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2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 197 - Crimes By and Against the Executive Power of This State › NRS 197.030 - Asking or receiving bribe by executive or administrative officer.

An executive or administrative officer or person elected or appointed to an executive or administrative office who asks or receives, directly or indirectly, any compensation, gratuity or reward, or any promise thereof, upon an agreement or understanding that his or her vote, opinion or action upon any matter then pending, or which may by law be brought before him or her in an official capacity, will be influenced thereby, is guilty of a category C felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130.
[Part 1911 C&P § 47; RL § 6312; NCL § 9996]—(NRS A 1967, 460; 1979, 1418; 1995, 1170)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 197 - Crimes By and Against the Executive Power of This State › NRS 197.040 - Asking or receiving bribe by public officer or employee.

A person who executes any of the functions of a public office not specified in NRS 197.030, 199.020 or 218A.965, and a person employed by or acting for the State or for any public officer in the business of the State, who asks or receives, directly or indirectly, any compensation, gratuity or reward, or any promise thereof, upon an agreement or understanding that his or her vote, opinion, judgment, action, decision or other official proceeding will be influenced thereby, or that he or she will do or omit any act or proceeding or in any way neglect or violate any official duty, is guilty of a category C felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130.
[Part 1911 C&P § 47; RL § 6312; NCL § 9996]—(NRS A 1967, 460; 1979, 1418; 1995, 1171)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 197 - Crimes By and Against the Executive Power of This State › NRS 197.050 - Rebate or division of salary unlawful.

1. It is unlawful for any state, county or municipal officer to offer or agree to appoint, or for any person whatever to offer to procure, or to offer to aid in procuring, the appointment of any deputy officer or attache of the state, county or municipal government of this state, for any consideration contemplating any division or rebate of the salary of the deputy or attache during his or her term of office, or for any monetary or other valuable consideration whatsoever, or, after such an appointment is made, to receive or to accept any portion of the salary of the deputy or attache, or to receive any money or other valuable reward whatsoever, as a consideration for retaining the deputy or attache, or as a consideration for procuring, or for aid in obtaining the procuring of, the retention of the deputy or attache in any position to which the deputy or attache may be or has been appointed, or for any purpose whatsoever except in payment of a bona fide debt as provided in NRS 197.070.
2. A person who violates any of the provisions of subsection 1 commits bribery which is a category D felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130.
[1911 C&P § 48; RL § 6313; NCL § 9997] + [Part 1911 C&P § 51; RL § 6316; NCL § 10000]—(NRS A 1967, 461; 1995, 1171)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 197 - Crimes By and Against the Executive Power of This State › NRS 197.060 - Unlawful to agree to divide salary.

1. It is unlawful for any deputy officer or attache of the state, county or municipal government of this state to rebate, refund, pay or divide, to or with his or her principal or to or with any person whatever, any part or portion of his or her salary or compensation now fixed, or that may hereafter be fixed or established, by law, as a consideration either for the making or for the procuring of such an appointment, or for aid in procuring the same, or for the retention, or for the procuring or aid in procuring the retention, of such an appointment as deputy or attache, or to make any division or payment out of his or her salary to this end, except in payment of a bona fide debt as provided in NRS 197.070.
2. A person who violates any of the provisions of subsection 1 commits bribery which is a category D felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130.
[1911 C&P § 49; RL § 6314; NCL § 9998] + [Part 1911 C&P § 51; RL § 6316; NCL § 10000]—(NRS A 1967, 461; 1995, 1171)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 197 - Crimes By and Against the Executive Power of This State › NRS 197.070 - Payment of bona fide debt by deputy or attache.

Nothing in NRS 197.050 and 197.060 shall be construed to relieve any deputy officer or attache from the payment of a bona fide debt, contracted for value received, for which a civil action would lie in a court of law, or to prevent such deputy officer or attache from paying the same out of his or her salary.
[1911 C&P § 50; RL § 6315; NCL § 9999]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 197 - Crimes By and Against the Executive Power of This State › NRS 197.080 - Offering reward for appointment.

Every person who shall give, offer or promise, directly or indirectly, any compensation, gratuity or reward, in consideration that the person or another person shall be appointed to a public office or to a clerkship, deputation or other subordinate position in such office, or that the person or any other person shall be permitted to exercise, perform or discharge any prerogative or duty or receive any emolument of such office, shall be guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
[1911 C&P § 52; RL § 6317; NCL § 10001]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 197 - Crimes By and Against the Executive Power of This State › NRS 197.090 - Interfering with public officer.

Except under circumstances where a greater penalty is provided in NRS 200.481, any person who, by means of any threat, force or violence, attempts to deter or prevent any executive or administrative officer from performing any duty imposed upon the officer by law, or who knowingly resists by force or violence any executive or administrative officer in the performance of the officer’s duty, is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
[1911 C&P § 64; RL § 6329; NCL § 10013]—(NRS A 1981, 11)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 197 - Crimes By and Against the Executive Power of This State › NRS 197.100 - Influencing public officer.

