{"data":{"id":"us-nv/nrs-711.270","jurisdiction":"us-nv","citation":"NRS 711.270","heading":"Unauthorized interception or receipt of program, service or signal of video service provider prohibited; penalties.","body":"1. It is unlawful for a person knowingly, with the intent to intercept or receive a program or other service provided by a video service provider and without the authorization of the provider, to:\n(a) Make a connection or attach a device to a line or other facility of the provider;\n(b) Purchase or possess a device or kit designed to intercept or receive a program or other service provided by the provider;\n(c) Make or maintain a modification to a device installed by or with the authorization of the provider to intercept or receive a program or other service provided by the provider; or\n(d) Manufacture, import, distribute, advertise, sell, lease, offer to sell or lease, or possess with the intent to sell or lease a device designed to decode, descramble, intercept or otherwise make intelligible a signal encoded by the provider.\n2. Unless a greater penalty is provided in NRS 711.265:\n(a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b), a person who violates paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of subsection 1 is guilty of a misdemeanor.\n(b) A person who violates paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of subsection 1 for commercial advantage, whether direct or indirect, is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.\n(c) A person who violates paragraph (d) of subsection 1:\n(1) If the violation involves nine or fewer devices, is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.\n(2) If the violation involves 10 or more devices, is guilty of a category D felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130.","path":["TITLE 58 — ENERGY; PUBLIC UTILITIES AND SIMILAR ENTITIES","CHAPTER 711 - VIDEO SERVICE","UNLAWFUL ACTS; REMEDIES AND PENALTIES"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-711.html#NRS711Sec270","current_through":"2025 session (NRS as revised 2026-08-25)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T05:51:47Z","sha256":"6124d5478cfe4c7a587c703ce1981297ddb536f31d555c76c8cb54c34c2a6d66","source_id":"us-nv","stale":true,"prev":"us-nv/nrs-711.265","next":"us-nv/nrs-711.280"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}