Nevada Code § 200.408

Administration of controlled substance to aid commission of crime of violence: Penalty; definitions
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1. A person who causes to be administered
to another person any controlled substance without that persons knowledge and
with the intent thereby to enable or assist himself or herself or any other
person to commit a crime of violence against that person or the property of
that person, 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 20 years.
2. As used in this section:
(a) Controlled substance includes flunitrazepam
and gamma-hydroxybutyrate and each substance for which flunitrazepam or
gamma-hydroxybutyrate is an immediate precursor as defined in NRS 453.086 .
(b) Crime of violence means:
(1) Any offense involving the use or
threatened use of force or violence against the person or property of another;
or
(2) Any felony for which there is a
substantial risk that force or violence may be used against the person or
property of another in the commission of the felony.
(c) Without a persons knowledge means the
person is unaware that a substance that can alter the persons ability to
appraise conduct or to decline participation in or communicate an unwillingness
to participate in conduct has been administered to the person.

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