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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 205.320 (2026)

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NRS 205.320  Threats.  A person who, with the intent to extort or gain any money or other property or to compel or induce another to make, subscribe, execute, alter or destroy any valuable security or instrument or writing affecting or intended to affect any cause of action or defense, or any property, or to influence the action of any public officer, or to do or abet or procure any illegal or wrongful act, whether or not the purpose is accomplished, threatens directly or indirectly:

      1.  To accuse any person of a crime;

      2.  To injure a person or property;

      3.  To publish or connive at publishing any libel;

      4.  To expose or impute to any person any deformity or disgrace; or

      5.  To expose any secret,

Ê is guilty of 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, or by a fine of not more than $10,000, or by both fine and imprisonment. In addition to any other penalty, the court shall order the person to pay restitution.

      [1911 C&P § 474; RL § 6739; NCL § 10423]—(NRS A 1967, 502; 1979, 1445; 1995, 1223)

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 22 cases (6 in the last 5 years), 1958–2025 · leading case: Phillips v. State, 119 P.3d 711 (Nev. 2005).
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Phillips v. State, 119 P.3d 711 (Nev. 2005). · cites it 6× “: In this appeal, we consider the meaning of the terms "libel," "disgrace" and "secret" as used in Nevada's extortion statute, NRS 205.320. We conclude that "libel" refers to the publication of a false statement of fact, "disgrace" means to humiliate or cause loss of favor or…”
Whitehead v. Nevada Comm'n on Jud. Discipline, 878 P.2d 913 (Nev. 1994). · cites it 2× “560 Threatening to publish libel — a gross misdemeanor NRS 205.320 Extortion — a felony (4) & (5) If criminal prosecution were not enough of a deterrent, the violator could also be charged with the violation of SCR 101, 174, 179, 181, 201 and 203, which, if found to be true,…”
G.K. Las Vegas Ltd. P'ship v. Simon Prop. Grp., Inc., 460 F. Supp. 2d 1246 (D. Nev. 2006). · cites it 2× “Extortion Section 205.320 of the Nevada Revised Statutes states in part that: A person who, with the intent to extort or gain any money or other property or to compel or induce another to make, subscribe, execute, alter or destroy any valuable security or instrument or writing…”
Metabolic Rsch., Inc. v. Scott Ferrell, 693 F.3d 795 (9th Cir. 2012). “Penal Code § 519); Nev.Rev.Stat. § 205.320; see also Cal.Penal Code §§ 518-519.”
Edward D. Eckert v. Robert Tansy, 936 F.2d 444 (9th Cir. 1991). “Nev.Rev.Stat. § 205.320 (1989). Each offense requires proof of an additional fact which the other does not.”
Nall v. Warden, 471 P.2d 218 (Nev. 1970). · cites it 6× “Nall was convicted of felony extortion under NRS 205.320 and sentenced to five years imprisonment.”
G.K. Las Vegas Ltd. P'ship v. Simon Prop. Grp., Inc., 460 F. Supp. 2d 1222 (D. Nev. 2006). · cites it 2× “Extortion Section 205.320 of the Nevada Revised Statutes states in part that: A person who, with the intent to extort or gain any money or other property or to compel or induce another to make, subscribe, execute, alter or destroy any valuable security or instrument or writing…”
Conforte v. State, 362 P.2d 274 (Nev. 1961). “: Appellant was convicted by a jury of extortion in violation of NRS 205.320 which provides, in part, that every person who, with intent to influence the action of any public officer shall threaten directly or indirectly to accuse any person of a crime, or to publish or connive…”
United States v. Andrade, 993 F. Supp. 2d 1269 (D. Nev. 2014). · cites it 4× “060, to further an unlawful activity, that is extortion, in violation of NRS section 205.320, and thereafter committed and attempted to commit the crime of violence to further such unlawful activity.”
Metabolic Rsch., Inc. v. Scott Ferrell, 668 F.3d 1100 (9th Cir. 2012). “Penal Code § 519); Nev.Rev.Stat. § 205.320; see also Cal.Penal Code §§ 518-519.”
In re Discipline of Jonathan Callister, No. 70901 (Nev. July 25, 2017). · cites it 2× “because his threat to accuse the witness of perjury if he did not execute an affidavit violated NRS 205.320 (extortion) and was thus an inducement prohibited by law.”
Boyd (Keair) v. State, 501 P.3d 1003 (Nev. 2022). · cites it 2× “to do or abet or procure any illegal or wrongful act, whether or not the purpose is accomplished, threaten [ ] directly or indirectly" to (1) "injure a person or property"; (2) "expose or impute to any person any deformity or disgrace; oe (3) "expose any secret.”
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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 205.320(2): 1 case
Boyd (Keair) v. State, 501 P.3d 1003 (Nev. 2022). “to do or abet or procure any illegal or wrongful act, whether or not the purpose is accomplished, threaten [ ] directly or indirectly" to (1) "injure a person or property"; (2) "expose or impute to any person any deformity or disgrace; oe (3) "expose any secret.”
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 205.320(4): 1 case
Whitehead v. Nevada Comm'n on Jud. Discipline, 878 P.2d 913 (Nev. 1994). “560 Threatening to publish libel — a gross misdemeanor NRS 205.320 Extortion — a felony (4) & (5) If criminal prosecution were not enough of a deterrent, the violator could also be charged with the violation of SCR 101, 174, 179, 181, 201 and 203, which, if found to be true,…”
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