Nevada Revised Statutes

Nev. Rev. Stat. § 200.330 (2026)

Kidnapping in second degree: Penalties

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NRS 200.330  Kidnapping in second degree: Penalties.  A person convicted of kidnapping in the second degree 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 $15,000.

      [3:165:1947; 1943 NCL § 10612.07]—(NRS A 1967, 469; 1979, 1425; 1995, 1185)

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1966–2025 · leading case: Nootenboom v. State, 418 P.2d 490 (Nev. 1966).
Nootenboom v. State, 418 P.2d 490 (Nev. 1966). · cites it 2× “However, that charge was dismissed before the consolidated cases were submitted to the jury and cannot, therefore, be the predicate for reversible error.”
Hughes v. State, 996 P.2d 890 (Nev. 2000). “4 The court sentenced Hughes for the second degree kidnapping of an elderly person pursuant to NRS 200.330 and NRS 193.167, not as a habitual criminal pursuant to NRS 207.”
Ser (georgio) v. State, 141 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 57 (Nev. 2025). · cites it 2× “Because kidnapping is a felony per NRS 200.330, we conclude that the evidence supports Ser’s burglary conviction.”
Burkhart v. State, 820 P.2d 757 (Nev. 1991). “NRS 200.330. Therefore, attempted second degree kidnapping would carry a maximum penalty of seven and one-half years.”
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