NRS 205.2175 Definitions. As used in NRS 205.2175 to 205.2707, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 205.218 to 205.2195, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 339)
NRS 205.218 “Domesticated animals” defined. “Domesticated animals” means all domesticated animals other than livestock.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 339)
NRS 205.2185 “Domesticated birds” defined. “Domesticated birds” means all poultry and domesticated fowl or birds.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 339)
NRS 205.219 “Livestock” defined. “Livestock” means:
- All cattle or animals of the bovine species;
- All horses, mules, burros and asses or animals of the equine species;
- All swine or animals of the porcine species;
- All goats or animals of the caprine species; and
- All sheep or animals of the ovine species.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 339)
NRS 205.2195 “Property” defined. “Property” means:
- Personal goods, personal property and motor vehicles;
- Money, negotiable instruments and other items listed in NRS 205.260;
- Livestock, domesticated animals and domesticated birds; and
- Any other item of value, whether or not the item is listed in NRS 205.2175 to 205.2707, inclusive.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 339)
NRS 205.220 Grand larceny: Definition. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 205.226 and 205.228, a person commits grand larceny if the person:
- Intentionally steals, takes and carries away, leads away or drives away:
(a) Personal goods or property, with a value of $250 or more, owned by another person;
(b) Bedding, furniture or other property, with a value of $250 or more, which the person, as a lodger, is to use in or with his lodging and which is owned by another person; or
(c) Real property, with a value of $250 or more, that the person has converted into personal property by severing it from real property owned by another person.
2. Uses a card or other device for automatically withdrawing or transferring money in a financial institution to obtain intentionally money to which he knows he is not entitled.
3. Intentionally steals, takes and carries away, leads away, drives away or entices away:
(a) One or more head of livestock owned by another person; or
(b) One or more domesticated animals or domesticated birds, with an aggregate value of $250 or more, owned by another person.
4. With the intent to defraud, steal, appropriate or prevent identification:
(a) Marks or brands, causes to be marked or branded, alters or defaces a mark or brand, or causes to be altered or defaced a mark or brand upon one or more head of livestock owned by another person;
(b) Sells or purchases the hide or carcass of one or more head of livestock owned by another person that has had a mark or brand cut out or obliterated;
(c) Kills one or more head of livestock owned by another person but running at large, whether or not the livestock is marked or branded; or
(d) Kills one or more domesticated animals or domesticated birds, with an aggregate value of $250 or more, owned by another person but running at large, whether or not the animals or birds are marked or branded.
[1911 C&P § 373; A 1915, 119; 1947, 85; 1949, 127; 1943 NCL § 10323]—(NRS A 1965, 1007; 1967, 499; 1969, 531; 1979, 155, 1444; 1983, 546; 1989, 71, 1433; 1995, 13, 1221, 1323; 1997, 341)
NRS 205.222 Grand larceny: Penalties.
- Unless a greater penalty is imposed by a specific statute, a person who commits grand larceny in violation of NRS 205.220 shall be punished pursuant to the provisions of this section.
- If the value of the property involved in the grand larceny is less than $2,500, the person who committed the grand larceny is guilty of a category C felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130.
- If the value of the property involved in the grand larceny is $2,500 or more, the person who committed the grand larceny is guilty of a category B felony and shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for a minimum term of not less than 1 year and a maximum term of not more than 10 years, and by a fine of not more than $10,000.
- In addition to any other penalty, the court shall order the person who committed the grand larceny to pay restitution.
- If the grand larceny involved a sale in violation of subsection 3 or 4 of NRS 205.220, all proceeds from the sale are subject to forfeiture.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 339)
NRS 205.226 Grand larceny of firearm; penalty.
- A person who intentionally steals, takes and carries away a firearm owned by another person commits grand larceny of a firearm.
- A person who commits grand larceny of a firearm is guilty of a category B felony and shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for a minimum term of not less than 1 year and a maximum term of not more than 10 years, and by a fine of not more than $10,000.
- In addition to any other penalty, the court shall order the person who committed the grand larceny of the firearm to pay restitution.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 340)
NRS 205.228 Grand larceny of motor vehicle; penalty.
- A person who intentionally steals, takes and carries away, drives away or otherwise removes a motor vehicle owned by another person commits grand larceny of a motor vehicle.
- Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, a person who commits grand larceny of a motor vehicle is guilty of a category C felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130.
- If the prosecuting attorney proves that the value of the motor vehicle involved in the grand larceny is $2,500 or more, the person who committed the grand larceny of the motor vehicle is guilty of a category B felony and shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for a minimum term of not less than 1 year and a maximum term of not more than 10 years, and by a fine of not more than $10,000.
- In addition to any other penalty, the court shall order the person who committed the grand larceny of the motor vehicle to pay restitution.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 340)
NRS 205.230 Duties of peace officer concerning grand larceny of animal.
- All state, county, city and township peace and law enforcement officers are empowered and directed to pursue, apprehend and arrest whenever or wherever, irrespective of county boundaries within the State, a person who commits grand larceny in violation of subsection 3 or 4 of NRS 205.220.
- Upon apprehension and arrest of a person pursuant to subsection 1, the arresting officer shall take the person before the nearest or most accessible magistrate without unnecessary delay.
[1911 C&P § 375a; added 1951, 299] + [1911 C&P § 375b; added 1951, 299]—(NRS A 1967, 176; 1983, 855; 1997, 342)
NRS 205.240 Petit larceny; penalty.
