{"data":{"id":"us-nv/nrs-449.531","jurisdiction":"us-nv","citation":"NRS 449.531","heading":"Unlawful acts; exception; penalty.","body":"1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person shall not intentionally prevent another person from entering or exiting the office of a physician, a health facility, a nonprofit health facility, a public health center, a medical facility or a facility for the dependent by physically:\n(a) Detaining the other person; or\n(b) Obstructing, impeding or hindering the other person’s movement.\n2. The provisions of subsection 1 are inapplicable to:\n(a) An officer, employee or agent of the physician, health facility, nonprofit health facility, public health center, medical facility or facility for the dependent; or\n(b) A peace officer as defined in NRS 169.125,\nÊ while acting within the course and scope of his or her duties or employment.\n3. The provisions of subsection 1 do not prohibit a person from maintaining a picket during a strike or work stoppage in compliance with the provisions of NRS 614.160, or from engaging in any constitutionally protected exercise of free speech.\n4. A person who violates the provisions of subsection 1 is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not more than $1,000, or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than 3 months, or by both fine and imprisonment.\n5. As used in this section, the terms “health facility,” “nonprofit health facility” and “public health center” have the meanings ascribed to them in NRS 449.260.","path":["TITLE 40 — PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY","CHAPTER 449 - MEDICAL FACILITIES AND OTHER RELATED ENTITIES","PREVENTING PERSONS FROM ENTERING OR EXITING HEALTH FACILITY"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-449.html#NRS449Sec531","current_through":"2025 session (NRS as revised 2026-08-25)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T05:51:40Z","sha256":"1ed7fdef98b7f1fb1bad63fbb9d65a291d6b29f613dcccf3a320b6453f718a97","source_id":"us-nv","stale":true,"prev":"us-nv/nrs-449.530","next":"us-nv/nrs-449a.001"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}