1. Every person who shall ask or receive any compensation, gratuity or reward, or any promise thereof:
(a) Upon the representation that the person can, directly or indirectly, or in consideration that the person shall, or shall attempt to, directly or indirectly, influence any public officer, whether executive, administrative, judicial or legislative, to refuse, neglect, or defer the performance of any official duty;
(b) The right to retain or receive which shall be conditioned that such person shall, directly or indirectly, successfully influence by any means whatever any executive, administrative or legislative officer, in respect to any act, decision, vote, opinion or other proceeding, as such officer; or
(c) Upon the representation that the person can, directly or indirectly, or in consideration that the person shall, or shall attempt to, directly or indirectly, influence any public officer, whether executive, administrative, judicial or legislative, in respect to any act, decision, vote, opinion or other proceeding, as such officer, unless it be clearly understood and agreed in good faith between the parties thereto, on both sides, that no means or influence shall be employed except explanation and argument upon the merits,
shall be guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
2. In any prosecution under paragraph (c) of subsection 1, evidence of the means actually employed to influence such officer shall be admitted as proof of the means originally contemplated by the defendant.
[1911 C&P § 65; RL § 6330; NCL § 10014]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 197 - Crimes By and Against the Executive Power of This State › NRS 197.110 - Misconduct of public officer.

Every public officer who:
1. Asks or receives, directly or indirectly, any compensation, gratuity or reward, or promise thereof, for omitting or deferring the performance of any official duty or for any official service which has not been actually rendered, except in case of charges for prospective costs or fees demandable in advance in a case allowed by law; or
2. Employs or uses any person, money or property under the public officer’s official control or direction, or in the public officer’s official custody, for the private benefit or gain of the public officer or another,
is guilty of a category E felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130.
[1911 C&P § 66; RL § 6331; NCL § 10015]—(NRS A 1987, 1461; 1999, 2747)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 197 - Crimes By and Against the Executive Power of This State › NRS 197.120 - False impersonation of public officer; intrusion into and refusal to surrender public office.

Every person who shall falsely personate or represent any public officer, or who shall willfully intrude into a public office to which the person has not been duly elected or appointed, or who shall willfully exercise any of the functions or perform any of the duties of such officer, without having duly qualified therefor, as required by law, or who, having been an executive or administrative officer, shall willfully exercise any of the functions of office after his or her right to do so has ceased, or wrongfully refuse to surrender the official seal or any books or papers appertaining to such office, upon the demand of his or her lawful successor, shall be guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
[1911 C&P § 67; RL § 6332; NCL § 10016]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 197 - Crimes By and Against the Executive Power of This State › NRS 197.130 - False report by public officer.

Every public officer who shall knowingly make any false or misleading statement in any official report or statement, under circumstances not otherwise prohibited by law, shall be guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
[1911 C&P § 84; RL § 6349; NCL § 10033]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 197 - Crimes By and Against the Executive Power of This State › NRS 197.140 - Public officer making false certificate.

Every public officer who, being authorized by law to make or give a certificate or other writing, shall knowingly make and deliver as true such a certificate or writing containing any statement which the public officer knows to be false, in a case where the punishment thereof is not expressly prescribed by law, shall be guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
[1911 C&P § 110; RL § 6375; NCL § 10059]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 197 - Crimes By and Against the Executive Power of This State › NRS 197.150 - Falsely auditing or paying claim.

A public officer, or person holding or discharging the duties of any public office or place of trust under the State or in any county, town or city, a part of whose duty it is to audit, allow or pay, or take part in auditing, allowing or paying claims or demands upon the State or a county, town or city, who knowingly audits, allows or pays, or directly or indirectly consents to or in any way connives in the audit, allowance or payment of any claim or demand against the State, county, town or city, which is false or fraudulent or contains any charge, item or claim which is false or fraudulent, shall be punished:
1. Where the amount of the false or fraudulent charge, claim, item or demand is $650 or more, for a category D felony as provided in NRS 193.130. In addition to any other penalty, the court shall order the person to pay restitution.
2. Where the amount of the fraudulent charge, claim, item or demand is less than $650, for a misdemeanor.
[1911 C&P § 111; RL § 6376; NCL § 10060]—(NRS A 1967, 461; 1979, 1418; 1989, 1430; 1995, 1172; 2011, 158)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 197 - Crimes By and Against the Executive Power of This State › NRS 197.160 - Fraudulently presenting claim to public officer.

Every person who, with the intent to defraud, shall knowingly present for audit, allowance or payment to any officer or board of the State or of any county, city, town, school or other district authorized to audit, allow or pay bills, claims or charges, any false or fraudulent claim, account, writing or voucher or any bill, account or demand containing false or fraudulent charges, items or claims, shall be guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
[1911 C&P § 450; RL § 6715; NCL § 10403]—(NRS A 1965, 361)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 197 - Crimes By and Against the Executive Power of This State › NRS 197.170 - Extortion by public officer or employee.

