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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 686A.291 (2026)

Criminal penalty for insurance fraud

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NRS 686A.291  Criminal penalty for insurance fraud.  A person who commits insurance fraud is guilty of a category D felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130.

      (Added to NRS by 1983, 1388; A 1991, 1042; 1995, 1318, 2698; 1997, 1541; 2001, 1098)

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1987–2021 · leading case: State v. Autry, 746 P.2d 637 (Nev. 1987).
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State v. Autry, 746 P.2d 637 (Nev. 1987). · cites it 2× “291(2), NRS 686A.291(1), and NRS 205.380. A warrant for respondent’s arrest was issued the same day.”
Perelman v. State, 981 P.2d 1199 (Nev. 1999). · cites it 4× “, insurance fraud, is a continuing offense under NRS 686A.291. The statute of limitations for insurance fraud is three years.”
Century Sur. Co. v. Prince, 265 F. Supp. 3d 1182 (D. Nev. 2017). “2d 1199 (1999) (“Although NRS 686A.291 makes the filing of a false statement a crime, the overall intent of the statute is to address the filing of a false claim through the use of fraud, misrepresentations, or false statements.”
Collins v. State, 946 P.2d 1055 (Nev. 1997). “Collins argues that his conviction for obtaining money by false pretenses should be overturned because it is incompatible with his convictions for insurance fraud under NRS 686A.291. We hold that the convictions are compatible and that there is sufficient evidence in the record…”
Sheriff v. Richardson, 734 P.2d 735 (Nev. 1987). · cites it 2× “Presents or causes to be presented to any insurer, any false, incomplete or misleading information concerning a material fact whether written or oral, as a part of or in support of any claim for payment, reimbursement or other benefit; shall be punished by imprisonment in the…”
My Left Foot Child.'s Therapy, LLC v. Certain Underwriter's at Lloyd's London Subscribing to Policy No. HAH15-0632 (D. Nev. 2021). · cites it 2× “”); Nev. Rev. Stat. § 686A.290 (“a person who violates this section is guilty of a category D felony…); Nev.”
Rimer (stanley) Vs. State, 2015 NV 36 (Nev. 2015). · cites it 2× “2d 1199, 1200 (1999) ("[T]he statutory language of NRS 686A.291, taken as a whole, treats insurance fraud as a continuing offense.”
Rimer (stanley) Vs. State, 2015 NV 36 (Nev. 2015). “2d 1199, 1200 (1999) ("[T]he statutory language of NRS 686A.291, taken as a whole, treats insurance fraud as a continuing offense.”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 686A.291(1) — 2 cases
State v. Autry, 746 P.2d 637 (Nev. 1987). “291(2), NRS 686A.291(1), and NRS 205.380. A warrant for respondent’s arrest was issued the same day.”
Sheriff v. Richardson, 734 P.2d 735 (Nev. 1987). “Presents or causes to be presented to any insurer, any false, incomplete or misleading information concerning a material fact whether written or oral, as a part of or in support of any claim for payment, reimbursement or other benefit; shall be punished by imprisonment in the…”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 686A.291(2) — 1 case
State v. Autry, 746 P.2d 637 (Nev. 1987). “291(2), NRS 686A.291(1), and NRS 205.380. A warrant for respondent’s arrest was issued the same day.”
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