NRS
33.018 Acts which constitute domestic violence; exceptions.
1. Domestic
violence occurs when a person commits one of the following acts against or upon
the person’s spouse or former spouse, any other person to whom the person is
related by blood or marriage, any other person with whom the person has had or
is having a dating relationship, any other person with whom the person has a
child in common, the minor child of any of those persons, the person’s minor
child or any other person who has been appointed the custodian or legal
guardian for the person’s minor child:
(a) A battery.
(b) An assault.
(c) Coercion pursuant to NRS 207.190.
(d) A sexual assault.
(e) A knowing, purposeful or reckless course of
conduct intended to harass the other person. Such conduct may include, but is
not limited to:
(1) Stalking.
(2) Arson.
(3) Trespassing.
(4) Larceny.
(5) Destruction of private property.
(6) Carrying a concealed weapon without a
permit.
(7) Injuring or killing an animal.
(8) Burglary.
(9) An invasion of the home.
(f) A false imprisonment.
(g) Pandering.
(h) A kidnapping.
(i) An attempt or solicitation to commit an
offense described in paragraphs (a) to (h), inclusive.
2. The provisions of this section do not
apply to:
(a) Siblings, except those siblings who are in a
custodial or guardianship relationship with each other; or
(b) Cousins, except those cousins who are in a
custodial or guardianship relationship with each other.
3. As used in this section, “dating
relationship” means frequent, intimate associations primarily characterized by
the expectation of affectional or sexual involvement. The term does not include
a casual relationship or an ordinary association between persons in a business
or social context.
(Added to NRS by 1985,
2283; A 1995,
902; 1997,
1808; 2007,
82, 1275;
2017,
3179; 2019,
1805; 2025,
36th Special Session, 84)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in
50
cases (
11 in the last 5 years), 1997–2025 · leading case:
English v. State, 9 P.3d 60 (Nev. 2000).
English v. State, 9 P.3d 60 (Nev. 2000).
· cites it 22× “He was charged by criminal information with a felony crime that was denominated as "domestic battery, a violation of NRS 33.018, NRS 200.481 and NRS 200.485." To enhance English's crime to a felony under NRS 200.”
People v. Rucker, 25 Cal. Rptr. 3d 62 (Cal. Ct. App. 2005).
· cites it 2× “2950 (30)(a)); “frequent, intimate associations primarily characterized by the expectation of affectional or sexual involvement” ( Nev. Rev. Stat. § 33.018 (2)); and “a social relationship of a romantic nature,” a determination that could be based on such factors as: “(a) [t]he…”
Boykins v. State, 995 P.2d 474 (Nev. 2000).
· cites it 4× “061 as follows: Evidence of domestic violence as defined in NRS 33.018 and expert testimony concerning the effect of domestic violence on the beliefs, behavior and perception of the person alleging the domestic violence is admissible in chief and in rebuttal, when determining: 1.”
Newman v. State, 298 P.3d 1171 (Nev. 2013).
“360, § 1, at 169; see NRS 33.018(1)(a) (defining “domestic violence” to include battery on an accused’s minor child), and Bigpond , which recognizes that character evidence can be admissible so long as it has a credible, non- *234 propensity purpose, such as explaining the…”
Oriola v. Thaler, 2000 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 8598 (Cal. Ct. App. 2000).
· cites it 2× “§ 45-5-206 (2)(b) [“dating or ongoing intimate relationship with a person of the opposite sex”] [Montana]; Nev. Rev. Stat. § 33.018 (2) [“dating relationship”] [Nevada]; N.”
State v. Second Jud. Dist. Court of Nev., 421 P.3d 803 (Nev. 2018).
· cites it 3× “Each of Kephart's convictions has been for the crime of "domestic battery, a violation of NRS 33.018, NRS 200.481, and NRS 200.485.”
McDermott v. McDermott, 946 P.2d 177 (Nev. 1997).
· cites it 12× “480(5) and (7), [2] if the court finds by clear and convincing evidence that one of the parents has committed domestic violence, as defined in NRS 33.018, upon "a parent of the child," a rebuttable presumption is created that "sole or joint custody of the child by the…”
Myers v. Haskins, 513 P.3d 527 (Nev. 2022).
“0035(1)(b) (defining domestic violence as committing acts described in NRS 33.018(1)). Lisa also alleged that Caleb and Valeri use specific derogatory terms to demean S.”
State Vs. Dist. Ct. (kephart (john)), 2018 NV 50 (Nev. 2018).
· cites it 6× “Each of Kephart's convictions has been for the crime of "domestic battery, a violation of NRS 33.018, NRS 200.481, and NRS 200.485.”
State Vs. Dist. Ct. (kephart (john)), 2018 NV 50 (Nev. 2018).
· cites it 6× “Each of Kephart's convictions has been for the crime of "domestic battery, a violation of NRS 33.018, NRS 200.481, and NRS 200.485.”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 33.018(1) — 7 cases
Myers v. Haskins, 513 P.3d 527 (Nev. 2022).
“0035(1)(b) (defining domestic violence as committing acts described in NRS 33.018(1)). Lisa also alleged that Caleb and Valeri use specific derogatory terms to demean S.”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 33.018(1)(a) — 3 cases
Newman v. State, 298 P.3d 1171 (Nev. 2013).
“360, § 1, at 169; see NRS 33.018(1)(a) (defining “domestic violence” to include battery on an accused’s minor child), and Bigpond , which recognizes that character evidence can be admissible so long as it has a credible, non- *234 propensity purpose, such as explaining the…”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 33.018(1)(e)(1) — 2 cases
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 33.018(2) — 1 case
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 33.018(l)(a) — 1 case
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