Nevada Revised Statutes

Nev. Rev. Stat. § 651.080 (2026)

Deprivation of, interference with and punishment for exercising rights, privileges or access: Prohibition; penalty; limitation

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NRS 651.080  Deprivation of, interference with and punishment for exercising rights, privileges or access: Prohibition; penalty; limitation.

      1.  Any person is guilty of a misdemeanor who:

      (a) Withholds, denies, deprives or attempts to withhold, deny or deprive any other person of any right, privilege or access secured by NRS 651.070, 651.072 or 651.075;

      (b) Intimidates, threatens, coerces or attempts to threaten, intimidate or coerce any other person for the purpose of interfering with any right, privilege or access secured by NRS 651.070, 651.072 or 651.075; or

      (c) Punishes or attempts to punish any other person for exercising or attempting to exercise any right, privilege or access secured by NRS 651.070, 651.072 or 651.075.

      2.  A prosecution for violation of a local ordinance authorized by NRS 651.100 is a bar to any prosecution pursuant to this section.

      (Added to NRS by 1965, 690; A 1997, 75; 2021, 2345)

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1996–2024 · leading case: Clark Cnty. Sch. Dist. v. Buchanan, 924 P.2d 716 (Nev. 1996).
Clark Cnty. Sch. Dist. v. Buchanan, 924 P.2d 716 (Nev. 1996). · cites it 2× “" NRS 651.080 makes it a crime (misdemeanor) for any person to interfere with or deny or attempt to deny any right or privilege secured by NRS 651.”
Washburn v. Mesquite Gaming (D. Nev. 2024). · cites it 3× “” NRS § 651.080 is a criminal statute, which outlines when a person is guilty of a misdemeanor.”
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