{"data":{"id":"us-nv/nrs-202.446","jurisdiction":"us-nv","citation":"NRS 202.446","heading":"Certain acts related to weapons of mass destruction, lethal agents, toxins and delivery systems prohibited; penalties.","body":"1. A person shall not knowingly:\n(a) Develop, manufacture, produce, assemble, stockpile, transfer, transport, acquire, retain, store, test or possess any weapon of mass destruction, any biological agent, chemical agent, radioactive agent or other lethal agent, any toxin or any delivery system for use as a weapon; or\n(b) Send, deliver, disperse, release, discharge, disseminate or use any weapon of mass destruction, any biological agent, chemical agent, radioactive agent or other lethal agent, any toxin or any delivery system:\n(1) With the intent to cause harm, whether or not such harm actually occurs; or\n(2) Under circumstances reasonably likely to cause harm, whether or not such harm actually occurs.\n2. A person shall not knowingly:\n(a) Attempt to do any act described in subsection 1; or\n(b) Assist, solicit or conspire with another person to do any act described in subsection 1.\n3. A person who violates any provision of subsection 1 is guilty of a category A felony and shall be punished:\n(a) If the crime does not result in substantial bodily harm or death:\n(1) By imprisonment in the state prison for life with the possibility of parole, with eligibility for parole beginning when a minimum of 10 years has been served, and shall further be punished by a fine of not more than $20,000; or\n(2) By imprisonment in the state prison for a definite term of 25 years, with eligibility for parole beginning when a minimum of 10 years has been served, and shall further be punished by a fine of not more than $20,000.\n(b) If the crime results in substantial bodily harm or death:\n(1) By imprisonment in the state prison for life without the possibility of parole, and shall further be punished by a fine of not more than $50,000;\n(2) By imprisonment in the state prison for life, with the possibility of parole, with eligibility for parole beginning when a minimum of 20 years has been served, and shall further be punished by a fine of not more than $50,000; or\n(3) By imprisonment in the state prison for a definite term of 40 years, with eligibility for parole beginning when a minimum of 20 years has been served, and shall further be punished by a fine of not more than $50,000.\n4. A person who violates any provision of subsection 2 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 2 years and a maximum term of not more than 15 years, and shall further be punished by a fine of not more than $10,000.\n5. In addition to any other penalty, the court shall order a person who violates the provisions of this section to pay restitution:\n(a) To each victim for any injuries that are a result of the violation; and\n(b) To the State of Nevada or a local government for any costs that arise from the violation.\n6. The provisions of this section do not apply to any act that is committed in a lawful manner and in the course of a lawful business, event or activity.","path":["TITLE 15 — CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS","CHAPTER 202 - CRIMES AGAINST PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY","ACTS OF TERRORISM; WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION; LETHAL AGENTS; TOXINS; HOAX SUBSTANCES"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-202.html#NRS202Sec446","current_through":"2025 session (NRS as revised 2026-08-25)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T05:51:34Z","sha256":"7a54f5d671f4d52f9cb497fa742c71c8720b3a3c8eb131a462ee62eaf3670988","source_id":"us-nv","stale":true,"prev":"us-nv/nrs-202.445","next":"us-nv/nrs-202.448"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}