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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 200.710 (2026)

Unlawful to use minor in producing child sexual abuse material or as subject of sexual portrayal in performance

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NRS 200.710  Unlawful to use minor in producing child sexual abuse material or as subject of sexual portrayal in performance.

      1.  A person who knowingly uses, encourages, entices or permits a minor to simulate or engage in or assist others to simulate or engage in sexual conduct to produce a performance is guilty of a category A felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 200.750.

      2.  A person who knowingly uses, encourages, entices, coerces or permits a minor to be the subject of a sexual portrayal in a performance is guilty of a category A felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 200.750, regardless of whether the minor is aware that the sexual portrayal is part of a performance.

      (Added to NRS by 1979, 437; A 1983, 815; 1995, 951, 1196, 1337)

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 26 cases (7 in the last 5 years), 1994–2026 · leading case: Wilson v. State, 114 P.3d 285 (Nev. 2005).
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Wilson v. State, 114 P.3d 285 (Nev. 2005). · cites it 13× “8 NRS 200.710 states: 1. A person who knowingly uses, encourages, entices or permits a minor to simulate or engage in or assist others to simulate or engage in sexual conduct to produce a performance is guilty of a category A felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 200.”
State v. Hughes, 261 P.3d 1067 (Nev. 2011). · cites it 14× “Under NRS 200.710, "[a] person who knowingly uses, encourages, entices or permits a minor to simulate or engage in or assist others to simulate or engage in sexual conduct to produce a performance" or "knowingly uses, encourages, entices, coerces or permits a minor to be the…”
State v. Second Jud. Dist. Court of the State of Nevada ex rel. Cnty. of Washoe, 89 P.3d 663 (Nev. 2004). · cites it 6× “*256 OPINION Per Curiam: Petitioner the State of Nevada refused to copy and produce a child pornography videotape to defense counsel based on NRS 200.710 to 200.735 and 18 U.S.C. § 2252 .”
State v. Dist. Ct.(Epperson), 89 P.3d 663 (Nev. 2004). · cites it 6× “Petitioner the State of Nevada refused to copy and produce a child pornography videotape to defense counsel based on NRS 200.710 to 200.735 and 18 U.S.C. § 2252 .”
Sena (christopher) v. State, 2022 NV 34 (Nev. 2022). · cites it 8× “NRS 200.710 provides the following: 1. A person who knowingly uses, encourages, entices or permits a minor to simulate or engage in or assist others to simulate or engage in sexual conduct to produce a performance is guilty of a category A felony and shall be punished as…”
Jackson v. State, 291 P.3d 1274 (Nev. 2012). “3d 285, 293 (2005) (construing NRS 200.710(2) to authorize one conviction for the use of a minor in a sexual performance, not multiple, per-photograph convictions); Firestone v.”
Outmezguine v. State, 641 A.2d 870 (Md. 1994). · cites it 2× “03 (1989); Nev. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§ 200.710 , 200.720 (1992); N.”
Casteel v. State, 131 P.3d 1 (Nev. 2006). · cites it 2× “Production of child pornography As noted above, the jury convicted Casteel of 12 counts of production of child pornography in violation of NRS 200.710, 1 count for each photograph introduced into evidence.”
Austin v. State, 151 P.3d 60 (Nev. 2007). · cites it 2× “508, if the abuse involved sexual abuse or sexual exploitation and is punished as a felony; (e) An offense involving pornography and a minor pursuant to NRS 200.710 to 200.730, inclusive; (f) Incest pursuant to NRS 201.”
Morrison v. State, 140 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 24 (Nev. 2024). · cites it 11× “See NRS 200.710(1). Nevertheless, for purposes of determining the appropriate penalty for the offense, the State is not required to prove that the defendant knew or should have known that the victim was under the age of 14.”
Castaneda (anthony) Vs. State, 2016 NV 44 (Nev. 2016). · cites it 42× “700(1), which defines "[plerformance," the use of a minor in which is made criminal by NRS 200.710 and NRS 200.720, to SUPREME COURT OF NEVADA 7 « 1947 « e mean "any play, film, photograph, computer-generated image, electronic representation, dance or other visual presentation.”
Shue (joshua) Vs. State, 2017 NV 99 (Nev. 2017). · cites it 32× “710(2) unambiguously allows for a separate conviction for each minor used in each performance, and thus, Shue's 29 convictions under NRS 200.710 are not impermissibly redundant.”
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— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 200.710(1) — 2 cases
Morrison v. State, 140 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 24 (Nev. 2024). “See NRS 200.710(1). Nevertheless, for purposes of determining the appropriate penalty for the offense, the State is not required to prove that the defendant knew or should have known that the victim was under the age of 14.”
Sprowson, Jr. (Melvyn) v. State (Nev. 2019).
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 200.710(2) — 10 cases
Jackson v. State, 291 P.3d 1274 (Nev. 2012). “3d 285, 293 (2005) (construing NRS 200.710(2) to authorize one conviction for the use of a minor in a sexual performance, not multiple, per-photograph convictions); Firestone v.”
Sena (christopher) v. State, 2022 NV 34 (Nev. 2022). “NRS 200.710 provides the following: 1. A person who knowingly uses, encourages, entices or permits a minor to simulate or engage in or assist others to simulate or engage in sexual conduct to produce a performance is guilty of a category A felony and shall be punished as…”
Shue (joshua) Vs. State, 2017 NV 99 (Nev. 2017). “710(2) unambiguously allows for a separate conviction for each minor used in each performance, and thus, Shue's 29 convictions under NRS 200.710 are not impermissibly redundant.”
Shue (joshua) Vs. State, 2017 NV 99 (Nev. 2017).
Smith (sophia) v. State (Nev. 2026).
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