Nevada Revised Statutes
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 205.015 (2026)
Second degree
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NRS 205.015 Second degree. A
person who willfully and maliciously sets fire to or burns or causes to be
burned, or who aids, counsels or procures the burning of any abandoned building
or structure, whether the property of the person or of another, is guilty of
arson in the second degree which is a category B felony and shall be punished
by imprisonment in the state prison for a minimum term of not less than 1 year
and a maximum term of not more than 10 years, and may be further punished by a
fine of not more than $10,000.
[1911 C&P § 360; A 1927, 228; 1943, 181; 1943 NCL § 10308]—(NRS A 1975, 916; 1979, 1439; 1995, 1213)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1972–2024 · leading case: Redeker v. Eighth Jud. Dist. Court of the State of Nevada ex rel. Cnty. of Clark, 127 P.3d 520 (Nev. 2006).
Redeker v. Eighth Jud. Dist. Court of the State of Nevada ex rel. Cnty. of Clark, 127 P.3d 520 (Nev. 2006). “*170 Redeker was convicted of violating NRS 205.015, which provides in pertinent part that “[a] person who willfully and maliciously sets fire to or burns .”
Redeker v. Dist. Ct., 127 P.3d 520 (Nev. 2006). “Redeker was convicted of violating NRS 205.015, which provides in pertinent part that "[a] person who willfully and maliciously sets fire to or burns .”
State Vs. Dist. Ct. (radonski, (david)), 2020 NV 23 (Nev. 2020). “020, our analysis and interpretation of "willfully and maliciously" burning property also applies to the phrase "willfully and maliciously" as used in the definitions of second- and fourth-degree arson in NRS 205.015 and NRS 205.025. SUPREME COURT OF NEvADA 7 (0) 1947A cktS3.”
Figueroa v. Gill (D. Nev. 2024). “067 (a category B felony), second degree arson in violation NRS 205.015 (a 19 category B felony), and assault on a protected person in violation of NRS 20 200.”
Bishop v. Sheriff, 502 P.2d 1098 (Nev. 1972). “380), and with second-degree arson (NRS 205.015), contends the trial court erred in failing to grant habeas, because (1) there was insufficient evidence adduced at the preliminary hearing to establish probable cause and (2) the magistrate failed to conduct a closed hearing.”
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