A public officer or employee who:
1. Asks, receives or agrees to receive a fee or other compensation for official service or employment either:
(a) In excess of the fee or compensation allowed by statute therefor; or
(b) Where a fee or compensation is not allowed by statute therefor; or
2. Requests money, property or anything of value which is not authorized by law, from any person regulated by the public officer or employee, and in a manner which would cause a reasonable person to be intimidated into complying with the request to avoid the risk of adverse action by the public officer or employee,
commits extortion which is a category D felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130. In addition to any other penalty, the court shall order the person to pay restitution.
[1911 C&P § 473; RL § 6738; NCL § 10422]—(NRS A 1967, 462; 1979, 1418; 1995, 1172; 1999, 2747)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 197 - Crimes By and Against the Executive Power of This State › NRS 197.180 - Wrongful exercise of official power.

Any person who willfully takes upon himself or herself to exercise or officiate in any office or place of another, without being lawfully authorized thereto, is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
[1911 C&P § 539; RL § 6804; NCL § 10485]—(NRS A 1967, 462)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 197 - Crimes By and Against the Executive Power of This State › NRS 197.190 - Obstructing public officer.

Every person who, after due notice, shall refuse or neglect to make or furnish any statement, report or information lawfully required of the person by any public officer, or who, in such statement, report or information shall make any willfully untrue, misleading or exaggerated statement, or who shall willfully hinder, delay or obstruct any public officer in the discharge of official powers or duties, shall, where no other provision of law applies, be guilty of a misdemeanor.
[1911 C&P § 540; RL § 6805; NCL § 10486]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 197 - Crimes By and Against the Executive Power of This State › NRS 197.200 - Oppression under color of office.

1. An officer, or a person pretending to be an officer, who unlawfully and maliciously, under pretense or color of official authority:
(a) Arrests or detains a person against the person’s will;
(b) Seizes or levies upon another’s property;
(c) Dispossesses another of any lands or tenements; or
(d) Does any act whereby the person, property or rights of another person are injured,
commits oppression.
2. An officer or person committing oppression shall be punished:
(a) Where physical force or the immediate threat of physical force is used, for a category D felony as provided in NRS 193.130.
(b) Where no physical force or immediate threat of physical force is used, for a gross misdemeanor.
[1911 C&P § 541; RL § 6806; NCL § 10487]—(NRS A 1967, 462; 1995, 1172)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 197 - Crimes By and Against the Executive Power of This State › NRS 197.210 - Fraudulent appropriation of property.

An officer who fraudulently appropriates to his or her own use or to the use of another person, or secretes with the intent to appropriate to such a use, any money, evidence of debt or other property entrusted to the officer by virtue of his or her office, shall be punished:
1. Where the amount of the money or the actual value of the property fraudulently appropriated or secreted with the intent to appropriate is $650 or more, for a category D felony as provided in NRS 193.130. In addition to any other penalty, the court shall order the person to pay restitution.
2. Where the amount of the money or the actual value of the property fraudulently appropriated or secreted with the intent to appropriate is less than $650, for a misdemeanor.
[Part 1911 C&P § 80; RL § 6345; NCL § 10029]—(NRS A 1967, 462; 1979, 1419; 1989, 1431; 1995, 1173; 2011, 158)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 197 - Crimes By and Against the Executive Power of This State › NRS 197.220 - Other violations by officers.

Every public officer or other person who shall willfully disobey any provision of law regulating his or her official conduct in cases for which no other punishment is provided shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
[1911 C&P § 563; RL § 6828; NCL § 10508]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 197 - Crimes By and Against the Executive Power of This State › NRS 197.230 - Conviction of public officer forfeits trust.

The conviction of a public officer of any felony or malfeasance in office shall entail, in addition to such other penalty as may be imposed, the forfeiture of his or her office, and shall disqualify the public officer from ever afterward holding any public office in this State.
[1911 C&P § 22; RL § 6287; NCL § 9971]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 198 - Crimes Against the Legislative Power › NRS 198.010 - Improperly influencing member of legislative body.

Every person who obtains or seeks to obtain money or other thing of value from another person upon a pretense, claim or representation that the person can or will improperly influence in any manner the action of any member of a legislative body in regard to any vote or legislative action, is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
[1911 C&P § 53; RL § 6318; NCL § 10002]—(NRS A 1967, 463)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 199 - Crimes Against Public Justice › NRS 199.010 - Bribery of judicial officer.

A person who gives, offers or promises, directly or indirectly, any compensation, gratuity or reward to a judicial officer, juror, referee, arbitrator, appraiser, assessor or other person authorized by law to hear or determine any question, matter, cause, proceeding or controversy, with the intent to influence his or her action, vote, opinion or decision thereupon, is guilty of a category C felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130.
[Part 1911 C&P § 46; RL § 6311; NCL § 9995]—(NRS A 1967, 463; 1979, 1419; 1995, 1173)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 199 - Crimes Against Public Justice › NRS 199.020 - Judicial officer who asks for or receives bribe.

