{"data":{"id":"us-nv/nrs-293.715","jurisdiction":"us-nv","citation":"NRS 293.715","heading":"Threat or intimidation addressed to candidate; penalty.","body":"1. A person shall not directly or indirectly address any threat or intimidation to a candidate for public office if the person:\n(a) Knows or has reason to know that the threat or intimidation communicates the intent, either immediately or in the future, to cause or induce another to cause:\n(1) Bodily injury to the candidate or another who the person knows or has reason to know is a family member of the candidate; or\n(2) Physical damage to the property of the candidate or another who the person knows or has reason to know is a family member of the candidate; and\n(b) Addresses the threat or intimidation in a manner which places the person who receives the threat or intimidation in reasonable fear that the threat or intimidation will be carried out.\n2. Nothing in this section shall be construed as to prohibit a person from engaging in any constitutionally protected exercise of free speech, including political hyperbole.\n3. A person who violates the provisions of subsection 1:\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.","path":["TITLE 24 — ELECTIONS","CHAPTER 293 - ELECTIONS","UNLAWFUL ACTS AND PENALTIES"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-293.html#NRS293Sec715","current_through":"2025 session (NRS as revised 2026-08-25)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T05:51:36Z","sha256":"38140368b19fa5724460fdaff41683a4c193c8623082da506d3e0d99d0013b14","source_id":"us-nv","stale":true,"prev":"us-nv/nrs-293.710","next":"us-nv/nrs-293.717"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}