Nevada Code § 200.571

Harassment: Definition; penalties
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1. A person is guilty of harassment if:
(a) Without lawful authority, the person
knowingly threatens:
(1) To cause bodily injury in the future
to the person threatened or to any other person;
(2) To cause physical damage to the
property of another person;
(3) To subject the person threatened or
any other person to physical confinement or restraint; or
(4) To do any act which is intended to
substantially harm the person threatened or any other person with respect to
his or her physical or mental health or safety; and
(b) The person by words or conduct places the
person receiving the threat in reasonable fear that the threat will be carried
out.
2. Except where the provisions of
subsection 2, 3 or 4 of NRS 200.575 are
applicable, a person who is guilty of harassment:
(a) For the first offense, is guilty of a
misdemeanor.
(b) For the second or any subsequent offense, is
guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
3. The penalties provided in this section
do not preclude the victim from seeking any other legal remedy available.

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