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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 207.280

False reporting of crimes unlawful

Nevada · Nevada Revised Statutes Chapter 207 — Miscellaneous Crimes · Status: effective

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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 207.280, False reporting of crimes unlawful, Nevada, version 1 as recorded 2026-10-03, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/2090142
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Every person who deliberately reports to any police officer, sheriff, district attorney, deputy sheriff, deputy district attorney or member of the Department of Public Safety that a felony or misdemeanor has been committed, which causes a law enforcement agency to conduct a criminal or internal investigation, knowing such report to be false, is guilty of a misdemeanor.