{"data":{"id":"us-nv/nrs-202.274","jurisdiction":"us-nv","citation":"NRS 202.274","heading":"Unlawful import, sale, manufacture, transfer, receipt or possession of certain semiautomatic firearms, devices or parts that modify semiautomatic firearms: Penalties; exceptions.","body":"1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, a person shall not import, sell, manufacture, transfer, receive or possess:\n(a) Any manual, power-driven or electronic device that is designed such that when the device is attached to a semiautomatic firearm, the device eliminates the need for the operator of a semiautomatic firearm to make a separate movement for each individual function of the trigger and:\n(1) Materially increases the rate of fire of the semiautomatic firearm; or\n(2) Approximates the action or rate of fire of a machine gun;\n(b) Any part or combination of parts that is designed and functions to eliminate the need for the operator of a semiautomatic firearm to make a separate movement for each individual function of the trigger and:\n(1) Materially increases the rate of fire of a semiautomatic firearm; or\n(2) Approximates the action or rate of fire of a machine gun; or\n(c) Any semiautomatic firearm that has been modified in any way that eliminates the need for the operator of the semiautomatic firearm to make a separate movement for each individual function of the trigger and:\n(1) Materially increases the rate of fire of the semiautomatic firearm; or\n(2) Approximates the action or rate of fire of a machine gun.\n2. A person who violates any provision of this section is guilty of a category D felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130.\n3. This section does not apply to:\n(a) Any employee of a federal, state or local law enforcement agency carrying out official duties.\n(b) Any member of the Armed Forces of the United States carrying out official duties.","path":["TITLE 15 — CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS","CHAPTER 202 - CRIMES AGAINST PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY","WEAPONS","Dangerous Weapons and Firearms"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-202.html#NRS202Sec274","current_through":"2025 session (NRS as revised 2026-08-25)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T05:51:34Z","sha256":"a6bb963dbebc0619a2011070b8d1b58bc7bf5f134a4c329638723177a6d29b34","source_id":"us-nv","stale":true,"prev":"us-nv/nrs-202.273","next":"us-nv/nrs-202.275"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}