Nevada Code § 193.162

Felony committed by adult with assistance of child
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1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 193.169 and 454.306 , an adult who, with the assistance
of a child:
(a) Commits a crime that is punishable as a
category A or a category B felony shall, in addition to the term of
imprisonment prescribed by statute for the crime, 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 20 years.
(b) Commits any felony other than a category A or
a category B felony shall, in addition to the term of imprisonment prescribed
by statute for the crime, 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 20
years.
2. In determining the length of the
additional penalty imposed pursuant to this section, the court shall consider
the following information:
(a) The facts and circumstances of the crime;
(b) The criminal history of the person;
(c) The impact of the crime on any victim;
(d) Any mitigating factors presented by the
person; and
(e) Any other relevant information.
The court
shall state on the record that it has considered the information described in
paragraphs (a) to (e), inclusive, in determining the length of the additional
penalty imposed.
3. An additional sentence prescribed by
this section:
(a) Must not exceed the sentence imposed for the
crime; and
(b) Runs consecutively with the sentence
prescribed by statute for the crime.
4. This section does not create a separate
offense but provides an additional penalty for the primary offense, whose
imposition is contingent upon the finding of the prescribed fact.
5. As used in this section:
(a) Adult means a person who is 18 years of age
or older.
(b) Child means a person who is less than 18
years of age.

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