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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 179D.097

“Sexual offense” defined

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NRS 179D.097  “Sexual offense” defined.

      1.  “Sexual offense” means any of the following offenses:

      (a) Murder of the first degree committed in the perpetration or attempted perpetration of sexual assault or of sexual abuse or sexual molestation of a child less than 14 years of age pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 1 of NRS 200.030.

      (b) Sexual assault pursuant to NRS 200.366.

      (c) Statutory sexual seduction pursuant to NRS 200.368.

      (d) Battery with intent to commit sexual assault pursuant to subsection 4 of NRS 200.400.

      (e) An offense involving the administration of a drug to another person with the intent to enable or assist the commission of a felony pursuant to NRS 200.405, if the felony is an offense listed in this subsection.

      (f) An offense involving the administration of a controlled substance to another person with the intent to enable or assist the commission of a crime of violence, if the crime of violence is an offense listed in this section.

      (g) Abuse of a child pursuant to NRS 200.508, if the abuse involved sexual abuse or sexual exploitation.

      (h) An offense involving child sexual abuse material pursuant to NRS 200.710 to 200.730, inclusive.

      (i) Fertility fraud pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 1 of NRS 200.975.

      (j) Incest pursuant to NRS 201.180.

      (k) Open or gross lewdness pursuant to NRS 201.210.

      (l) Indecent or obscene exposure pursuant to NRS 201.220.

      (m) Lewdness with a child pursuant to NRS 201.230.

      (n) Sexual penetration of a dead human body pursuant to NRS 201.450.

      (o) Sexual conduct between certain employees of a school or volunteers at a school and a pupil pursuant to NRS 201.540.

      (p) Sexual conduct between certain employees of a college or university and a student pursuant to NRS 201.550.

      (q) Luring a child or a person with mental illness pursuant to NRS 201.560, if punished as a felony.

      (r) Sex trafficking pursuant to NRS 201.300.

      (s) Any other offense that has an element involving a sexual act or sexual conduct with another.

      (t) An attempt or conspiracy to commit an offense listed in paragraphs (a) to (s), inclusive.

      (u) An offense that is determined to be sexually motivated pursuant to NRS 175.547 or 207.193.

      (v) An offense committed in another jurisdiction that, if committed in this State, would be an offense listed in this subsection. This paragraph includes, without limitation, an offense prosecuted in:

             (1) A tribal court.

             (2) A court of the United States or the Armed Forces of the United States.

      (w) An offense of a sexual nature committed in another jurisdiction, whether or not the offense would be an offense listed in this section, if the person who committed the offense resides or has resided or is or has been a student or worker in any jurisdiction in which the person is or has been required by the laws of that jurisdiction to register as a sex offender because of the offense. This paragraph includes, without limitation, an offense prosecuted in:

             (1) A tribal court.

             (2) A court of the United States or the Armed Forces of the United States.

             (3) A court having jurisdiction over juveniles.

      2.  Except for the offenses described in paragraphs (o) and (p) of subsection 1, the term does not include an offense involving consensual sexual conduct if the victim was:

      (a) An adult, unless the adult was under the custodial authority of the offender at the time of the offense; or

      (b) At least 13 years of age and the offender was not more than 4 years older than the victim at the time of the commission of the offense.

      (Added to NRS by 2007, 2758; A 2013, 1167, 2423; 2015, 1444; 2021, 3463; 2023, 1425; 2025, 776)

