Nevada Revised Statutes
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 203.010 (2026)
Breach of peace
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NRS 203.010 Breach of peace. Every
person who shall maliciously and willfully disturb the peace or quiet of any
neighborhood or person or family by loud or unusual noises, or by tumultuous
and offensive conduct, threatening, traducing, quarreling, challenging to
fight, or fighting, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
[1911 C&P § 327; RL § 6592; NCL § 10275]—(NRS A 1967, 489; 1971, 150)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5
cases, 1980–2020 · leading case: Wilmeth v. State, 610 P.2d 735 (Nev. 1980).
Wilmeth v. State, 610 P.2d 735 (Nev. 1980). “Proposed jury instruction D stated that the jury could find appellant guilty of the lesser included misdemeanor offenses of disturbing the peace, NRS 203.010, and provoking commission of a breach of the peace, NRS 203.”
Droge v. AAAA Two Star Towing, Inc., 468 P.3d 862 (Nev. 2020). “The term is defined in NRS 203.010, a criminal statute that appears under the heading "Nreach of peace," which makes it a misdemeanor to "maliciously and willfully disturb the peace or quiet of any neighborhood or person or family by loud or unusual noises, or by tumultuous and…”
Droge Vs. Aaaa Two Star Towing, Inc., 2020 NV 33 (Nev. 2020). “The term is defined in NRS 203.010, a criminal statute that appears under the heading "Nreach of peace," which makes it a misdemeanor to "maliciously and willfully disturb the peace or quiet of any neighborhood or person or family by loud or unusual noises, or by tumultuous and…”
In Re: Discipline of Stephen Stubbs (Nev. 2016). “481), and disturbing the peace (misdemeanor violation of NRS 203.010). We previously determined that the convictions did not involve "serious crime[s]" as defined by SCR 111(6) but ordered Stubbs to show cause why an immediate temporary suspension should not be imposed, see SCR…”
Arevalo (Jesus) v. Dist. Ct. (State) (Nev. 2015). “571(1) (harassment) and NRS 203.010 (breach of peace), contain a mental state requirement and thus Arevalo's convictions for harassment and breach of peace took into consideration his subjective state of mind.”
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