1. An officer, or a person pretending to be an officer, who unlawfully and maliciously, under pretense or color of official authority: (a) Arrests or detains a person against the persons will; (b) Seizes or levies upon anothers property; (c) Dispossesses another of any lands or tenements; or (d) Does any act whereby the person, property or rights of another person are injured, commits oppression. 2. An officer or person committing oppression shall be punished: (a) Where physical force or the immediate threat of physical force is used, for a category D felony as provided in NRS 193.130 . (b) Where no physical force or immediate threat of physical force is used, for a gross misdemeanor.
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