A judicial officer who asks or receives, directly or indirectly, any compensation, gratuity or reward, or any promise thereof, upon an agreement or understanding that his or her vote, opinion, judgment, action, decision or other official proceeding will be influenced thereby, or that the judicial officer will do or omit any act or proceeding or in any way neglect or violate any official duty, is guilty of a category C felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130.
[Part 1911 C&P § 47; RL § 6312; NCL § 9996]—(NRS A 1967, 463; 1979, 1419; 1995, 1173)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 199 - Crimes Against Public Justice › NRS 199.030 - Jurors and others accepting bribes.

A juror, referee, arbitrator, appraiser, assessor or other person authorized by law to hear or determine any question, matter, cause, controversy or proceeding, who asks or receives, directly or indirectly, any compensation, gratuity or reward, or any promise thereof, upon an agreement or understanding that his or her vote, opinion, action, judgment or decision will be influenced thereby, is guilty of a category C felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130.
[1911 C&P § 55; RL § 6320; NCL § 10004]—(NRS A 1967, 463; 1979, 1419; 1995, 1173)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 199 - Crimes Against Public Justice › NRS 199.040 - Influencing juror, arbitrator, referee or prospective juror.

Every person who shall influence, or attempt to influence, improperly, in their respective capacities as such, a juror or any person drawn or summoned as a prospective juror in a civil or criminal action or any proceeding, or any person chosen or appointed as an arbitrator or referee, in respect to his or her verdict, judgment, report, award or decision in any cause or matter pending or about to be brought before him or her, or which may prospectively be brought before him or her, in any case or in any manner not provided for by law, shall be guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
[1911 C&P § 58; RL § 6323; NCL § 10007]—(NRS A 1965, 621)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 199 - Crimes Against Public Justice › NRS 199.050 - Juror, arbitrator or referee promising verdict or decision or receiving communication.

Every juror and every person chosen or appointed arbitrator or referee who shall make any promise or agreement to give a verdict, judgment, report, award or decision for or against any party, or who shall willfully receive any communication, book, paper, instrument or information relating to a cause or matter pending before him or her, except according to the regular course of proceeding upon the trial or hearing of such cause or matter, shall be guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
[1911 C&P § 59; RL § 6324; NCL § 10008]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 199 - Crimes Against Public Justice › NRS 199.060 - Misconduct of officer drawing jury.

Every person charged by law with the preparation of any jury list or list of names from which any jury is to be drawn, and every person authorized by law to assist at the drawing of a grand or petit jury to attend a court or to try any cause or issue, who shall:
1. Place in any such list any name at the request or solicitation, direct or indirect, of any person;
2. Designedly put upon the list of jurors, as having been drawn, any name which was not lawfully drawn for that purpose;
3. Designedly omit to place upon such list any name which was lawfully drawn;
4. Designedly sign or certify a list of such jurors as having been drawn which were not lawfully drawn;
5. Designedly and wrongfully withdraw from the box or other receptacle for the ballots containing the names of such jurors any paper or ballot lawfully placed or belonging there and containing the name of a juror, or omit to place therein any name lawfully drawn or designated or place therein a paper or ballot containing the name of a person not lawfully drawn and designated as a juror; or
6. In drawing or impaneling such jury, do any act which is unfair, partial or improper in any respect,
shall be guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
[1911 C&P § 60; RL § 6325; NCL § 10009]—(NRS A 1967, 463)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 199 - Crimes Against Public Justice › NRS 199.070 - Soliciting jury duty.

Every person who shall, directly or indirectly, solicit or request any person charged with the duty of preparing any jury list to put his or her name, or the name of any other person, on any such list shall be guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
[1911 C&P § 61; RL § 6326; NCL § 10010]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 199 - Crimes Against Public Justice › NRS 199.080 - Misconduct of officer in charge of jury.

Every person to whose charge a jury shall be committed by a court or magistrate, who shall knowingly, without leave of such court or magistrate, permit them or any one of them to receive any communication from any person, to make any communication to any person, to obtain or receive any book, paper or refreshment, or to leave the jury room, shall be guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
[1911 C&P § 62; RL § 6327; NCL § 10011]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 199 - Crimes Against Public Justice › NRS 199.090 - Testimony of offender.

Every person offending against any of the provisions of law relating to bribery or corruption shall be a competent witness against another so offending and shall not be excused from giving testimony tending to criminate himself or herself, but such testimony shall not afterward be used against the person testifying in any judicial proceeding, except for perjury in giving such testimony.
[1911 C&P § 63; RL § 6328; NCL § 10012]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 199 - Crimes Against Public Justice › NRS 199.100 - Rescuing prisoner.

