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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 199.500 (2026)

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NRS 199.500  Penalty.

      1.  A person who counsels, hires, commands or otherwise solicits another to commit kidnapping or arson is guilty of a gross misdemeanor if no criminal act is committed as a result of the solicitation.

      2.  A person who counsels, hires, commands or otherwise solicits another to commit murder, if no criminal act is committed as a result of the solicitation, is guilty of a category B felony and shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for a minimum term of not less than 2 years and a maximum term of not more than 15 years, and may be further punished by a fine of not more than $10,000.

      (Added to NRS by 1979, 720; A 1987, 1152; 1995, 1180)

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases, 1982–2019 · leading case: Hidalgo v. Eighth Jud. Dist. Court, 184 P.3d 369 (Nev. 2008).
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Hidalgo v. Eighth Jud. Dist. Court, 184 P.3d 369 (Nev. 2008). · cites it 6× “500(2) makes solicitation of murder a felony, while NRS 199.500(1) provides that solicitation of kidnapping or arson is a gross misdemeanor.”
Moran v. Schwarz, 826 P.2d 952 (Nev. 1992). · cites it 2× “In this case, the taped conversation in which respondent renounced his intention to have Susman killed was held several days after the original solicitation.”
Wood v. State, 990 P.2d 786 (Nev. 1999). · cites it 2× “Solicitation to Commit Murder Wood maintains that he was improperly convicted of solicitation to commit murder under NRS 199.500(2). We agree that if Wood is convicted of conspiracy to commit murder or attempted murder, he cannot be convicted of solicitation to commit murder for…”
People v. Shafou, 330 N.W.2d 647 (Mich. 1982). “…501-503, 541 (10-year maximum); Iowa Code §§ 705.1-705.2 (5-year maximum); La Rev Stat Ann § 14:28 (2-year maximum); Nev Rev Stat § 199.500 ("gross misdemeanor” if solicitation of murder, kidnapping, or arson); Tenn Code Ann §§ 39-1-401 to 39-1-404 (punished as *145 an…”
Hidalgo v. Dist. Ct., 173 P.3d 1191 (Nev. 2007). · cites it 3× “500(2) makes solicitation of murder a felony, while NRS 199.500(1) provides that solicitation of kidnapping or arson is a gross misdemeanor.”
Maxwell, Jr. (Michael) v. Warden (Nev. 2019). “NRS 199.500(1), (2). Given the state of the law at the time and tenuous nature of an argument based on Moore, it would not have been objectively unreasonable for counsel not to advise Maxwell that an enhancement of the solicitation conviction under NRS 193.”
Maxwell, Jr. (Michael) v. Warden (Nev. 2019). “NRS 199.500(1), (2). Given the state of the law at the time and tenuous nature of an argument based on Moore, it would not have been objectively unreasonable for counsel not to advise Maxwell that an enhancement of the solicitation conviction under NRS 193.”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 199.500(1) — 4 cases
Hidalgo v. Eighth Jud. Dist. Court, 184 P.3d 369 (Nev. 2008). “500(2) makes solicitation of murder a felony, while NRS 199.500(1) provides that solicitation of kidnapping or arson is a gross misdemeanor.”
Hidalgo v. Dist. Ct., 173 P.3d 1191 (Nev. 2007). “500(2) makes solicitation of murder a felony, while NRS 199.500(1) provides that solicitation of kidnapping or arson is a gross misdemeanor.”
Maxwell, Jr. (Michael) v. Warden (Nev. 2019). “NRS 199.500(1), (2). Given the state of the law at the time and tenuous nature of an argument based on Moore, it would not have been objectively unreasonable for counsel not to advise Maxwell that an enhancement of the solicitation conviction under NRS 193.”
Maxwell, Jr. (Michael) v. Warden (Nev. 2019). “NRS 199.500(1), (2). Given the state of the law at the time and tenuous nature of an argument based on Moore, it would not have been objectively unreasonable for counsel not to advise Maxwell that an enhancement of the solicitation conviction under NRS 193.”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 199.500(2) — 4 cases
Hidalgo v. Eighth Jud. Dist. Court, 184 P.3d 369 (Nev. 2008). “500(2) makes solicitation of murder a felony, while NRS 199.500(1) provides that solicitation of kidnapping or arson is a gross misdemeanor.”
Wood v. State, 990 P.2d 786 (Nev. 1999). “Solicitation to Commit Murder Wood maintains that he was improperly convicted of solicitation to commit murder under NRS 199.500(2). We agree that if Wood is convicted of conspiracy to commit murder or attempted murder, he cannot be convicted of solicitation to commit murder for…”
Moran v. Schwarz, 826 P.2d 952 (Nev. 1992). “In this case, the taped conversation in which respondent renounced his intention to have Susman killed was held several days after the original solicitation.”
Hidalgo v. Dist. Ct., 173 P.3d 1191 (Nev. 2007). “500(2) makes solicitation of murder a felony, while NRS 199.500(1) provides that solicitation of kidnapping or arson is a gross misdemeanor.”
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