If physical violence or the threat of physical violence is used to cause someone to become a prostitute or engage in an act of prostitution, there are increased penalties for pandering. The charge may increase to one for sex trafficking.
Where there is physical violence or threat of physical violence, a pandering conviction can result in a Category B felony.
A Category B felony for pandering which constitutes sex trafficking can result in a Nevada prison sentence of up to 10 years and fines of $10,000.
If the person trafficked is under the age of 14, the crime is a Category A felony. A Category A felony for pandering which constitutes sex trafficking can result in a penalty as high as life in prison with the possibility of parole after 10 or 15 years served, depending on whether the child was between 14 and 16, or below the age of 14, at the time he or she was trafficked.