Nev. Rev. Stat. § 205.025
Fourth degree
Nevada · Nevada Revised Statutes Chapter 205 — Crimes Against Property · Status: effective
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- Nev. Rev. Stat. § 205.025, Fourth degree, Nevada, version 1 as recorded 2026-10-03, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/2089712
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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 which is a category D felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130, and may be further punished by a fine of not more than $5,000.
2. In any prosecution under this section the placing or distributing of any inflammable, explosive or combustible material or substance, or any device in any building or property mentioned in NRS 205.010, 205.015 and 205.020, in an arrangement or preparation eventually to set fire to or burn the building or property, or to procure the setting fire to or burning of the building or property, is prima facie evidence of a willful attempt to burn or set on fire the property.