{"data":{"id":"us-nv/nrs-475.100","jurisdiction":"us-nv","citation":"NRS 475.100","heading":"False fire alarms; penalties; exception.","body":"1. It is unlawful for a person intentionally to give or cause to be given, or turn in or cause to be turned in, any false alarm of fire.\n2. A person who violates any of the provisions of this section shall be punished:\n(a) If the act is malicious and another person suffers death or substantial bodily harm as a result, for a category D felony as provided in NRS 193.130.\n(b) Otherwise, for a gross misdemeanor.\n3. This section does not apply to alarms given for practice by any chief of a fire department or by any other person properly authorized to give such alarms, nor to alarms given by a person to attract attention of police, firefighters or other people to acts of violence, disorder or menace.","path":["TITLE 42 — PROTECTION FROM FIRE; EXPLOSIVES","CHAPTER 475 - CRIMES AND RESPONSIBILITIES CONCERNING FIRES"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-475.html#NRS475Sec100","current_through":"2025 session (NRS as revised 2026-08-25)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T05:51:41Z","sha256":"188daa295cdf74117df5239d5ebb5c8d2eacbc93b4ce7b49a4913c02cdfcbb46","source_id":"us-nv","stale":true,"prev":"us-nv/nrs-475.090","next":"us-nv/nrs-475.105"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}