{"data":{"id":"us-nv/nrs-281.270","jurisdiction":"us-nv","citation":"NRS 281.270","heading":"Officer to prevent duel: Penalty.","body":"If any officer bound to preserve the public peace shall have knowledge of an intention, on the part of any two persons, to fight with a deadly weapon or weapons, and such officer shall not use and exert the official authority of that officer to arrest the persons and prevent the deed, every such officer shall be fined in a sum not exceeding $1,000.","path":["TITLE 23 — PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","CHAPTER 281 - GENERAL PROVISIONS","MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS AND PROHIBITIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-281.html#NRS281Sec270","current_through":"2025 session (NRS as revised 2026-08-25)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T05:51:36Z","sha256":"6a8940aeecaadf9e6d216ea374969a81ebe9f4a40f6653cf3eb25e152f2a7fe6","source_id":"us-nv","stale":true,"prev":"us-nv/nrs-281.260","next":"us-nv/nrs-281.280"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}