1. A person who, by force or fraud, rescues from lawful custody, or from an officer or person having him or her in lawful custody, a prisoner held upon a charge, arrest, commitment, conviction or sentence for felony is guilty of a category C felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130.
2. A person who rescues a prisoner held upon a charge, arrest, commitment, conviction or sentence for a gross misdemeanor or misdemeanor shall be punished:
(a) Where a dangerous weapon is used in the course of the rescue, for a category B felony by imprisonment in the state prison for a minimum term of not less than 1 year and a maximum term of not more than 6 years, and may be further punished by a fine of not more than $5,000.
(b) Where no dangerous weapon is so used, for a misdemeanor.
[1911 C&P § 71; RL § 6336; NCL § 10020]—(NRS A 1967, 464; 1979, 1420; 1995, 1174)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 199 - Crimes Against Public Justice › NRS 199.110 - Retaking goods from custody of officer.

Every person who shall take from the custody of any officer or other person any personal property in his or her charge under any process of law, or who shall willfully injure or destroy such property, shall be guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
[1911 C&P § 72; RL § 6337; NCL § 10021]—(NRS A 1967, 464)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 199 - Crimes Against Public Justice › NRS 199.120 - Definition; penalties.

A person, having taken a lawful oath or made affirmation in a judicial proceeding or in any other matter where, by law, an oath or affirmation is required and no other penalty is prescribed, who:
1. Willfully makes an unqualified statement of that which the person does not know to be true;
2. Swears or affirms willfully and falsely in a matter material to the issue or point in question;
3. Suborns any other person to make such an unqualified statement or to swear or affirm in such a manner;
4. Executes an affidavit pursuant to NRS 15.010 which contains a false statement, or suborns any other person to do so; or
5. Executes an affidavit or other instrument which contains a false statement before a person authorized to administer oaths or suborns any other person to do so,
is guilty of perjury or subornation of perjury, as the case may be, which is a category D felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130.
[1911 C&P § 85; A 1949, 111; 1943 NCL § 10034]—(NRS A 1967, 464; 1977, 640; 1979, 1420; 1985, 129, 788; 1987, 654; 1995, 1174)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 199 - Crimes Against Public Justice › NRS 199.125 - "Oath" and "swear" defined.

1. The term "oath" shall include an affirmation and every other mode authorized by law of attesting the truth of that which is stated.
2. A person who shall state any matter under oath shall be deemed to "swear" thereto.
[1911 C&P § 88; RL § 6353; NCL § 10037]—(Substituted in revision for NRS 199.170)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 199 - Crimes Against Public Justice › NRS 199.130 - False affidavit or complaint to effect arrest or search.

1. A person who makes, executes or signs or causes to be made, executed or signed, any false or fictitious affidavit, complaint, deposition, or other instrument in writing before any officer or person authorized to administer oaths, for the purpose or with the intent of securing a warrant for the arrest of any other person, or for the purpose of securing a warrant for the searching of the premises, goods, chattels or effects, or of seizing the goods, chattels or effects, or of seizing anything in the possession of any other person, is guilty of perjury which is a category D felony.
2. A person who commits any of the acts or offenses defined or set out in subsection 1 shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130.
[1:10:1925; NCL § 10526] + [3:10:1925; NCL § 10528]—(NRS A 1967, 464; 1979, 1420; 1995, 1174)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 199 - Crimes Against Public Justice › NRS 199.140 - Use of fictitious name on affidavit or complaint to effect arrest or search.

1. A person who makes, executes or signs, or causes to be made, executed or signed, any affidavit, complaint or other instrument, in writing, before any United States officer or person, or before any state officer or person, authorized to administer oaths, for the purpose or with the intent of securing a warrant for the arrest of any other person, or for the purpose of securing a warrant for the searching of the premises, goods, chattels or effects, or of seizing the goods, chattels or effects, or of seizing anything in the possession of any other person, and signs the same by any other name than his or her true name, is guilty of perjury which is a category D felony.
2. A person who commits any of the acts or offenses defined or set out in subsection 1 shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130.
[2:10:1925; NCL § 10527] + [3:10:1925; NCL § 10528]—(NRS A 1967, 465; 1979, 1420; 1995, 1175)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 199 - Crimes Against Public Justice › NRS 199.145 - Statement made in declaration under penalty of perjury.

A person who, in a declaration made under penalty of perjury:
1. Makes a willful and false statement in a matter material to the issue or point in question; or
2. Willfully makes an unqualified statement of that which the person does not know to be true,
or who suborns another to make in such a declaration a statement of the kind described in subsection 1 or 2, is guilty of perjury or subornation of perjury, as the case may be, which is a category D felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130.
(Added to NRS by 1993, 2742; A 1995, 1175)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 199 - Crimes Against Public Justice › NRS 199.150 - Attempt to suborn perjury.

Every person who, without giving, offering or promising a bribe, shall incite or attempt to procure another to commit perjury, or to offer any false evidence, or to withhold true testimony, though no perjury be committed or false evidence offered or true testimony withheld, shall be guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
[1911 C&P § 86; RL § 6351; NCL § 10035]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 199 - Crimes Against Public Justice › NRS 199.160 - Procuring execution of innocent person by perjury or subornation of perjury.

