Definition of Nevada Laws

Common Nevada Criminal Laws A-to-Z

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A

Abortion
Accountant Licenses
Accessory After the Fact
Administering Drugs to Aid in the Commission of a Felony
Administering Controlled Substances in the Commission of a Violent Crime
Advertising Child Pornography
Age of Consent
Aggressive Driving
Aiding and Abetting
Aiming a gun at a human being
Airplane Crimes
Aggravated felonies
Animal Cruelty
Arson
Assault
Assault weapons
Assault with a Deadly Weapon
Asset forfeiture
Attorney Licenses
Attempt
Attempted Murder
Attempted Murder by Poisoning
Auto Insurance Fraud
Auto Theft

B

Bad Checks
Bait Purse Theft
Bank Fraud (Federal)
Bankruptcy Fraud (Federal)
Battery
Battery Domestic Violence
Battery on a Peace Officer
Battery with a Deadly Weapon
Battery with Intent to Commit Crime
Battery with Substantial Bodily Harm
Bestiality
Bigamy
Biking Under the Influence
Boating Under the Influence (BUI)
Bomb Threats
Breach of Peace
Breastfeeding in Public
Bribery
Bullying by use of Electronic Communications Device
Burglary
Burning Man Crimes

C

Cannabis Compliance Board
Capturing Image of Private Area of Another Person
Card Counting
Carjacking
Carjacking (Federal)
Carrying Concealed Weapons
Carpool violations
Casino Markers
Castle Doctrine in Nevada
Challenging to fight
Cheating at Gambling
Child Abuse, Neglect, Endangerment
Child Pornography
Child restraint violations
Child Sex Abuse
Child Trafficking
Chop Shops
Cocaine Possession, Possession for Sale, Sale or Trafficking
Coercion
Commercial Bribery
Commission of Sex Acts in Public
Community Service
Computer Fraud (Federal)
Concealed Carry (CCW) Permits
Conspiracy
Conspiracy to Commit Murder
Contempt of Court (Criminal)
Contractors License
Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor
Controlling the internet to view child pornography
Conversion of Rented or Leased Property
Counterfeit Seals
Credit Card Fraud
Credit Card Possession Without Consent
Crimes Involving Moral Turpitude in Nevada
Cultivating Marijuana
Cyber-Stalking

D

Date Rape
Deceptive Advertising
Defrauding an Innkeeper
Demerit points
Dental Licenses
Deportable Crimes
Destroying Evidence
Discharge From Probation
Discharging a firearm in public
Disobeying an officer
Disorderly Conduct
Disturbing a Meeting
Disturbing a Religious Meeting
Doctor-Patient Privilege
Doctor Shopping
Dog Bites laws in Nevada
Dog Fighting
Dog Racing
Dog Laws
Domestic Violence by Strangulation
Drawing a Weapon in a Threatening Way
Drive-by Shootings
Drive-by Shootings (Federal)
Driving On a Suspended License
Driving Through a Safety Zone
Driving Too Slowly
Driving Without a License
Drug Crimes
Drugs: Paraphernalia Possession
Drugs: Possession
Drugs: Possession for Sale
Drugs: Selling
Drugs: Trafficking
Drugs: Trafficking schedule II drugs
Drugs: Trafficking (federal)
Drugs: Transportation
Drunk on an Airplane
DUI with Drugs
DUI on Federal Land in Nevada
DUI: Felony DUI
DUI: Penalties
DUI on Private Property
DUI: Trials
DUI: Underage DUI Laws for Drivers Under 21
DUI with a Commercial License
DUI with Death or Injury

E

Ecstasy Possession, Possession for Sale, Sale or Trafficking
Elder Abuse
Electric Daisy Carnival crimes
Eluding police causing death or injury
Embezzlement
Escaping from Prison
Evading Police
Extortion

