Nevada · statute · Nev. Rev. Stat. ch. 205 · 238 active provisions
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.
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 occupied by one or more persons, Ê whether the property of the pers…
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 degree which is a category B felony and shall be punished by impri…
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 owned by him or her in which another person has a legal interest;…
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 or in furtherance thereof, is guilty of arson in the fourth degree…
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, counsels or procures the burning of any building, structure or personal property of whatsoever class or character, whether the property of the per…
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 of the investigation and prosecution of the crime, Ê or any combination o…
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 setting such fire shall be deemed to have participated in setting such buil…
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.
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.
1. A person who, by day or night, unlawfully enters or unlawfully remains in any: (a) Dwelling with the intent to commit grand or petit larceny, assault or battery on any person or any felony, or to obtain money or property by false pretenses, is guilty of residential burglary. (b) Business structure with the intent to…
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 house trailer, airplane, glider, boat or railroad car may reasonably be inferred to have…
1. A person who, by day or night, forcibly enters a dwelling without permission of the owner, resident or lawful occupant, whether or not a person is present at the time of the entry, is guilty of invasion of the home. 2. A person convicted of invasion of the home is guilty of a category B felony and shall be punished…
Every person who, in the commission of a burglary or invasion of the home, commits any other crime, may be prosecuted for each crime separately.
1. A person who, with the intent to commit a crime, breaks and enters, either by day or by night, any building whether inhabited or not, and opens or attempts to open any vault, safe or other secure place by use of nitroglycerine, dynamite, gunpowder or any other explosive, is guilty of burglary with explosives. 2. A p…
1. Every person who makes or mends or causes to be made or mended, or has in his or her possession in the day or nighttime, any engine, machine, tool, false key, picklock, bit, nippers or implement adapted, designed or commonly used for the commission of burglary, invasion of the home, larceny or other crime, under cir…
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.
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 residence or provide a residency to another therein is guilty of housebreaking.…
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 unlawful occupancy. 2. A person is presumed to know that the residency described in…
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 person reenters the property. 2. A person convicted of unlawful reentry is gui…
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.
“Check” means any check, draft or other negotiable instrument of any kind.
“Control” means to act so as to prevent a person from using his or her own property except on the actor’s terms.
“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 reward or other compensation, or to transfer or dispose of it so that i…
“Draw” means making, drawing, uttering, preparing, writing or delivering a check.