A person who, by willful and corrupt perjury or subornation of perjury, procures the conviction and execution of any innocent person is guilty of murder which is a category A felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison:
1. For life without the possibility of parole;
2. For life with the possibility of parole, with eligibility for parole beginning when a minimum of 20 years has been served; or
3. For a definite term of 50 years, with eligibility for parole beginning when a minimum of 20 years has been served.
[1911 C&P § 87; RL § 6352; NCL § 10036]—(NRS A 1961, 66; 1973, 1803; 1995, 1175)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 199 - Crimes Against Public Justice › NRS 199.180 - Irregularity in administering oath or incompetency of witness no defense.

It shall be no defense to a prosecution for perjury that an oath was administered or taken in an irregular manner or that the defendant was not competent to give the testimony, deposition, certificate or affidavit of which falsehood is alleged. It shall be sufficient that the defendant actually gave such testimony or made such deposition, certificate or affidavit.
[1911 C&P § 89; RL § 6354; NCL § 10038]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 199 - Crimes Against Public Justice › NRS 199.190 - Deposition: When deemed to be complete.

The making of a deposition, certificate or affidavit shall be deemed to be complete when it is subscribed and sworn to or affirmed by the defendant with intent that it be uttered or published as true.
[1911 C&P § 90; RL § 6355; NCL § 10039]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 199 - Crimes Against Public Justice › NRS 199.210 - Offering false evidence.

A person who, upon any trial, hearing, inquiry, investigation or other proceeding authorized by law, offers or procures to be offered in evidence, as genuine, any book, paper, document, record or other instrument in writing, knowing the same to have been forged or fraudulently altered, is guilty of a category D felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130.
[1911 C&P § 92; RL § 6357; NCL § 10041]—(NRS A 1971, 150; 1979, 1421; 1995, 1175)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 199 - Crimes Against Public Justice › NRS 199.220 - Destroying evidence.

Every person who, with intent to conceal the commission of any felony, or to protect or conceal the identity of any person committing the same, or with intent to delay or hinder the administration of the law or to prevent the production thereof at any time, in any court or before any officer, tribunal, judge or magistrate, shall willfully destroy, alter, erase, obliterate or conceal any book, paper, record, writing, instrument or thing shall be guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
[1911 C&P § 93; RL § 6358; NCL § 10042]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 199 - Crimes Against Public Justice › NRS 199.230 - Preventing or dissuading person from testifying or producing evidence.

A person who, by persuasion, force, threat, intimidation, deception or otherwise, and with the intent to obstruct the course of justice, prevents or attempts to prevent another person from appearing before any court, or person authorized to subpoena witnesses, as a witness in any action, investigation or other official proceeding, or causes or induces another person to be absent from such a proceeding or evade the process which requires the person to appear as a witness to testify or produce a record, document or other object, shall be punished:
1. Where physical force or the immediate threat of physical force is used, for a category D felony as provided in NRS 193.130.
2. Where no physical force or immediate threat of physical force is used, for a gross misdemeanor.
[1911 C&P § 94; RL § 6359; NCL § 10043]—(NRS A 1967, 465; 1979, 1421; 1983, 1683; 1995, 1175)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 199 - Crimes Against Public Justice › NRS 199.240 - Bribing or intimidating witness to influence testimony.

A person who:
1. Gives, offers or promises directly or indirectly any compensation, gratuity or reward to any witness or person who may be called as a witness in an official proceeding, upon an agreement or understanding that his or her testimony will be thereby influenced; or
2. Uses any force, threat, intimidation or deception with the intent to:
(a) Influence the testimony of any witness or person who may be called as a witness in an official proceeding;
(b) Cause or induce him or her to give false testimony or to withhold true testimony; or
(c) Cause or induce him or her to withhold a record, document or other object from the proceeding,
is guilty of a category C felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130, and may be further punished by a fine of not more than $50,000.
[1911 C&P § 56; RL § 6321; NCL § 10005]—(NRS A 1967, 465; 1979, 1421; 1983, 1683; 1995, 1176)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 199 - Crimes Against Public Justice › NRS 199.242 - Limitations on defenses to prosecution for influencing testimony of witness.

It is not a defense to a prosecution under NRS 199.230 or 199.240 to show that:
1. An official proceeding was not pending or about to be instituted; or
2. The testimony sought or the record, document or other object to have been produced would have been legally privileged or inadmissible in evidence.
(Added to NRS by 1983, 1682; A 1985, 247)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 199 - Crimes Against Public Justice › NRS 199.250 - Witness accepting bribe.

