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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 205.270 (2026)

Penalty for taking property from person of another under circumstances not amounting to robbery; limitation on granting of probation or suspension of sentence

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NRS 205.270  Penalty for taking property from person of another under circumstances not amounting to robbery; limitation on granting of probation or suspension of sentence.

      1.  A person who, under circumstances not amounting to robbery, with the intent to steal or appropriate to his or her own use, takes property from the person of another, without the other person’s consent, is guilty of a category C felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130.

      2.  In addition to any other penalty, the court shall order the person to pay restitution.

      3.  The court shall not grant probation to or suspend the sentence of any person convicted of violating subsection 1 if the person from whom the property was taken has any infirmity caused by age or other physical condition.

      [1911 C&P § 557; RL § 6822; NCL § 10502]—(NRS A 1967, 500; 1979, 1445; 1985, 1868; 1995, 1222; 1997, 343; 2011, 165; 2019, 4432)

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 20 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1968–2025 · leading case: Ibarra v. State, 426 P.3d 16 (Nev. 2018).
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Ibarra v. State, 426 P.3d 16 (Nev. 2018). · cites it 43× “" NRS 205.270. Ibarra stole a cell phone from a woman sitting next to him at a bus stop.”
Young v. State, 534 P.3d 158 (Nev. 2023). · cites it 4× “Though Young contends that taking a wallet from the purse of a victim is too attenuated to constitute a taking "from the person," the Nevada Supreme Court has held that similar type of conduct is the type of conduct NRS 205.270 seeks to punish. See Terral, 84 Nev.”
Ikie v. State, 823 P.2d 258 (Nev. 1991). · cites it 6× “Ikie was arrested and charged by information with larceny from the person, a felony pursuant to NRS 205.270. [1] The information charged both Ikie and Kado with personally taking the money from Mr.”
Ibarra (gabriel) Vs. State, 2018 NV 70 (Nev. 2018). · cites it 76× “" NRS 205.270. Ibarra stole a cell phone from a woman sitting next to him at a bus stop.”
Ibarra (gabriel) Vs. State, 2018 NV 70 (Nev. 2018). · cites it 76× “" NRS 205.270. Ibarra stole a cell phone from a woman sitting next to him at a bus stop.”
Terral v. State, 442 P.2d 465 (Nev. 1968). · cites it 2× “270 to pickpockets, purse snatchers, jewel abstracters and the like, since larceny from the person is a felony, and the value of the property taken is immaterial so long as it has some value. The gravaman of the offense is that the person of another has been violated and his…”
Oliver v. State, 703 P.2d 869 (Nev. 1985). “; On May 7, 1983, Las Vegas policemen arrested appellant Oliver and charged him with larceny from the person, in violation of NRS 205.270. At trial, prosecution witnesses established the following facts.”
Odom v. Sheriff, Clark Cnty., 497 P.2d 906 (Nev. 1972). · cites it 2× “OPINION Per Curiam: After a preliminary examination the appellant was bound over to the district court for trial on a charge of larceny from the person, a felony under NRS 205.270. 1 He petitioned for a writ of habeas corpus, contending that there was insufficient evidence…”
Sheriff, Clark Cnty. v. Killman, 691 P.2d 434 (Nev. 1984). “*620 OPINION Per Curiam: Respondent Killman was charged by way of a criminal information with one count of unauthorized signing of a credit card transaction document, in violation of NRS 205.270. Killman then brought a pretrial petition for a writ of habeas corpus in the…”
Randolph v. Sheriff, Clark Cnty., 569 P.2d 408 (Nev. 1977). “-310); larceny from the person (felony, NRS 205.270); and, robbery (felony, NRS 200.”
Downs v. Warden, 568 P.2d 575 (Nev. 1977). “: On October 27, 1973, the appellant was arrested and charged with larceny from the person (NRS 205.270), a felony. Until December 14, 1973, the date the criminal information was filed in district court, appellant was represented by the Clark County Public Defender’s Office.”
Thompson v. State, 565 P.2d 1011 (Nev. 1977). · cites it 2× “OPINION Per Curiam: At the conclusion of a bench trial, appellant was adjudged guilty of the crime of larceny from the person, a felony under NRS 205.270. 1 Here, his principal contentions are: (1) evidence was illegally seized and should have been suppressed; (2) he was denied…”
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— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 205.270(1) — 7 cases
Ibarra v. State, 426 P.3d 16 (Nev. 2018). “" NRS 205.270. Ibarra stole a cell phone from a woman sitting next to him at a bus stop.”
Ibarra (gabriel) Vs. State, 2018 NV 70 (Nev. 2018). “" NRS 205.270. Ibarra stole a cell phone from a woman sitting next to him at a bus stop.”
Ibarra (gabriel) Vs. State, 2018 NV 70 (Nev. 2018). “" NRS 205.270. Ibarra stole a cell phone from a woman sitting next to him at a bus stop.”
Hodges (Andrew) v. State (Nev. 2019).
Hodges (Andrew) v. State (Nev. 2019).
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 205.270(1)(a) — 4 cases
Ibarra v. State, 426 P.3d 16 (Nev. 2018). “" NRS 205.270. Ibarra stole a cell phone from a woman sitting next to him at a bus stop.”
Ibarra (gabriel) Vs. State, 2018 NV 70 (Nev. 2018). “" NRS 205.270. Ibarra stole a cell phone from a woman sitting next to him at a bus stop.”
Ibarra (gabriel) Vs. State, 2018 NV 70 (Nev. 2018). “" NRS 205.270. Ibarra stole a cell phone from a woman sitting next to him at a bus stop.”
Winship (Michelle) v. State (Nev. 2013).
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 205.270(1)(b) — 1 case
Samuel (Tyrone) v. State (Nev. 2014).
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