{"data":{"id":"us-nv/nrs-199.305","jurisdiction":"us-nv","citation":"NRS 199.305","heading":"Preventing or dissuading victim, person acting on behalf of victim, or witness from reporting crime, commencing prosecution or causing arrest.","body":"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:\n(a) Reporting a crime or possible crime to a:\n(1) Judge;\n(2) Peace officer;\n(3) Parole or probation officer;\n(4) Prosecuting attorney;\n(5) Warden or other employee at an institution of the Department of Corrections; or\n(6) Superintendent or other employee at a juvenile correctional institution;\n(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\n(c) Causing the arrest of a person in connection with a crime,\nÊ 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.\n2. As used in this section, “victim of a crime” means a person against whom a crime has been committed.","path":["TITLE 15 — CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS","CHAPTER 199 - CRIMES AGAINST PUBLIC JUSTICE","OTHER OFFENSES"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-199.html#NRS199Sec305","current_through":"2025 session (NRS as revised 2026-08-25)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T05:51:34Z","sha256":"f492d8c08cac7f2f1df46e03a6c7d0b1f703a4486be9175ec2c6a65c95aba97f","source_id":"us-nv","stale":true,"prev":"us-nv/nrs-199.300","next":"us-nv/nrs-199.310"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}