F

Failure to Appear
Failure to Appear for Jury Duty
Failure to Dim High Beams
Failure to Exercise Due Care Towards a Pedestrian
Failure to Register a Drone
Failure to Register as a Sex Offender
Failure to signal
Failing to Stop at a School Crossing Guard’s Direction
Failing to Use Headlights
Failure to Wear a Motorcycle Helmet
Failure to Yield Before Turning Left
Failure to Yield to a Cyclist
Failure to Yield to Emergency Vehicles
Failure to Yield to a Pedestrian at a Crosswalk
Failure to Yield to Tow Trucks
Fake ID
Fake Marijuana Possession, Possession for Sale or Sale
False Impersonation
False Imprisonment
False Report by a Public Officer
False Reporting of a Crime
Federal Crimes
Felon with a Firearm
Felony Murder
Feticide
Firearms Crimes
Firearms Discharged from a Structure or Vehicle
Firearms Discharged into a Structure or Vehicle
Firearms in Commission of a Crime
Firearm Laws for Sales, Purchase, Possession and Manufacturing
Fireworks
Flag Desecration
Flying under the Influence (FUI)
Foreclosure Fraud
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)
Forgery
Fourth DUIs
Fraud
Fraudulent Conveyance
Fugitives (Federal)
Furnishing Telephones to Prisoners
Furnishing Weapons, Drugs or Alcohol to Prisoners

G

Gaming Fraud
Gang Recruitment
Gang Related Crime
GHB Possession, Possession for Sale, or Sale
“Good Samaritan” Drug Overdose Act
Graffiti
Grand Larceny
Gun Rights – How to Restore

H

Habeas Corpus Petitions
Habitual Criminal
Harassment
Hate Crimes
Hazing
Health Care Fraud
Heroin Possession, Possession for Sale, Sale or Trafficking
Hit and Run
Hitting a Pedestrian
HIV Transmission
Home Invasion
Homeowners Association (HOA) Fraud
Homicide
Housebreaking
Human Trafficking
Hunting with Firearms Laws

I

Identity Theft
Illegal House Flipping
Illegal U-turns
Illegal Use of Personal Identifying Information
Impersonation of an Officer
Improper turn
Inadmissible Crimes
Incest Laws
Inciting a Breach of Peace
Indecent Exposure
Insurance Fraud
Interfering with a Public Officer
Intoxication as a Legal Defense
ITS: Drugs Which May Not be Introduced into Interstate Commerce
Involuntary Manslaughter
Involuntary Servitude

J

Jaywalking
Job Application Issues
Judicial Bribery
Jury Service (Failure to Appear for)
Juvenile Crimes

K

Ketamine Possession, Possession for Sale, or Sale
Kidnapping
Knife Crimes

L

Larceny from a Person
Lawyer-Client Privilege
Leaving a Child in a Car
Lewdness with a Child Under 16
LGBT Criminal Defense Attorneys
Libel
Liquor laws
Littering
Loitering Near a School or Public Place Where Children Congregate
Luring

M

Machine guns
Mail Fraud (Federal)
Mail Theft (Federal)
Mail Theft (Nevada)
Malicious Mischief
Malicious Prosecution
Manufacturing Controlled Substances
Marijuana: A Guide to Nevada Marijuana Laws
Marrying the Spouse of Another
Mayhem
Medical Insurance Fraud
Medical Licenses
Methamphetamine Possession, Possession for Sale, or Sale
Military defense
Minor in Possession of Alcohol
Mistaken Identification as a Legal Defense
Money Laundering (Federal)
Mortgage Fraud
Mortgage Fraud Schemes
Murder
Murder by Providing a Controlled Substance

N

Neglecting Patients
Nevada Rules of Criminal Procedure
Nightclub Crimes
Nonsupport of a Spouse, Former Spouse or Child
Nursing in Public
Nursing license suspension and revocation
Nursing Without a License

O

Obscene or Threatening Letters
Obscene Shows or Performances
Obscene, Threatening or Annoying Phone Calls
Obstructing a Public Officer
Obtaining Money by False Pretenses
Odometer Tampering
Offering False Evidence
Open Containers
Open or Gross Lewdness
Oral Copulation with a Minor
OxyContin Possession, Possession for Sale, Sale or Trafficking

