowingly operate an audiovisual re…

NRS 205.217 Unlawful reproduction or sale of sound recordings. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, it is unlawful for any person, firm, partnership, corporation or association knowingly to: (a) Transfer or cause to be transferred any sounds recorded on a phonograph r…