{"data":{"id":"us-nv/nrs-200.571","jurisdiction":"us-nv","citation":"NRS 200.571","heading":"Harassment: Definition; penalties.","body":"1. A person is guilty of harassment if:\n(a) Without lawful authority, the person knowingly threatens:\n(1) To cause bodily injury in the future to the person threatened or to any other person;\n(2) To cause physical damage to the property of another person;\n(3) To subject the person threatened or any other person to physical confinement or restraint; or\n(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\n(b) The person by words or conduct places the person receiving the threat in reasonable fear that the threat will be carried out.\n2. Except where the provisions of subsection 2, 3 or 4 of NRS 200.575 are applicable, a person who is guilty of harassment:\n(a) For the first offense, is guilty of a misdemeanor.\n(b) For the second or any subsequent offense, is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.\n3. The penalties provided in this section do not preclude the victim from seeking any other legal remedy available.","path":["TITLE 15 — CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS","CHAPTER 200 - CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON","HARASSMENT AND STALKING"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-200.html#NRS200Sec571","current_through":"2025 session (NRS as revised 2026-08-25)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T05:51:34Z","sha256":"c2510690732e35e38827ab7913067f174abfc65d7a109290fdfd226f581f328d","source_id":"us-nv","stale":true,"prev":"us-nv/nrs-200.560","next":"us-nv/nrs-200.575"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}