NRS
212.185 Possession or control of dangerous weapon or facsimile by
incarcerated person prohibited.
1. A person who is incarcerated in the
state prison or any county or city jail or detention facility or other
correctional facility in this State, or is transferred for medical or
psychiatric treatment at another institution, or is in transit to or from such
facility, or is in the legal custody of any correctional officer or employee,
and who possesses or has in his or her custody or control any:
(a) Instrument or weapon of the kind commonly
known as a blackjack, slungshot, billy, sand-club, sandbag or metal knuckles;
(b) Explosive substance, including fixed
ammunition, or any incendiary or explosive device;
(c) Dirk, dagger, switchblade knife or sharp
instrument;
(d) Pistol, revolver or other firearm;
(e) Facsimile of a firearm or an explosive;
(f) Device capable of propelling a projectile
with sufficient force to cause bodily harm, including, but not limited to, a
pellet gun, slingshot, blowgun, crossbow or bow and arrow; or
(g) Other similar weapon, instrument or device,
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
6 years.
2. For the purposes of this section,
incarceration begins upon assignment to a cell or other place within the
correctional facility after completion of the initial booking procedure.
(Added to NRS by 1977,
269; A 1985,
596; 1989,
1177; 1995,
1257)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in
3
cases, 1982–2013 · leading case:
McKenna v. State, 647 P.2d 865 (Nev. 1982).
McKenna v. State, 647 P.2d 865 (Nev. 1982).
· cites it 5× “: The primary issue before us is whether, in this particular case, violations of NRS 212.185 (possession of a dangerous weapon by an incarcerated person) and NRS 202.”
Zabala (Hank) v. State, No. 61376 (Nev. May 15, 2013).
· cites it 3× “2d 20, 20 (1981); see also NRS 212.185(1)(a) & (c). Therefore, we conclude that Zabala's contention is without merit.”
Fore v. State, 45 P.3d 404 (Nev. 2002).
· cites it 3× “OPINION Per Curiam: This is an appeal from a judgment of conviction, pursuant to a guilty plea, of one felony count of possession and/or control of a dangerous weapon or facsimile by a prisoner, a violation of NRS 212.185. The district court sentenced appellant Byron James Fore…”
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 212.185(1)(a): 1 case
Zabala (Hank) v. State, No. 61376 (Nev. May 15, 2013).
“2d 20, 20 (1981); see also NRS 212.185(1)(a) & (c). Therefore, we conclude that Zabala's contention is without merit.”
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 212.185(l)(c): 1 case
Fore v. State, 45 P.3d 404 (Nev. 2002).
“OPINION Per Curiam: This is an appeal from a judgment of conviction, pursuant to a guilty plea, of one felony count of possession and/or control of a dangerous weapon or facsimile by a prisoner, a violation of NRS 212.185. The district court sentenced appellant Byron James Fore…”
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