P

Pandering
Paraphernalia Possession
Pardons
Parking in a Handicapped Space
Parking More Than 18 Inches From a Curb
Passing a Stopped School Bus
Passing on The Right Side
Paternity Fraud
PCP Possession, Possession for Sale, Sale or Trafficking
Peeping, Peering, Spying
Perjury
Petit Larceny (Petty Larceny)
Pimping
Poisoning of Food, Drinks, Water or Medicine
Police misconduct
Political Bribery
Pornography with Children / Minors
Possession of child pornography
Possession of a Controlled Substance Analog
Possession of guns at schools
Possession of Stolen Property
Possession of Stolen Vehicle
Preventing or Dissuading a Person from Testifying or Producing Evidence
Prisoners having Prohibited Weapons
Probation & Parole Violations
Prohibited Persons in Possession of Firearms
Promoting a Child Sexual Performance
Prostitution
Prostitution after HIV notice
Prostitution in Casinos
Protection Order Violations
Providing a Controlled Substance Which Causes Death
Psychology licenses
PTSD as a Legal Defense
Public Defenders
Public Intoxication
Public Nuisances
Public Officer Bribery
Publishing Matter Inciting Breach of Peace or Other Crime

Q

Question 2 (Marijuana Legalization)

R

Racketeering
Rape/ Sexual Assault
Real estate licenses
Reasonable Suspicion in Nevada
Reckless Driving
Reckless Endangerment
Removing highway barriers
Resisting Arrest
Restoring gun rights
Restraining Order Violations
RICO (Federal Racketeering)
Riots and Routs
Road Rage
Robbery
Running a Red Light
Running a Stop Sign

S

Seat Belt & Child Restraint Violations
Securities Fraud
Self-defense
Self-Representation
Selling or Furnishing Alcohol to a Minor
Selling Obscene Materials to Minors
Senior driving laws
Sex crimes
Sex Offender Registry
Sex Trafficking
Sexting by a Minor
Sexual Abuse of a Child
Sexual Conduct between a School Employee and Pupil
Sexual Conduct between a College Employee and Pupil
Sexual Harassment
Shopkeeper’s Privilege
Shoplifting
Short-Barreled Shotguns
Smoking Crimes
Social Worker’s Licenses
Sodomy
Solicitation of Prostitution
Speeding
Speeding in a School Zone
Speeding in a Work Zone
Sports Bribery
Spousal Privilege
Spousal Rape
Spring Guns
Squatting
Stalking
Statutory Rape/ Statutory Sexual Seduction
Stopping, Parking, Standing on a Highway
Stopping, Standing on Las Vegas Strip Pedestrian Bridges
Straw Buyer Schemes
Street Racing without Authority
Strip Club Crimes
Switchblades

T

Tailgating
Tampering with an Ignition Interlock Device
Taxi Driving without a Permit
Teacher licenses
Teen Sexting
Terrorist Threats
Texting While Driving
Theft
Three Strikes
Tier I Sex Offenses
Tier II Sex Offenses
Tier III Sex Offenses
Traffic Tickets
Trafficking a Child
Trespass
Trick-Rolling

U

Unauthorized Practice of Law
Unauthorized Practice of Medicine
Under the Influence of a Controlled Substance
Underage Gambling
Underage Loitering
Unemployment Insurance Fraud
Unlawful Acts re. Gaming Equipment
Unlawful Assembly
Unlawful Burning
Unlawful Installation of a Mobile Tracking Device on a Motor Vehicle
Unlawful Occupancy
Unlawful Prescribing of Controlled Substances
Unlawful Reentry
Unlawful Right Turn on Red Light
Unlawful Use of Hotel Key
Unlawfully Obtaining Prescription Drugs
Unlicensed Contractors
Unsafe Backing
Unsafe Passing
Unsafe Turning From a Private Roadway
Urinating in Public
Using a Child to Produce Pornography

V

Vagrancy
Vandalism
Vandalizing historic sites
Vehicular Homicide
Vehicular Manslaughter
Vending Machine Theft
Veterans Court
Veterinarian licenses
Vicious Dog – Keeping or Transferring
Vicodin Possession, Possession for Sale, Sale or Trafficking
Voluntary Manslaughter

W

Weaponizing a Drone
Weapons on School Property
Welfare Fraud
Wire Fraud (Federal)
Wiretapping
Witness Bribery
Work zone penalties
Workers Compensation Fraud

X
Y
Z

When a case is filed, it becomes a prosecutor’s job to convict you. Felony or misdemeanor, a guilty verdict can carry life-altering and potentially devastating consequences including:

• Loss of constitutional rights to vote, hold public office and carry a firearm.
• Loss of the ability to choose who you live with and where you live.
• Loss of the ability to leave  the State without permission.
• Loss of privacy and giving the Government access to your house, computer and cell phone.
• Loss of your job.
• Loss of your parental rights.
• LOSS OF FREEDOM