Nevada Sexual Assault Laws

Nevada has defined fourteen crimes that are used to prosecute sexual assault and related crimes within the state. Statutory laws can be used to prosecute offences that are related to the victim being below the Nevada Age of Consent, while non-statutory rape laws are often used to prosecute offences in which force or coercion was used by the assailant.

Choose any law for further information on the legal definition, charge severities (felony, misdemeanor, etc) and punishments associated with the criminal charge.

Commission of certain sexual acts in public STATUTORY
Nevada state law § 201.190, Category D felony

Incest
Nevada state law § 201.180, Category A felony

Indecent or obscene exposure; penalty
Nevada state law §201.220, Category D felony; Gross misdemeanor

Lewdness with child under 14 years STATUTORY
Nevada state law § 201.230, Category A felony

Open or gross lewdness
Nevada state law § 201.210, Category D felony; Gross misdemeanor

Sexual Assault
Nevada state law § 200.366, Category A felony

Sexual conduct between certain employees of college or university and student STATUTORY
Nevada state law §201.550, Category C felony

Sexual conduct between certain employees of school or volunteers at school and pupil STATUTORY
Nevada state law §201.540, Category B felony; Category C felony

Sexual Penetration of Dead Human Body
Nevada state law §201.450, Category A felony

Solicitation of minor to engage in acts constituting crime against nature STATUTORY
Nevada state law §201.195, Category A felony; Gross misdemeanor

Statutory Sexual Seduction STATUTORY
Nevada state law § 200.368, Category C felony; Gross Misdemeanor

Unlawful Possession of visual presentation depicting sexual conduct of person under 16 years of age STATUTORY
Nevada state law §200.730, Category A felony; Category B felony

Unlawful preparing, advertising or distributing materials depicting pornography involving minor STATUTORY
Nevada state law §200.725, Category B felony

Use of Internet to control visual presentation depicting sexual conduct of person or persons under the age of 16 STATUTORY
Nevada state law §200.727, Category B felony; Category C felony

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