NRS
200.460 Definition; penalties.
1. False imprisonment is an unlawful
violation of the personal liberty of another, and consists in confinement or
detention without sufficient legal authority.
2. A person convicted of false
imprisonment shall pay all damages sustained by the person so imprisoned, and,
except as otherwise provided in this section, is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
3. Unless a greater penalty is provided
pursuant to subsection 4, if the false imprisonment is committed:
(a) By a prisoner in a penal institution without
a deadly weapon; or
(b) By any other person with the use of a deadly
weapon,
Ê the person
convicted of such a false imprisonment 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 1 year and a maximum term of not more than 6 years.
4. Unless a greater penalty is provided
pursuant to subsection 5, if the false imprisonment is committed by using the
person so imprisoned as a shield or to avoid arrest, the person convicted of
such a false imprisonment 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 1 year and a maximum term of not more than 15 years.
5. If the false imprisonment is committed
by a prisoner who is in lawful custody or confinement with the use of a deadly
weapon, the person convicted of such a false imprisonment 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 1 year and a maximum term of not more than 20
years.
[1911 C&P § 175; RL § 6440; NCL § 10122]—(NRS A 1967,
472; 1981,
614; 1995,
1190; 2003,
387)
INVOLUNTARY SERVITUDE; PURCHASE OR SALE OF PERSON
Notes of Decisions
Cited in
22
cases (
8 in the last 5 years), 1967–2025 · leading case:
Grey v. State, 178 P.3d 154 (Nev. 2008).
Grey v. State, 178 P.3d 154 (Nev. 2008).
· cites it 2× “20 NRS 200.460(1) (“False imprisonment is an unlawful violation of the personal liberty of another, and consists in confinement or detention without sufficient legal authority.”
United States v. Gonzalez-Ramirez, 477 F.3d 310 (5th Cir. 2007).
“§ 45-5-301 (2005); Nev.Rev.Stat. § 200.460 (2005) (elevating the offense to a felony under certain circumstances, including when a deadly weapon is used); Ohio Rev.”
Ramirez v. City of Reno, 925 F. Supp. 681 (D. Nev. 1996).
· cites it 2× “Nev.Rev.Stat. § 200.460. A law enforcement officer is authorized by state statute to detain any person whom the officer encounters under circumstances which reasonably indicate that the person has committed, is committing or is about to commit a crime.”
Mazzeo v. Gibbons, 649 F. Supp. 2d 1182 (D. Nev. 2009).
“481(l)(a) & (2)(a), false imprisonment, NRS 200.460(1) & (2), kidnapping, NRS 200.”
Fleeger v. Bell, 95 F. Supp. 2d 1126 (D. Nev. 2000).
· cites it 2× “” Nev.Rev.Stat. § 200.460. An integral part of the proof of this tort is the commission or instigation of a false arrest (i.”
Lerner Shops of Nevada, Inc. v. Marin, 423 P.2d 398 (Nev. 1967).
“As defined in NRS 200.460 false imprisonment (as a crime) is an unlawful violation of the personal liberty of another, and consists in confinement or detention without sufficient legal authority.”
Jensen v. Sheriff, White Pine Cnty., 508 P.2d 4 (Nev. 1973).
“” NRS 200.460(1). [Emphasis added.] Section 2 of that statute provides for civil damages and the criminal sanction of a gross misdemeanor.”
Jacobson v. State, 510 P.2d 856 (Nev. 1973).
“The crime of false imprisonment is a gross misdemeanor and is “the unlawful violation of the personal liberty of another, and consists in confinement or detention without sufficient legal authority.”
Moen v. Las Vegas Int'l Hotel, Inc., 521 P.2d 370 (Nev. 1974).
“2d 398 (1967); NRS 200.460(1). Apprehension that one might in the future lose one’s job or be prosecuted for theft is not force or the threat of force which is necessary to establish false imprisonment.”
Toliver v. Las Vegas Metro. Police Officers (D. Nev. 2021).
· cites it 2× “” NRS § 200.460(1). “[T]o establish false imprisonment of which false arrest is 25 an integral part, it is necessary to prove that the person [was] restrained of his liberty 26 under the probable imminence of force without any legal cause or justification.”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 200.460(1) — 6 cases
Grey v. State, 178 P.3d 154 (Nev. 2008).
“20 NRS 200.460(1) (“False imprisonment is an unlawful violation of the personal liberty of another, and consists in confinement or detention without sufficient legal authority.”
Mazzeo v. Gibbons, 649 F. Supp. 2d 1182 (D. Nev. 2009).
“481(l)(a) & (2)(a), false imprisonment, NRS 200.460(1) & (2), kidnapping, NRS 200.”
Jensen v. Sheriff, White Pine Cnty., 508 P.2d 4 (Nev. 1973).
“” NRS 200.460(1). [Emphasis added.] Section 2 of that statute provides for civil damages and the criminal sanction of a gross misdemeanor.”
Moen v. Las Vegas Int'l Hotel, Inc., 521 P.2d 370 (Nev. 1974).
“2d 398 (1967); NRS 200.460(1). Apprehension that one might in the future lose one’s job or be prosecuted for theft is not force or the threat of force which is necessary to establish false imprisonment.”
Toliver v. Las Vegas Metro. Police Officers (D. Nev. 2021).
“” NRS § 200.460(1). “[T]o establish false imprisonment of which false arrest is 25 an integral part, it is necessary to prove that the person [was] restrained of his liberty 26 under the probable imminence of force without any legal cause or justification.”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 200.460(3) — 2 cases
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 200.460(5) — 1 case
Grey v. State, 178 P.3d 154 (Nev. 2008).
“20 NRS 200.460(1) (“False imprisonment is an unlawful violation of the personal liberty of another, and consists in confinement or detention without sufficient legal authority.”
Annotations are extracted automatically from the opinions in the
Syfert caselaw corpus and ranked by authority, recency, and
treatment. Dots show Syfertize treatment of the citing case itself.