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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 201.210 (2026)

Open or gross lewdness; penalty

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NRS 201.210  Open or gross lewdness; penalty.

      1.  A person who commits any act of open or gross lewdness is guilty:

      (a) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, for the first offense, of a gross misdemeanor.

      (b) For any subsequent offense, or if the person has previously been convicted of a sexual offense as defined in NRS 179D.097, of a category D felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130.

      (c) For an offense committed by a person 18 years of age or older in the presence of a child under the age of 18 years or a vulnerable person as defined in paragraph (a) of subsection 8 of NRS 200.5092, of a category D felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130.

      2.  For the purposes of this section, the breast feeding of a child by the mother of the child does not constitute an act of open or gross lewdness.

      [Part 1911 C&P § 195; A 1921, 112; NCL § 10142]—(NRS A 1963, 63; 1965, 1465; 1967, 476; 1973, 95, 255, 1406; 1977, 866; 1979, 1429; 1983, 206; 1991, 1008; 1995, 127, 1199, 1327; 1997, 2501, 3188; 2015, 2240; 2017, 1380, 2983)

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 24 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1980–2024 · leading case: Berry v. State, 212 P.3d 1085 (Nev. 2009).
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Berry v. State, 212 P.3d 1085 (Nev. 2009). · cites it 21× “In particular, we consider whether the open and gross lewdness statute, NRS 201.210, is unconstitutionally vague and whether the district court erred by instructing the jury on definitions of “gross” and “lewdness” that were not prescribed by Nevada law.”
State v. Castaneda, 245 P.3d 550 (Nev. 2010). · cites it 2× “3d at 1095-97 (upholding NRS 201.210, the “open and gross lewdness” companion statute to NRS 201.”
Lader v. Warden, N. Nevada Corr. Ctr., 120 P.3d 1164 (Nev. 2005). “350 (manufacture, importation, or possession of a dangerous weapon or carrying a concealed weapon without a permit); NRS 453.”
Young v. State, 849 P.2d 336 (Nev. 1993). · cites it 3× “Appellants were convicted under NRS 201.210 (Open or Gross *215 Lewdness) and 201.”
Commonwealth v. Quinn, 789 N.E.2d 138 (Mass. 2003). “23 (West 2003); Nev. Rev. Stat. § 201.210 (1996); Vt. Stat.”
Cipriano v. State, 894 P.2d 347 (Nev. 1995). · cites it 2× “2d 574 (1983) (open or gross lewdness is a common law crime not defined by any specific Nevada statute); see also NRS 201.210(1)(a) (without offering a definition, statute instructs that first offense of open or gross lewdness is a gross misdemeanor).”
Brown v. State, 934 P.2d 235 (Nev. 1997). “Open or gross lewdness under NRS 201.210. (Emphasis added.) The prosecution’s charging document claimed that Troy had committed child abuse in that he had caused Jane Doe to suffer mental and physical pain by virtue of his sexual abuse, to wit: he forcibly penetrated Jane Doe’s…”
Houtz v. State, 893 P.2d 355 (Nev. 1995). · cites it 2× “The complaint charged Houtz with three counts of open and gross lewdness, in violation of NRS 201.210(1) 1 (gross misdemeanors), and three counts of lewdness with a child under the age of fourteen, in violation of NRS 201.”
Austin v. State, 151 P.3d 60 (Nev. 2007). · cites it 2× “195, if punished as a felony; (h) Open or gross lewdness pursuant to NRS 201.210, if punished as a felony; (i) Indecent or obscene exposure pursuant to NRS 201.”
Ranson v. State, 670 P.2d 574 (Nev. 1983). · cites it 2× “Appellant contends that the crime of open or gross lewdness as set forth in NRS 201.210 requires that the crime be committed in a public place.”
Shue (joshua) Vs. State, 2017 NV 99 (Nev. 2017). · cites it 18× “Finally, we consider whether (1) sufficient evidence supports Shue's conviction of open or gross lewdness under NRS 201.210, and (2) any of Shue's asserted trial errors warrant reversal.”
Konstantinidis v. Sheriff, Clark Cnty., 607 P.2d 584 (Nev. 1980). · cites it 2× “The grand jury had charged Konstantinidis with having committed open and gross lewdness, a felony, NRS 201.210, and also second degree kidnapping, NRS 200.”
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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 201.210(1): 4 cases
Berry v. State, 212 P.3d 1085 (Nev. 2009). “In particular, we consider whether the open and gross lewdness statute, NRS 201.210, is unconstitutionally vague and whether the district court erred by instructing the jury on definitions of “gross” and “lewdness” that were not prescribed by Nevada law.”
Houtz v. State, 893 P.2d 355 (Nev. 1995). “The complaint charged Houtz with three counts of open and gross lewdness, in violation of NRS 201.210(1) 1 (gross misdemeanors), and three counts of lewdness with a child under the age of fourteen, in violation of NRS 201.”
Wirth v. LeGrand (D. Nev. 2022).
MacHado (William) v. State (Nev. 2013).
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 201.210(1)(a): 2 cases
Cipriano v. State, 894 P.2d 347 (Nev. 1995). “2d 574 (1983) (open or gross lewdness is a common law crime not defined by any specific Nevada statute); see also NRS 201.210(1)(a) (without offering a definition, statute instructs that first offense of open or gross lewdness is a gross misdemeanor).”
Hogarth (Arlyn) Vs. State (Nev. 2020).
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 201.210(2): 1 case
State v. Castaneda, 245 P.3d 550 (Nev. 2010). “3d at 1095-97 (upholding NRS 201.210, the “open and gross lewdness” companion statute to NRS 201.”
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 201.210(l)(a): 1 case
Cipriano v. State, 894 P.2d 347 (Nev. 1995). “2d 574 (1983) (open or gross lewdness is a common law crime not defined by any specific Nevada statute); see also NRS 201.210(1)(a) (without offering a definition, statute instructs that first offense of open or gross lewdness is a gross misdemeanor).”
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