{"data":{"id":"us-nv/nrs-199.100","jurisdiction":"us-nv","citation":"NRS 199.100","heading":"Rescuing prisoner.","body":"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.\n2. A person who rescues a prisoner held upon a charge, arrest, commitment, conviction or sentence for a gross misdemeanor or misdemeanor shall be punished:\n(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.\n(b) Where no dangerous weapon is so used, for a misdemeanor.","path":["TITLE 15 — CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS","CHAPTER 199 - CRIMES AGAINST PUBLIC JUSTICE","RESCUES"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-199.html#NRS199Sec100","current_through":"2025 session (NRS as revised 2026-08-25)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T05:51:34Z","sha256":"f2f4e830d34d20d1eb32237e77fdf7281c6b40730c1367200f8242205b803e2f","source_id":"us-nv","stale":true,"prev":"us-nv/nrs-199.090","next":"us-nv/nrs-199.110"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}