Nevada Revised Statutes

Nev. Rev. Stat. § 202.265 (2026)

Possession of dangerous weapon on property or in vehicle of school or child care facility; penalty; exceptions

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NRS 202.265  Possession of dangerous weapon on property or in vehicle of school or child care facility; penalty; exceptions.

      1.  Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person shall not carry or possess while on the property of the Nevada System of Higher Education, a private or public school or child care facility, or while in a vehicle of a private or public school or child care facility:

      (a) An explosive or incendiary device;

      (b) A dirk, dagger or switchblade knife;

      (c) A nunchaku or trefoil;

      (d) A blackjack or billy club or metal knuckles;

      (e) A pneumatic gun;

      (f) A pistol, revolver or other firearm; or

      (g) Any device used to mark any part of a person with paint or any other substance.

      2.  Any person who violates subsection 1 is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.

      3.  This section does not prohibit the possession of a weapon listed in subsection 1 on the property of:

      (a) A private or public school or child care facility by a:

             (1) Peace officer;

             (2) School security guard; or

             (3) Person having written permission from the president of a branch or facility of the Nevada System of Higher Education or the principal of the school or the person designated by a child care facility to give permission to carry or possess the weapon.

      (b) A child care facility which is located at or in the home of a natural person by the person who owns or operates the facility so long as the person resides in the home and the person complies with any laws governing the possession of such a weapon.

      4.  The provisions of this section apply to a child care facility located at or in the home of a natural person only during the normal hours of business of the facility.

      5.  For the purposes of this section:

      (a) “Child care facility” means any child care facility that is licensed pursuant to chapter 432A of NRS or licensed by a city or county.

      (b) “Nunchaku” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 202.350.

      (c) “Pneumatic gun” means any implement designed as a gun that may expel a ball bearing or a pellet by action of pneumatic pressure. The term includes, without limitation, a paintball gun that expels plastic balls filled with paint for the purpose of marking the point of impact.

      (d) “Switchblade knife” means a spring-blade knife, snap-blade knife or any other knife having the appearance of a pocketknife, any blade of which is 2 or more inches long and which can be released automatically by a flick of a button, pressure on the handle or other mechanical device, or is released by any type of mechanism. The term does not include a knife which has a blade that is held in place by a spring if the blade does not have any type of automatic release.

      (e) “Trefoil” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 202.350.

      (f) “Vehicle” has the meaning ascribed to “school bus” in NRS 484A.230.

      (Added to NRS by 1989, 656; A 1993, 364; 1995, 1151; 2001, 806; 2007, 1913; 2015, 1586)

