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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 202.595 (2026)

Performance of act or neglect of duty in willful or wanton disregard of safety of persons or property; penalty

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NRS 202.595  Performance of act or neglect of duty in willful or wanton disregard of safety of persons or property; penalty.  Unless a greater penalty is otherwise provided by statute and except under the circumstances described in NRS 484B.653, a person who performs any act or neglects any duty imposed by law in willful or wanton disregard of the safety of persons or property shall be punished:

      1.  If the act or neglect does not result in the substantial bodily harm or death of a person, for a gross misdemeanor.

      2.  If the act or neglect results in the substantial bodily harm or death of a person, for a category C felony as provided in NRS 193.130.

      (Added to NRS by 1995, 466; A 1995, 1332)

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 2006–2017 · leading case: Las Vegas Police Prot. Ass'n Metro v. Eighth Jud. Dist. Court of the State of Nevada ex rel. Cnty. of Clark, 130 P.3d 182 (Nev. 2006).
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Las Vegas Police Prot. Ass'n Metro v. Eighth Jud. Dist. Court of the State of Nevada ex rel. Cnty. of Clark, 130 P.3d 182 (Nev. 2006). · cites it 2× “460; and the willful disregard of a person's safety in performing an act or neglecting a duty, as delineated in NRS 202.595. The citizen complaint thereby contains allegations excluding the matter from the citizen review board's jurisdiction.”
Lakeman (Ronald) v. State, No. 64609 (Nev. June 22, 2016). · cites it 7× “Lakeman was convicted of six counts of insurance fraud, four counts of reckless disregard of persons or property resulting in substantial bodily harm (NRS 202.595), four counts of criminal neglect of patients resulting in substantial bodily harm (NRS 200.”
Desai (dipak) Vs. State, 2017 NV 48 (Nev. 2017). · cites it 2× “NRS 202.595 prohibits a person from "perform[ing] any act or neglect[ing] any duty imposed by law in willful or wanton disregard of the safety of persons or property.”
Desai (dipak) Vs. State, 2017 NV 48 (Nev. 2017). “495(1) punishes "[a] professional caretaker who fails to provide such service, care or supervision as is reasonable and necessary to maintain the health or safety of a patient.”
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