A person who is or may be a witness upon a trial, hearing, investigation or other proceeding before any court, tribunal or person authorized to hear evidence or take testimony, who asks or receives, directly or indirectly, any compensation, gratuity or reward, or any promise thereof, upon an agreement or understanding that his or her testimony will be influenced thereby, or that the person will be absent from the trial, hearing or other proceeding, is guilty of a category C felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130.
[1911 C&P § 57; RL § 6322; NCL § 10006]—(NRS A 1967, 465; 1979, 1421; 1995, 1176)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 199 - Crimes Against Public Justice › NRS 199.260 - Neglect or refusal to receive person into custody.

Every officer who, in violation of any legal duty, shall willfully neglect or refuse to receive a person into his or her official custody or into a prison under his or her charge shall, in a case where no other punishment is specially provided by law, be guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
[1911 C&P § 95; RL § 6360; NCL § 10044]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 199 - Crimes Against Public Justice › NRS 199.270 - Refusal to make arrest or to aid officer.

Every person who, after having been lawfully commanded by any magistrate to arrest another person, shall willfully neglect or refuse so to do, and every person who, after having been lawfully commanded to aid an officer in arresting any person, or in retaking any person who has escaped from lawful custody, or in executing any lawful process, shall willfully neglect or refuse to aid such officer shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
[1911 C&P § 96; RL § 6361; NCL § 10045]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 199 - Crimes Against Public Justice › NRS 199.280 - Resisting public officer.

A person who, in any case or under any circumstances not otherwise specially provided for, willfully resists, delays or obstructs a public officer in discharging or attempting to discharge any legal duty of his or her office shall be punished:
1. Where a firearm is used in the course of such resistance, obstruction or delay, or the person intentionally removes, takes or attempts to remove or take a firearm from the person of, or the immediate presence of, the public officer in the course of such resistance, obstruction or delay, for a category C felony as provided in NRS 193.130.
2. Where a dangerous weapon, other than a firearm, is used in the course of such resistance, obstruction or delay, or the person intentionally removes, takes or attempts to remove or take a weapon, other than a firearm, from the person of, or the immediate presence of, the public officer in the course of such resistance, obstruction or delay, for a category D felony as provided in NRS 193.130.
3. Where no dangerous weapon is used in the course of such resistance, obstruction or delay, for a misdemeanor.
[1911 C&P § 97; RL § 6362; NCL § 10046]—(NRS A 1967, 466; 1979, 1422; 1995, 1176; 2009, 163)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 199 - Crimes Against Public Justice › NRS 199.290 - Compounding crimes.

1. A person who asks or receives, directly or indirectly, any compensation, gratuity or reward, or any promise thereof, upon an agreement or understanding that the person will compound or conceal a crime or violation of a statute, or abstain from testifying thereto, delay a prosecution therefor or withhold any evidence thereof, except in a case where a compromise is allowed by law, shall be punished:
(a) For a category D felony as provided in NRS 193.130.
(b) For a gross misdemeanor, where the agreement or understanding relates to a gross misdemeanor or misdemeanor, or to a violation of statute for which a pecuniary penalty or forfeiture is prescribed.
2. In any proceeding against a person for compounding a crime, it is not necessary to prove that any person has been convicted of the crime or violation of statute in relation to which an agreement or understanding herein prohibited was made.
[1911 C&P § 98; RL § 6363; NCL § 10047]—(NRS A 1967, 466; 1979, 1422; 1995, 1177)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 199 - Crimes Against Public Justice › NRS 199.300 - Intimidating public officer, public employee, juror, referee, arbitrator, appraiser, assessor or similar person.

1. A person shall not, directly or indirectly, address any threat or intimidation to a public officer, public employee, juror, referee, arbitrator, appraiser, assessor or any person authorized by law to hear or determine any controversy or matter, with the intent to induce such a person contrary to his or her duty to do, make, omit or delay any act, decision or determination, if the threat or intimidation communicates the intent, either immediately or in the future:
(a) To cause bodily injury to any person;
(b) To cause physical damage to the property of any person other than the person addressing the threat or intimidation;
(c) To subject any person other than the person addressing the threat or intimidation to physical confinement or restraint; or
(d) To do any other act which is not otherwise authorized by law and is intended to harm substantially any person other than the person addressing the threat or intimidation with respect to the person’s health, safety, business, financial condition or personal relationships.
2. The provisions of this section must not be construed as prohibiting a person from making any statement in good faith of an intention to report any misconduct or malfeasance by a public officer or employee.
3. A person who violates subsection 1 is guilty of:
(a) If physical force or the immediate threat of physical force is used in the course of the intimidation or in the making of the threat:
(1) For a first offense, a category C felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130.
(2) For a second or subsequent offense, a category B felony and shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for a minimum term of not less than 2 years and a maximum term of not more than 10 years, and may be further punished by a fine of not more than $10,000.
(b) If no physical force or immediate threat of physical force is used in the course of the intimidation or in the making of the threat, a gross misdemeanor.
4. As used in this section, "public employee" means any person who performs public duties for compensation paid by the State, a county, city, local government or other political subdivision of the State or an agency thereof, including, without limitation, a person who performs a service for compensation pursuant to a contract with the State, county, city, local government or other political subdivision of the State or an agency thereof.
[1911 C&P § 99; RL § 6364; NCL § 10048]—(NRS A 1967, 466; 1979, 1422; 1993, 930; 1995, 1177; 1997, 433; 2005, 925)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 199 - Crimes Against Public Justice › NRS 199.305 - Preventing or dissuading victim, person acting on behalf of victim, or witness from reporting crime, commencing prosecution or causing arrest.