- Except as otherwise provided in NRS 205.220, 205.226, 205.228 and 475.105, a person commits petit larceny if the person:
(a) Intentionally steals, takes and carries away, leads away or drives away:
(1) Personal goods or property, with a value of less than $250, owned by another person;
(2) Bedding, furniture or other property, with a value of less than $250, which the person, as a lodger, is to use in or with his lodging and which is owned by another person; or
(3) Real property, with a value of less than $250, that the person has converted into personal property by severing it from real property owned by another person.
(b) Intentionally steals, takes and carries away, leads away, drives away or entices away one or more domesticated animals or domesticated birds, with an aggregate value of less than $250, owned by another person.
2. A person who commits petit larceny is guilty of a misdemeanor. In addition to any other penalty, the court shall order the person to pay restitution.
[1911 C&P § 374; A 1947, 85; 1949, 127; 1943 NCL § 10324]—(NRS A 1965, 300, 1007; 1967, 500; 1969, 531; 1983, 547; 1985, 751; 1989, 1434; 1995, 13; 1997, 342, 1114; 1999, 3109)
NRS 205.251 Determination of value of property involved in larceny offense. For the purposes of NRS 205.2175 to 205.2707, inclusive:
- The value of property involved in a larceny offense shall be deemed to be the highest value attributable to the property by any reasonable standard.
- The value of property involved in larceny offenses committed by one or more persons pursuant to a scheme or continuing course of conduct may be aggregated in determining the grade of the larceny offenses.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 340)
NRS 205.260 Negotiable and other instruments subjects of larceny. Bonds, promissory notes, banknotes, bills of exchange, or other bills, orders, drafts, checks, travelers’ checks, money orders, receipts or certificates, or warrants for or concerning money, goods or property, due, or to become due, or to be delivered, or any public security issued by the United States or by this state, and any deed or writing containing a conveyance of land or valuable contract, in force, or any release or defeasance, or any other instrument whatever, shall be considered personal goods, of which larceny may be committed; and the money due thereon, or secured thereby and remaining unsatisfied, or which, in any event or contingency, might be due or collectible thereon, or the value of the property transferred or affected thereby, as the case may be, shall be deemed the value of the article stolen.
[1911 C&P § 380; RL § 6645; NCL § 10332]—(NRS A 1973, 175)
NRS 205.265 Commission or part ownership no defense for larceny. It shall be no defense to a prosecution for larceny that the accused was entitled to a commission out of the money or property appropriated as compensation for collecting or receiving the same for or on behalf of the owner thereof, or that the money or property appropriated was partly the property of another and partly the property of the accused; but it shall not be larceny for any bailee, factor, pledgee, servant, attorney, agent, employee or trustee, executor, administrator, guardian, officer or other person to retain his reasonable collection fee or charges.
[1911 C&P § 387; RL § 6652; NCL § 10339]
NRS 205.270 Penalty for taking property from person of another under circumstances not amounting to robbery; limitation on granting of probation or suspension of sentence.
- A person who, under circumstances not amounting to robbery, with the intent to steal or appropriate to his own use, takes property from the person of another, without his consent, is guilty of:
(a) If the value of the property taken is less than $2,500, a category C felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130; or
(b) If the value of the property taken is $2,500 or more, a category B felony and shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for a minimum term of not less than 1 year and a maximum term of not more than 10 years, and by a fine of not more than $10,000.
2. In addition to any other penalty, the court shall order the person to pay restitution.
3. The court shall not grant probation to or suspend the sentence of any person convicted of violating subsection 1 if the person from whom the property was taken has any infirmity caused by age or other physical condition.
[1911 C&P § 557; RL § 6822; NCL § 10502]—(NRS A 1967, 500; 1979, 1445; 1985, 1868; 1995, 1222; 1997, 343)
NRS 205.2705 Use of unlawful coin or cheating device in vending machine, telephone or other coin operated device prohibited; penalty.
- It is unlawful for any person, in using any lawful vending machine, coin box, telephone or other receptacle designed to receive or be operated by lawful coin of the United States of America in furtherance of or in connection with the sale, use or enjoyment of property or service:
(a) To use other than lawful coin, legal tender of the United States of America, or coin not of the same denomination as the coin intended to be used in such device; or
(b) To use or have on his person any cheating or thieving device to facilitate removing from any lawful vending machine, coin box, telephone or other receptacle any part of the contents thereof.
2. Every person who violates any of the provisions of this section is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
(Added to NRS by 1973, 446)
NRS 205.2707 Penalty for theft of money or property of value of $250 or more from vending machines; determination of value of property taken includes cost to repair any damage to vending machine.
- A person who intentionally steals, takes and carries away property of the value of $250 or more from vending machines within a period of 1 week is guilty of:
(a) If the value of the property taken is less than $2,500, a category C felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130; or
(b) If the value of the property taken is $2,500 or more, a category B felony and shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for a minimum term of not less than 1 year and a maximum term of not more than 10 years, and by a fine of not more than $10,000.
2. In addition to any other penalty, the court shall order the person to pay restitution.
3. In determining the value of the property taken, the cost of repairing damaged vending machines and replacing any machine, if necessary, must be added to the value of the property.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 710; A 1989, 1434; 1995, 1222; 1997, 343)
