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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 205.020 (2026)

Third degree

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NRS 205.020  Third 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:

      1.  Any unoccupied personal property of another which has the value of $25 or more;

      2.  Any unoccupied personal property owned by him or her in which another person has a legal interest; or

      3.  Any timber, forest, shrubbery, crops, grass, vegetation or other flammable material not his or her own,

Ê is guilty of arson in the third degree which is a category D felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130.

      [1911 C&P § 360 1/2; added 1927, 228; A 1943, 181; 1943 NCL § 10309]—(NRS A 1967, 493; 1975, 916; 1979, 329; 1989, 964; 1995, 1214)

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases, 1973–2020 · leading case: Brimmage v. State, 567 P.2d 54 (Nev. 1977).
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Brimmage v. State, 567 P.2d 54 (Nev. 1977). · cites it 3× “380), and third degree arson (NRS 205.020). Here, he asserts numerous grounds for reversal, none of which has merit.”
Haney v. State, 185 P.3d 350 (Nev. 2008). “*410 FACTS Haney pleaded guilty on March 23, 2006, to attempted third-degree arson under NRS 205.020, based on an incident where he threw a Molotov cocktail and set fire to shrubbery outside of a Las Vegas apartment complex.”
Batt v. State, 901 P.2d 664 (Nev. 1995). · cites it 3× “: This is an appeal from judgments of conviction entered against *1129 appellant Randall Batt, on jury verdicts, for two felonies and one gross misdemeanor, namely: third-degree arson, a felony (NRS 205.020); destruction of timber by fire caused by gross negligence, a felony…”
State Vs. Dist. Ct. (radonski, (david)), 2020 NV 23 (Nev. 2020). · cites it 8× “010), two counts of third-degree arson (NRS 205.020), and one count of &PROM Coum OF NEVADA 2 (0) 1907A 441* destruction by fire of timber, crops, or vegetation (NRS 475.”
Johnson v. Sheriff, Washoe Cnty., 511 P.2d 1051 (Nev. 1973). “*305 OPINION Per Curiam: At the conclusion of a preliminary examination charges of third degree arson (NRS 205.020) and arson with intent to defraud an insurer (NRS 205.”
United States v. Espinoza, 383 F. Supp. 3d 1088 (D. Nev. 2019). · cites it 2× “Nev. Rev. Stat. § 205.020 ("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 [enumerated types of property] .”
Babich v. Sheriff, 514 P.2d 1293 (Nev. 1973). “*475 OPINION Per Curiam: After preliminary examination, a magistrate held appellants to stand trial for second degree arson (NRS 205.020), and burning insured property (NRS 205.”
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