1. A person who, by intimidating or threatening another person, prevents or dissuades a victim of a crime, a person acting on behalf of the victim or a witness from:
(a) Reporting a crime or possible crime to a:
(1) Judge;
(2) Peace officer;
(3) Parole or probation officer;
(4) Prosecuting attorney;
(5) Warden or other employee at an institution of the Department of Corrections; or
(6) Superintendent or other employee at a juvenile correctional institution;
(b) Commencing a criminal prosecution or a proceeding for the revocation of a parole or probation, or seeking or assisting in such a prosecution or proceeding; or
(c) Causing the arrest of a person in connection with a crime,
or who hinders or delays such a victim, agent or witness in an effort to carry out any of those actions is guilty of a category D felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130.
2. As used in this section, "victim of a crime" means a person against whom a crime has been committed.
(Added to NRS by 1983, 1682; A 1995, 1177; 2001 Special Session, 228)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 199 - Crimes Against Public Justice › NRS 199.310 - Malicious prosecution.

A person who maliciously and without probable cause therefor, causes or attempts to cause another person to be arrested or proceeded against for any crime of which that person is innocent:
1. If the crime is a felony, is guilty of a category D felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130; and
2. If the crime is a gross misdemeanor or misdemeanor, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
[1911 C&P § 100; RL § 6365; NCL § 10049]—(NRS A 1967, 466; 1979, 1423; 1995, 1178)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 199 - Crimes Against Public Justice › NRS 199.320 - Inducing lawsuit.

Every person who shall on his or her behalf bring or instigate, incite or encourage another to bring, any false suit at law or in equity, in any court of this State, with intent thereby to distress or harass a defendant therein, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
[1911 C&P § 101; RL § 6366; NCL § 10050]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 199 - Crimes Against Public Justice › NRS 199.330 - Buying or promising reward by justice or constable.

Every justice of the peace or constable who shall, directly or indirectly, buy or be interested in buying anything in action for the purpose of commencing a suit thereon before a justice of the peace, or who shall give or promise any valuable consideration to any person as an inducement to bring, or as a consideration for having brought, a suit before a justice of the peace, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
[1911 C&P § 102; RL § 6367; NCL § 10051]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 199 - Crimes Against Public Justice › NRS 199.335 - Failure to appear after admission to bail or release without bail.

1. If a person:
(a) Is admitted to bail, whether provided by deposit or surety, or released without bail;
(b) Is not recommitted to custody; and
(c) Fails to appear at the time and place required by the order admitting him or her to bail or releasing him or her without bail, or any modification thereof,
the person is guilty of failing to appear and shall be punished pursuant to the provisions of this section, unless the person surrenders himself or herself not later than 30 days after the date on which the person was required to appear.
2. If a person who fails to appear in violation of subsection 1 was admitted to bail or released without bail incident to prosecution for:
(a) One or more felonies, the person is guilty of a category D felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130.
(b) One or more gross misdemeanors but no felonies, the person is guilty of:
(1) A gross misdemeanor; or
(2) If the person left this State with the intent to avoid prosecution, a category D felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130.
(c) One or more misdemeanors but no felonies or gross misdemeanors, the person is guilty of:
(1) A misdemeanor; or
(2) If the person left this State with the intent to avoid prosecution, a category D felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130.
(Added to NRS by 1967, 1470; A 1979, 1423; 1995, 1178; 1999, 1848)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 199 - Crimes Against Public Justice › NRS 199.340 - Criminal contempt.

Every person who shall commit a contempt of court of any one of the following kinds shall be guilty of a misdemeanor:
1. Disorderly, contemptuous or insolent behavior committed during the sitting of the court, in its immediate view and presence, and directly tending to interrupt its proceedings or to impair the respect due to its authority;
2. Behavior of like character in the presence of a referee, while actually engaged in a trial or hearing pursuant to an order of court, or in the presence of a jury while actually sitting in the trial of a cause or upon an inquest or other proceeding authorized by law;
3. Breach of the peace, noise or other disturbance directly tending to interrupt the proceedings of a court, jury or referee;
4. Willful disobedience to the lawful process or mandate of a court;
5. Resistance, willfully offered, to its lawful process or mandate;
6. Contumacious and unlawful refusal to be sworn as a witness or, after being sworn, to answer any legal and proper interrogatory;
7. Publication of a false or grossly inaccurate report of its proceedings; or
8. Assuming to be an attorney or officer of a court or acting as such without authority.
[1911 C&P § 103; RL § 6368; NCL § 10052]