Nevada Revised Statutes

Nev. Rev. Stat. § 201.320 (2026)

Living from earnings of prostitute; penalty

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NRS 201.320  Living from earnings of prostitute; penalty.

      1.  A person who knowingly accepts, receives, levies or appropriates any money or other valuable thing, without consideration, from the proceeds of any prostitute, is guilty of living from the earnings of a prostitute and shall be punished:

      (a) Where physical force or the immediate threat of physical force is used, for a category C felony as provided in NRS 193.130.

      (b) Where no physical force or immediate threat of physical force is used, for a category D felony as provided in NRS 193.130.

      2.  Any such acceptance, receipt, levy or appropriation of money or valuable thing upon any proceedings or trial for violation of this section is presumptive evidence of lack of consideration.

      [3:233:1913; 1919 RL p. 3380; NCL § 10539]—(NRS A 1967, 478; 1979, 303; 1995, 1202; 2019, 2630)

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 10 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 1970–2023 · leading case: Sheriff, Clark Cnty. v. Horner, 608 P.2d 1106 (Nev. 1980).
Sheriff, Clark Cnty. v. Horner, 608 P.2d 1106 (Nev. 1980). · cites it 4× “300 1 and NRS 201.320. 2 Horner subsequently petitioned the district court for a writ of habeas corpus contending that the indictment was not supported by sufficient evidence because, among other things, the incriminating testimony lacked required corroboration.”
In Re: Petition of Aragon, 2020 NV 75 (Nev. 2020). · cites it 2× “300 or prostitution pursuant to NRS 201.320. 5. An attempt to commit an offense listed in this section.”
Schrader v. Wynn (D. Nev. 2021). · cites it 2× “301), and sexual assault 11 (NRS §§ 201.320, 200.463, 200.464, 200.467, and 200.”
Schrader v. Wynn (D. Nev. 2022). · cites it 2× “15 Schrader’s claims under NRS § 201.320—that is, living from earnings of a prostitute— 16 are similarly deficient and conclusory.”
In re Search Warrants re Seizure of Docs. (Nev. 2023). “COURT OF APPEALS OF NEVADA 5 10) I,R7B At the hearing in district court, appellants asserted there was no evidence of "prostitution" as defined by NRS 201.320 because the undercover officers may have witnessed solicitation, but not prostitution.”
In re Search Warrants re Seizure of Docs. (Nev. 2023). “COURT OF APPEALS OF NEVADA 5 10) I,R7B At the hearing in district court, appellants asserted there was no evidence of "prostitution" as defined by NRS 201.320 because the undercover officers may have witnessed solicitation, but not prostitution.”
Roberson (Richard) v. State (Nev. 2013). “300; NRS 201.320; NRS 207.190; NRS 453.337; Smith v.”
Sharpe (Raymond) v. State (Nev. 2014). “NRS 201.320(1). At trial, an officer testified that Grundy told him that she was a prostitute and Sharpe was her pimp.”
Crawford, Jr. (William) v. State (Nev. 2015). “575(2); NRS 201.320; 1997 Nev. Stat., ch. 137, §§ 2, 4, at 295-97, he does not allege that those statutes are unconstitutional; and his sentence to an aggregate of 16.”
Stassi v. Sheriff, 470 P.2d 131 (Nev. 1970). “300 and NRS 201.320, respectively. This is an appeal from an order denying habeas corpus.”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 201.320(1) — 1 case
Sharpe (Raymond) v. State (Nev. 2014). “NRS 201.320(1). At trial, an officer testified that Grundy told him that she was a prostitute and Sharpe was her pimp.”
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