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 17 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1998–2022 · leading case: Berry v. State, 212 P.3d 1085 (Nev. 2009).
Berry v. State, 212 P.3d 1085 (Nev. 2009). · cites it 35× “We conclude that because NRS 202.265’s list of weapons is specifically referenced in NRS 193.”
Funderburk v. State, 212 P.3d 337 (Nev. 2009). · cites it 7× “Therefore, we determine that the district court did not err by instructing the jury that a BB gun constitutes a “firearm,” as defined in NRS 202.265(5)05), 1 a statute referenced in NRS 193.”
Guerrina v. State, 419 P.3d 705 (Nev. 2018). · cites it 4× “NRS 202.265"); NRS 202.265(1)(b) (listing a "dirk, dagger, or switchblade knife"); NRS 202.”
United States v. Ricardo Guizar-Rodriguez, 900 F.3d 1044 (9th Cir. 2018). · cites it 2× “” See Nev. Rev. Stat. § 202.265 (1)(g) (including “[a]ny device used to mark any part of a person with paint or any other substance” in a list of UNITED STATES V.”
Barnhart v. State, 130 P.3d 650 (Nev. 2006). · cites it 2× “165(5)(c) (defining a deadly weapon, in part, as a weapon specifically described in NRS 202.265); NRS 202.265(4)(a)(2) (defining a firearm as any device from which a metal projectile may be expelled by means of a spring or gas).”
Buff v. State, 970 P.2d 564 (Nev. 1998). · cites it 2× “2d 139, 140 (1988) (holding that a folding pocket knife with a locking blade was not a dirk or dagger for purposes of NRS 202.265 and NRS 202.350, enumerating dangerous bladed weapons prohibited from being possessed, manufactured, or carried).”
Guerrina (robert) Vs. State, 2018 NV 45 (Nev. 2018). · cites it 8× “NRS 202.265"); NRS 202.265(1)(b) (listing a "dirk, dagger, or switchblade knife"); NRS 202.”
Guerrina (robert) Vs. State, 2018 NV 45 (Nev. 2018). · cites it 8× “NRS 202.265"); NRS 202.265(1)(b) (listing a "dirk, dagger, or switchblade knife"); NRS 202.”
Flores Vs. Las Vegas-clark Cty. Library Dist., 2018 NV 101 (Nev. 2018). · cites it 4× “3673(3), which prohibits concealed firearm possession in public buildings such as the Rainbow Branch Library, or NRS 202.265(1), which prohibits all firearm possession in certain legislatively designated buildings (not including the Rainbow Branch Library).”
Flores Vs. Las Vegas-clark Cty. Library Dist., 2018 NV 101 (Nev. 2018). · cites it 2× “3673(3), which prohibits concealed firearm possession in public buildings such as the Rainbow Branch Library, or NRS 202.265(1), which prohibits all firearm possession in certain legislatively designated buildings (not including the Rainbow Branch Library).”
Flores v. Las Vegas-Clark Cnty. Library Dist., 432 P.3d 173 (Nev. 2018). · cites it 2× “3673(3), which prohibits concealed firearm possession in public buildings such as the Rainbow Branch Library, or NRS 202.265(1), which prohibits all firearm possession in certain legislatively designated buildings (not including the Rainbow Branch Library).”
Goode v. Perry (D. Nev. 2022). · cites it 2× “8 The relevant version of NRS 202.265(5)(b) defined a firearm: 9 (b) “Firearm” includes any device from which a metallic projectile, including any ball 10 bearing or pellet, may be expelled by means of spring, gas, air or other force.”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 202.265(1) — 3 cases
Flores Vs. Las Vegas-clark Cty. Library Dist., 2018 NV 101 (Nev. 2018). “3673(3), which prohibits concealed firearm possession in public buildings such as the Rainbow Branch Library, or NRS 202.265(1), which prohibits all firearm possession in certain legislatively designated buildings (not including the Rainbow Branch Library).”
Flores Vs. Las Vegas-clark Cty. Library Dist., 2018 NV 101 (Nev. 2018). “3673(3), which prohibits concealed firearm possession in public buildings such as the Rainbow Branch Library, or NRS 202.265(1), which prohibits all firearm possession in certain legislatively designated buildings (not including the Rainbow Branch Library).”
Flores v. Las Vegas-Clark Cnty. Library Dist., 432 P.3d 173 (Nev. 2018). “3673(3), which prohibits concealed firearm possession in public buildings such as the Rainbow Branch Library, or NRS 202.265(1), which prohibits all firearm possession in certain legislatively designated buildings (not including the Rainbow Branch Library).”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 202.265(1)(b) — 3 cases
Guerrina v. State, 419 P.3d 705 (Nev. 2018). “NRS 202.265"); NRS 202.265(1)(b) (listing a "dirk, dagger, or switchblade knife"); NRS 202.”
Guerrina (robert) Vs. State, 2018 NV 45 (Nev. 2018). “NRS 202.265"); NRS 202.265(1)(b) (listing a "dirk, dagger, or switchblade knife"); NRS 202.”
Guerrina (robert) Vs. State, 2018 NV 45 (Nev. 2018). “NRS 202.265"); NRS 202.265(1)(b) (listing a "dirk, dagger, or switchblade knife"); NRS 202.”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 202.265(1)(f) — 1 case
Flores v. Las Vegas-Clark Cnty. Library Dist., 432 P.3d 173 (Nev. 2018). “3673(3), which prohibits concealed firearm possession in public buildings such as the Rainbow Branch Library, or NRS 202.265(1), which prohibits all firearm possession in certain legislatively designated buildings (not including the Rainbow Branch Library).”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 202.265(4)(a)(2) — 1 case
Barnhart v. State, 130 P.3d 650 (Nev. 2006). “165(5)(c) (defining a deadly weapon, in part, as a weapon specifically described in NRS 202.265); NRS 202.265(4)(a)(2) (defining a firearm as any device from which a metal projectile may be expelled by means of a spring or gas).”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 202.265(5) — 2 cases
Funderburk v. State, 212 P.3d 337 (Nev. 2009). “Therefore, we determine that the district court did not err by instructing the jury that a BB gun constitutes a “firearm,” as defined in NRS 202.265(5)05), 1 a statute referenced in NRS 193.”
Berry v. State, 212 P.3d 1085 (Nev. 2009). “We conclude that because NRS 202.265’s list of weapons is specifically referenced in NRS 193.”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 202.265(5)(b) — 7 cases
Berry v. State, 212 P.3d 1085 (Nev. 2009). “We conclude that because NRS 202.265’s list of weapons is specifically referenced in NRS 193.”
Funderburk v. State, 212 P.3d 337 (Nev. 2009). “Therefore, we determine that the district court did not err by instructing the jury that a BB gun constitutes a “firearm,” as defined in NRS 202.265(5)05), 1 a statute referenced in NRS 193.”
Goode v. Perry (D. Nev. 2022). “8 The relevant version of NRS 202.265(5)(b) defined a firearm: 9 (b) “Firearm” includes any device from which a metallic projectile, including any ball 10 bearing or pellet, may be expelled by means of spring, gas, air or other force.”
Goode (Shawn) v. State (Nev. 2013).
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 202.265(5)(d) — 3 cases
Guerrina v. State, 419 P.3d 705 (Nev. 2018). “NRS 202.265"); NRS 202.265(1)(b) (listing a "dirk, dagger, or switchblade knife"); NRS 202.”
Guerrina (robert) Vs. State, 2018 NV 45 (Nev. 2018). “NRS 202.265"); NRS 202.265(1)(b) (listing a "dirk, dagger, or switchblade knife"); NRS 202.”
Guerrina (robert) Vs. State, 2018 NV 45 (Nev. 2018). “NRS 202.265"); NRS 202.265(1)(b) (listing a "dirk, dagger, or switchblade knife"); NRS 202.”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 202.265(l)(e) — 1 case
Berry v. State, 212 P.3d 1085 (Nev. 2009). “We conclude that because NRS 202.265’s list of weapons is specifically referenced in NRS 193.”
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