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Home » US Law » 2022 Nevada Revised Statutes » TITLE 15—CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS » Chapter 203 - Crimes Against the Public Peace

NRS 203.010 – Breach of peace.

Every person who shall maliciously and willfully disturb the peace or quiet of any neighborhood or person or family by loud or unusual noises, or by tumultuous and offensive conduct, threatening, traducing, quarreling, challenging to fight, or fighting, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. [1911 C&P § 327; RL § 6592; NCL § 10275]—(NRS A […]

NRS 203.020 – Assembling to disturb peace or to commit unlawful act.

If two or more persons assemble for the purpose of disturbing the public peace, or committing any unlawful act, and do not disperse, on being desired or commanded so to do by a judge, justice of the peace, sheriff, coroner, constable or other public officer, the persons so offending are guilty of a misdemeanor. [1911 […]

NRS 203.040 – Publishing matter inciting breach of peace or other crime.

1. Every person who shall willfully print, publish, edit, issue, or knowingly circulate, sell, distribute or display any book, paper, document or written or printed matter, in any form, advocating, encouraging or inciting or having a tendency to encourage or incite the commission of any crime, breach of the peace, or act of violence, or […]

NRS 203.050 – Affray.

If two or more persons shall, by agreement, fight in a public place, to the terror of the citizens of this state, the persons so offending commit an affray and are guilty of a misdemeanor. [1911 C&P § 329; RL § 6594; NCL § 10277]—(NRS A 1967, 489)

NRS 203.060 – Unlawful assembly.

If two or more persons shall assemble together to do an unlawful act, and separate without doing or advancing toward it, such persons commit an unlawful assembly, and are guilty of a misdemeanor. [1911 C&P § 330; RL § 6595; NCL § 10278]—(NRS A 1967, 490)

NRS 203.070 – Rout and riot.

1. If two or more persons shall meet to do an unlawful act, upon a common cause of quarrel, and make advances toward it, they commit a rout, and are guilty of a misdemeanor. 2. If two or more persons shall actually do an unlawful act of violence, either with or without a common cause […]

NRS 203.080 – Armed association.

1. It shall be unlawful for any body of individuals other than municipal police, university or public school cadets or companies, militia of the State or troops of the United States, to associate themselves together as a military company with arms without the consent of the Governor; but members of social and benevolent associations are […]

NRS 203.090 – Disturbing meeting.

Every person who, without authority of law, shall willfully disturb any assembly or meeting not unlawful in its character, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. [1911 C&P § 342; RL § 6607; NCL § 10290]

NRS 203.100 – Offenses in public conveyances.

Every person who shall willfully use profane, offensive or indecent language or engage in any quarrel in any public conveyance, or interfere with or annoy any passenger therein, or having refused to pay the proper fare shall fail to leave any such conveyance upon demand, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. [1911 C&P § 346; […]

NRS 203.110 – Forcible entry and detainer.

Except as otherwise provided in NRS 205.0813 and 205.0817: 1. Every person who shall unlawfully use, or encourage or assist another in unlawfully using, any force or violence in entering upon or detaining any lands or other possessions of another; and 2. Every person who, having removed or been removed from any lands or possessions […]

NRS 203.115 – Criminal anarchy.

1. Criminal anarchy is the doctrine that organized government should be overthrown by force or violence, or by assassination of the executive head or of any of the executive officials of government, or by any unlawful means. 2. It is unlawful: (a) For any person, by word of mouth or writing, to advocate, advise or […]

NRS 203.117 – Criminal syndicalism.

1. Criminal syndicalism is the doctrine which advocates or teaches crime, sabotage, violence or unlawful methods of terrorism as a means of accomplishing industrial or political reform. 2. It is unlawful: (a) For any person, by word of mouth or writing, to advocate or teach the duty, necessity or propriety of crime, sabotage, violence or […]