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 11 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 2013–2025 · leading case: CHAPARRO (OSBALDO) VS. STATE
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CHAPARRO (OSBALDO) VS. STATE (2021) nev · cites it 3× “045(3) and NRS 179D.097, as was the conviction in the 2011 case.”
State v. Eighth Judicial District Court of the State of Nevada ex rel. County of Clark (2013) nev · cites it 2× “See NRS 179D.097. And juvenile offenders are excluded from registration and notification requirements if they were under the age of 14 at the time of the offense or if the offense involved consensual sexual conduct where the victim was at least 13 years old and the offender was…”
Franks v. State (2019) nev “…offense" includes "[a]ny ... offense that has an element involving a sexual act or sexual conduct with another." NRS 179D.097(1)(r). See Petrocelli v. State, <a href="/opinio”
Hager v. State (2019) nev “260(2) to provide that "[i]f the offense committed by the defendant is a category A felony or a sexual offense as defined in NRS 179D.097 that is punishable as a category B felony, the defendant is not eligible for assignment to the [mental health specialty court diversion]…”
Belcher (Kevin) v. State (2022) nev · cites it 9× “[S]exual offense has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 179D.097.). See id. § 179D.097(1)(r) (defining a "sexual offense as lalny other offense that has an element involving a sexual act or sexual conduct with another"); Rrapi, 175 F.”
Alfaro v. State (2023) nev · cites it 8× “State: (1) the uncharged act must constitute a sexual offense under NRS 179D.097; (2) it must be relevant to the charged offense; (3) the district court must make a preliminary finding that "a jury could reasonably find by a preponderance of the evidence that the act had…”
HAGER (IAN) VS. STATE (2019) nev · cites it 2× “533(3) (same, for a defendant who is found guilty as defined in NRS 179D.097 that is punishable as a category B felony, the defendant is not eligible for assignment to the [mental health specialty court diversion] program.”
FRANKS (KENNETH) VS. STATE (2019) nev · cites it 2× “" NRS 179D.097(1)(r). SUPREME COURT OF NEVADA 5 (0) 1947A ark Application of NRS 48.”
State v. Eighth Jud. Dist. Ct. (Logan D.) (2013) nev · cites it 2× “See NRS 179D.097. And juvenile offenders are excluded from registration and notification requirements if they were under the age of 14 at the time of the offense or if the offense involved consensual sexual conduct where the victim was at least 13 years old and the offender was…”
FRANKS (KENNETH) VS. STATE (2019) nev “" NRS 179D.097(1)(r). SUPREME COURT OF NEVADA 5 (0) 1947A ark Application of NRS 48.”
S.C. v. Hilton Franchise Holding LLC (2025) nvd “That statute prohibits settlement agreements from containing provisions that would 4 prohibit a party from “disclosing factual information relating to a claim in a civil or 5 administrative action if the claim relates to…[c]onduct that if criminal liability were imposed 6 would…”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 179D.097(1)(h) — 1 case
Alfaro v. State (2023) nev “State: (1) the uncharged act must constitute a sexual offense under NRS 179D.097; (2) it must be relevant to the charged offense; (3) the district court must make a preliminary finding that "a jury could reasonably find by a preponderance of the evidence that the act had…”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 179D.097(1)(q) — 1 case
Belcher (Kevin) v. State (2022) nev “[S]exual offense has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 179D.097.). See id. § 179D.097(1)(r) (defining a "sexual offense as lalny other offense that has an element involving a sexual act or sexual conduct with another"); Rrapi, 175 F.”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 179D.097(1)(r) — 4 cases
Franks v. State (2019) nev “…offense" includes "[a]ny ... offense that has an element involving a sexual act or sexual conduct with another." NRS 179D.097(1)(r). See Petrocelli v. State, <a href="/opinio”
Belcher (Kevin) v. State (2022) nev “[S]exual offense has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 179D.097.). See id. § 179D.097(1)(r) (defining a "sexual offense as lalny other offense that has an element involving a sexual act or sexual conduct with another"); Rrapi, 175 F.”
FRANKS (KENNETH) VS. STATE (2019) nev “" NRS 179D.097(1)(r). SUPREME COURT OF NEVADA 5 (0) 1947A ark Application of NRS 48.”
FRANKS (KENNETH) VS. STATE (2019) nev “" NRS 179D.097(1)(r). SUPREME COURT OF NEVADA 5 (0) 1947A ark Application of NRS 48.”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 179D.097(2)(b) — 2 cases
State v. Eighth Judicial District Court of the State of Nevada ex rel. County of Clark (2013) nev “See NRS 179D.097. And juvenile offenders are excluded from registration and notification requirements if they were under the age of 14 at the time of the offense or if the offense involved consensual sexual conduct where the victim was at least 13 years old and the offender was…”
State v. Eighth Jud. Dist. Ct. (Logan D.) (2013) nev “See NRS 179D.097. And juvenile offenders are excluded from registration and notification requirements if they were under the age of 14 at the time of the offense or if the offense involved consensual sexual conduct where the victim was at least 13 years old and the offender was…”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 179D.097(e) — 1 case
Alfaro v. State (2023) nev “State: (1) the uncharged act must constitute a sexual offense under NRS 179D.097; (2) it must be relevant to the charged offense; (3) the district court must make a preliminary finding that "a jury could reasonably find by a preponderance of the evidence that the act had…”
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