{"data":{"id":"us-nv/nrs-200.460","jurisdiction":"us-nv","citation":"NRS 200.460","heading":"Definition; penalties.","body":"1. False imprisonment is an unlawful violation of the personal liberty of another, and consists in confinement or detention without sufficient legal authority.\n2. A person convicted of false imprisonment shall pay all damages sustained by the person so imprisoned, and, except as otherwise provided in this section, is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.\n3. Unless a greater penalty is provided pursuant to subsection 4, if the false imprisonment is committed:\n(a) By a prisoner in a penal institution without a deadly weapon; or\n(b) By any other person with the use of a deadly weapon,\nÊ the person convicted of such a false imprisonment is guilty of a category B felony and shall be punished 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.\n4. Unless a greater penalty is provided pursuant to subsection 5, if the false imprisonment is committed by using the person so imprisoned as a shield or to avoid arrest, the person convicted of such a false imprisonment is guilty of a category B felony and shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for a minimum term of not less than 1 year and a maximum term of not more than 15 years.\n5. If the false imprisonment is committed by a prisoner who is in lawful custody or confinement with the use of a deadly weapon, the person convicted of such a false imprisonment is guilty of a category B felony and shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for a minimum term of not less than 1 year and a maximum term of not more than 20 years.","path":["TITLE 15 — CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS","CHAPTER 200 - CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON","INVOLUNTARY SERVITUDE; PURCHASE OR SALE OF PERSON"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-200.html#NRS200Sec460","current_through":"2025 session (NRS as revised 2026-08-25)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T05:51:34Z","sha256":"c104d598bbf14a66da077d06b34bfaa3f9393dd59167c138c01214a21158bce2","source_id":"us-nv","stale":true,"prev":"us-nv/nrs-200.450","next":"us-nv/nrs-200.463"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}