Nevada Revised Statutes

Nev. Rev. Stat. § 199.290 (2026)

Compounding crimes

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NRS 199.290  Compounding crimes.

      1.  A person who asks or receives, directly or indirectly, any compensation, gratuity or reward, or any promise thereof, upon an agreement or understanding that the person will compound or conceal a crime or violation of a statute, or abstain from testifying thereto, delay a prosecution therefor or withhold any evidence thereof, except in a case where a compromise is allowed by law, shall be punished:

      (a) For a category D felony as provided in NRS 193.130.

      (b) For a gross misdemeanor, where the agreement or understanding relates to a gross misdemeanor or misdemeanor, or to a violation of statute for which a pecuniary penalty or forfeiture is prescribed.

      2.  In any proceeding against a person for compounding a crime, it is not necessary to prove that any person has been convicted of the crime or violation of statute in relation to which an agreement or understanding herein prohibited was made.

      [1911 C&P § 98; RL § 6363; NCL § 10047]—(NRS A 1967, 466; 1979, 1422; 1995, 1177)

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1978–2021 · leading case: Mangeris v. Gordon, 580 P.2d 481 (Nev. 1978).
Mangeris v. Gordon, 580 P.2d 481 (Nev. 1978). “See NRS 199.290; Lancey v. United States, 356 F.”
Mayorga v. Ronaldo (D. Nev. 2021). · cites it 10× “12 13 Mayorga asserts that, by negotiating and executing the settlement agreement, Ronaldo and 14 his attorneys violated NRS § 199.290 and 18 U.S.C. § 4 . NRS § 199.”
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