The penalties for statutory sexual seduction are outlined in Nevada Revised Statute section 200.368. According to the relevant statute, unless a harsher penalty is provided for in Nevada Revised Statute section 201.540, a defendant who is convicted of statutory sexual seduction will be charged with a category C felony if the defendant is at least 21 years of age at the time when the sexual conduct occurs with someone under the age of 16.
N.R.S. 200.368 also imposes a penalty on defendants who are between the ages of 18 and 21 who engage in statutory sexual seduction. If someone over aged 18 but under 21 engages in sexual conduct with someone who is under the age of 16, that defendant can be charged with a gross misdemeanor offense.
N.R.S. 201.520, the statute that imposes harsher penalties than the standard consequences for statutory sexual seduction, is a statute that deals with sexual conduct between students and teachers or other employees or volunteers of schools.
Under the relevant statute, any person who is at least 21 years of age and who is in a position of authority within the school could be charged with a crime if that individual engages in sexual conduct with a pupil who is under the age of 17. In other words, a teacher or other person within a position of authority can be charged with a sex crime even when a victim is one year older than the age of consent in Nevada.
When a school employee or volunteer engages in sexual conduct with a pupil aged 16 or 17, the employee or volunteer can be charged with a category C felony. If the school employee or volunteer is over 21 and the victim is 14 or 15 years old, the teacher or volunteer could be charged with a category B felony and could face a minimum period of imprisonment of one year and a maximum period of imprisonment of six years along with a fine of $5,000 or less.
Age of Majority in Nevada
Age of consent is not to be mistaken with the age of majority. N.R.S. 129.100 describes the age of majority as the age when an individual legally becomes an adult. It is currently 18. However, the state laws stipulate emancipation via a court order of a child 16 or older.