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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 432B.100 (2026)

“Sexual abuse” defined

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NRS 432B.100  “Sexual abuse” defined.  “Sexual abuse” includes acts upon a child constituting:

      1.  Incest under NRS 201.180;

      2.  Lewdness with a child under NRS 201.230;

      3.  Sado-masochistic abuse under NRS 201.262;

      4.  Sexual assault under NRS 200.366;

      5.  Statutory sexual seduction under NRS 200.368;

      6.  Open or gross lewdness under NRS 201.210; and

      7.  Mutilation of the genitalia of a female child, aiding, abetting, encouraging or participating in the mutilation of the genitalia of a female child, or removal of a female child from this State for the purpose of mutilating the genitalia of the child under NRS 200.5083.

      (Added to NRS by 1985, 1369; A 1991, 54; 1997, 677; 2003, 1396)

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 11 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1997–2025 · leading case: State v. Quinn, 30 P.3d 1117 (Nev. 2001).
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State v. Quinn, 30 P.3d 1117 (Nev. 2001). · cites it 6× “095(1) then provided for longer tolling periods if the *1120 offense constituted "sexual abuse of a child, as defined in NRS 432B.100." [7] Importantly, these extended tolling periods do not apply to the facts of this case because indecent exposure was not included among those…”
McConnell v. State, 102 P.3d 606 (Nev. 2004). · cites it 2× “[64] See NRS 432B.100 (defining "sexual abuse"); NRS 200.”
Bailey v. State, 91 P.3d 596 (Nev. 2004). · cites it 6× “095(l)(b) is the applicable statute because lewdness with a minor is an offense constituting sexual abuse of a child under NRS 432B.100. Accordingly, where child victims discover or reasonably should have discovered they were the victims of sexual abuse, an information or…”
Jane Doe A. v. Green, 298 F. Supp. 2d 1025 (D. Nev. 2004). · cites it 2× “Among the many illegal acts defined as constituting sexual abuse, see Nev.Rev.Stat. § 432B.100, is the “annoyance or molestation of a minor.”
Brown v. State, 934 P.2d 235 (Nev. 1997). · cites it 2× “As used in this section: (a) “Abuse or neglect” means physical or mental injury of a non-accidental nature, sexual abuse, sexual exploitation NRS 432B.100 states that “sexual abuse” includes acts upon a child constituting: 1.”
Sena (christopher) v. State, 2022 NV 34 (Nev. 2022). · cites it 2× “(b) An indictment must be found, or an information or complaint filed, for any offense constituting sexual abuse of a child, as defined in NRS 432B.100, before the victim of the sexual abuse is: (1) Twenty-one years old if he discovers or reasonably should have discovered that…”
Martinez, Jr. (jesus) v. State, 558 P.3d 346 (Nev. 2024). “508(2) does not apply to the facts here because that section applies only to people "responsible for the safety or welfare of a child," which does "not include a child prostitute's `john.”
Cazares, III (Manuel) v. State (Nev. 2019). · cites it 2× “" Sexual abuse as defined in the child abuse statute includes sexual abuse of a child as defined in NRS 432B.100, and NRS 432B.100 includes sexual assault under NRS 200.”
Lasha v. Cosby (D. Nev. 2025). · cites it 2× “at 8–9 (citing Nev. Rev. Stat. § 432B.100). 8 Likewise, sexual exploitation is defined with reference to NRS 432B.”
McCallister (Donald) v. State (Nev. 2017). “It further child, as defined in NRS 432B.100," which includes lewdness) enced appears that the prosecution for the lewdness charges was not comm st period within the applicable limitation period even considering the longe unlikely afforded by NRS 171.”
Cornejo (Cesar) v. Dist. Ct. (State) (Nev. 2014). “508 are technical and do not reflect a layperson's common understanding of those terms such that an instruction on the statutory definitions would be required under NRS 172.”
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