Nevada Revised Statutes

Nev. Rev. Stat. § 199.305 (2026)

Preventing or dissuading victim, person acting on behalf of victim, or witness from reporting crime, commencing prosecution or causing arrest

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NRS 199.305  Preventing or dissuading victim, person acting on behalf of victim, or witness from reporting crime, commencing prosecution or causing arrest.

      1.  A person who, by intimidating or threatening another person, prevents or dissuades a victim of a crime, a person acting on behalf of the victim or a witness from:

      (a) Reporting a crime or possible crime to a:

             (1) Judge;

             (2) Peace officer;

             (3) Parole or probation officer;

             (4) Prosecuting attorney;

             (5) Warden or other employee at an institution of the Department of Corrections; or

             (6) Superintendent or other employee at a juvenile correctional institution;

      (b) Commencing a criminal prosecution or a proceeding for the revocation of a parole or probation, or seeking or assisting in such a prosecution or proceeding; or

      (c) Causing the arrest of a person in connection with a crime,

Ê or who hinders or delays such a victim, agent or witness in an effort to carry out any of those actions is guilty of a category D felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130.

      2.  As used in this section, “victim of a crime” means a person against whom a crime has been committed.

      (Added to NRS by 1983, 1682; A 1995, 1177; 2001 Special Session, 228)

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1997–2020 · leading case: Estes v. State, 146 P.3d 1114 (Nev. 2006).
Estes v. State, 146 P.3d 1114 (Nev. 2006). · cites it 4× “Estes further claims that it was error to utilize a jury instruction in support of the dissuading charge based on NRS 199.305, 65 rather than NRS 199.230, because NRS 199.”
Mazzeo v. Gibbons, 649 F. Supp. 2d 1182 (D. Nev. 2009). “230, prevented or dissuaded a person from commencing prosecution or causing arrest in violation of NRS 199.305(1) and (2), conspired to commit the two previous crimes in violation of NRS 199.”
Feole v. State, 939 P.2d 1061 (Nev. 1997). “However, after the hearing, the State filed an Amended Information, changing the original charges to one count of Attempted Preventing or Dissuading A Witness from Reporting A Crime, in violation of NRS 193.”
Mach. (War) Vs. State (Nev. 2020). “See NRS 199.305; see also LaPierre v. State, 108 Nev.”
Richardson (Tony) v. Dist. Ct. (State) (Nev. 2014). “230, not dissuading a witness from reporting to police pursuant to NRS 199.305. To the extent that Richardson further claims that his charge is not supported by the evidence, this court's review of a pretrial probable cause determination through an original writ petition is…”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 199.305(1) — 2 cases
Estes v. State, 146 P.3d 1114 (Nev. 2006). “Estes further claims that it was error to utilize a jury instruction in support of the dissuading charge based on NRS 199.305, 65 rather than NRS 199.230, because NRS 199.”
Mazzeo v. Gibbons, 649 F. Supp. 2d 1182 (D. Nev. 2009). “230, prevented or dissuaded a person from commencing prosecution or causing arrest in violation of NRS 199.305(1) and (2), conspired to commit the two previous crimes in violation of NRS 199.”
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