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NRS 201.295 – Definitions.

As used in NRS 201.295 to 201.440, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. “Adult” means a person 18 years of age or older. 2. “Child” means a person less than 18 years of age. 3. “Induce” means to persuade, encourage, inveigle or entice. 4. “Prostitute” means a male or female person who for a […]

NRS 201.300 – Pandering and sex trafficking: Definitions; penalties; exception.

1. A person who without physical force or the immediate threat of physical force, induces an adult to unlawfully become a prostitute or to continue to engage in prostitution, or to enter any place within this State in which prostitution is practiced, encouraged or allowed for the purpose of sexual conduct or prostitution is guilty […]

NRS 201.301 – Facilitating sex trafficking; penalty.

1. A person is guilty of facilitating sex trafficking if the person: (a) Facilitates, arranges, provides or pays for the transportation of a person to or within this State with the intent of: (1) Inducing the person to engage in prostitution in violation of subparagraph (1), (2) or (3) of paragraph (a) of subsection 2 […]

NRS 201.305 – Prostitution subculture as admissible evidence for certain purposes.

In a prosecution for pandering or sex trafficking pursuant to NRS 201.300, expert testimony concerning: 1. The prostitution subculture, including, without limitation, the effect of physical, emotional or mental abuse on the beliefs, behavior and perception of the alleged victim of the pandering or sex trafficking that is offered by the prosecution or defense is […]

NRS 201.320 – Living from earnings of prostitute; penalty.

1. A person who knowingly accepts, receives, levies or appropriates any money or other valuable thing, without consideration, from the proceeds of any prostitute, is guilty of living from the earnings of a prostitute and shall be punished: (a) Where physical force or the immediate threat of physical force is used, for a category C […]

NRS 201.325 – Power of court to order restitution.

1. In addition to any other penalty, the court may order a person convicted of a violation of any provision of NRS 201.300, 201.320 or 201.395 to pay restitution to the victim as provided in subsection 2. 2. Restitution ordered pursuant to this section may include, without limitation: (a) The cost of medical and psychological […]

NRS 201.345 – Jurisdictional powers of Attorney General.

1. The Attorney General has concurrent jurisdiction with the district attorneys of the counties in this State to prosecute any violation of NRS 201.300, 201.301, 201.320, 201.354 or 201.395. 2. If the Attorney General charges a defendant pursuant to this section, the Attorney General may also charge related offenses if committed in the course of […]

NRS 201.350 – Venue.

It shall not be a defense to a prosecution for any of the acts prohibited in NRS 201.300, 201.320 or 201.395 that any part of such act or acts shall have been committed outside this state, and the offense shall in such case be deemed and alleged to have been committed, and the offender tried […]

NRS 201.352 – Additional fine for certain violations.

1. If a person is convicted of a violation of subsection 2 of NRS 201.300, subsection 1 of NRS 201.301, NRS 201.320 or 201.395, the victim of the violation is a child when the offense is committed and physical force or violence or the immediate threat of physical force or violence is used upon the […]

NRS 201.353 – Unlawful for prostitute to engage in prostitution or solicitation for prostitution except in licensed house of prostitution: Penalty; provision of certain information; dismissal.

1. It is unlawful for a prostitute to engage in prostitution or solicitation therefor, except in a licensed house of prostitution. 2. A person who violates subsection 1 is guilty of a misdemeanor. 3. A peace officer who: (a) Detains but does not arrest or issue a citation to a person for a violation of […]

NRS 201.354 – Unlawful for customer to engage in prostitution or solicitation for prostitution except in licensed house of prostitution: Criminal penalties; civil penalty; discharge and dismissal.

1. It is unlawful for a customer to engage in prostitution or solicitation therefor, except in a licensed house of prostitution. 2. Any person who violates subsection 1 by soliciting for prostitution: (a) A child; (b) A peace officer who is posing as a child; or (c) A person who is assisting in an investigation […]

NRS 201.360 – Placing person in house of prostitution; penalties.

1. A person who: (a) Places another in the charge or custody of a third person with the intent that the other person engage in prostitution or who compels the other person to reside with him or her or with any third person for purposes of prostitution, or who compels another person to reside in […]

NRS 201.395 – Advancing prostitution: Definition; penalty.

1. A person who owns, leases, operates, controls or manages any business or private property is guilty of advancing prostitution if the person: (a) Knows that illegal prostitution is being conducted at the business or upon such private property because the person has been notified, in writing, by a law enforcement agency of at least […]

NRS 201.400 – General reputation competent evidence.

In the trial of all cases arising under the provisions of NRS 201.380 and 201.390, evidence of general reputation is competent evidence as to the question of the ill fame of any house alleged to be so kept, and to the question of the ill fame of any person. [1911 C&P § 248; RL § […]