Nev. Rev. Stat. § 212.160

Furnishing weapon, facsimile, intoxicant or controlled substance to state prisoner; possession of controlled substance, marijuana or marijuana paraphernalia by state prisoner

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NRS 212.160  Furnishing weapon, facsimile, intoxicant or controlled substance to state prisoner; possession of controlled substance, marijuana or marijuana paraphernalia by state prisoner.

      1.  A person, who is not authorized by law, who knowingly furnishes, attempts to furnish, or aids or assists in furnishing or attempting to furnish to a prisoner confined in an institution of the Department of Corrections, or any other place where prisoners are authorized to be or are assigned by the Director of the Department, any deadly weapon, explosive, a facsimile of a firearm or an explosive, any controlled substance or intoxicant, shall be punished:

      (a) Where a deadly weapon, controlled substance, explosive or a facsimile of a firearm or explosive is involved, for a category B felony by imprisonment in the state prison for a minimum term of not less than 1 year and a maximum term of not more than 6 years, and may be further punished by a fine of not more than $5,000.

      (b) Where an intoxicant is involved, for a gross misdemeanor.

      2.  Knowingly leaving or causing to be left any deadly weapon, explosive, facsimile of a firearm or explosive, controlled substance or intoxicant where it may be obtained by any prisoner constitutes, within the meaning of this section, the furnishing of the article to the prisoner.

      3.  A prisoner confined in an institution of the Department of Corrections, or any other place where prisoners are authorized to be or are assigned by the Director of the Department, who possesses a controlled substance without lawful authorization or marijuana or marijuana paraphernalia, regardless of whether the person holds a valid registry identification card to engage in the medical use of cannabis pursuant to chapter 678C of NRS, is guilty of a category D felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130.

      4.  As used in this section:

      (a) “Controlled substance analog” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 453.043.

      (b) “Intoxicant” means:

             (1) A controlled substance analog;

             (2) A spirituous or malt liquor or beverage;

             (3) A synthetic cannabinoid; or

             (4) Any other chemical, poison or organic solvent, or any compound or combination thereof, which may be inhaled, ingested, applied or otherwise used to achieve a stimulant, depressant or hallucinogenic effect.

      (c) “Synthetic cannabinoid” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 678A.239.

      [1:163:1949; 1943 NCL § 11474.01]—(NRS A 1963, 520; 1967, 525; 1971, 2026; 1977, 869; 1979, 1458; 1985, 596; 1987, 1548; 1995, 1257; 2001 Special Session, 198; 2017, 3711; 2019, 3848; 2025, 2829)