Current through 82nd (2023) Legislative Session Chapter 535 and 34th (2023) Special Session Chapter 1 and 35th (2023) Special Session Chapter 1
Section 200.571 - Harassment: Definition; penalties1. A person is guilty of harassment if:(a) Without lawful authority, the person knowingly threatens: (1) To cause bodily injury in the future to the person threatened or to any other person;(2) To cause physical damage to the property of another person;(3) To subject the person threatened or any other person to physical confinement or restraint; or(4) To do any act which is intended to substantially harm the person threatened or any other person with respect to his or her physical or mental health or safety; and(b) The person by words or conduct places the person receiving the threat in reasonable fear that the threat will be carried out.2. Except where the provisions of subsection 2, 3 or 4 of NRS 200.575 are applicable, a person who is guilty of harassment:(a) For the first offense, is guilty of a misdemeanor.(b) For the second or any subsequent offense, is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.3. The penalties provided in this section do not preclude the victim from seeking any other legal remedy available.Added to NRS by 1989, 897; A 1993, 510; 2001, 2785; 2019, 1818Amended by 2019, Ch. 308,§16, eff. 7/1/2019.Added to NRS by 1989, 897; A 1993, 510; 2001, 2785