Nevada Code § 202.275

Possession, manufacture or disposition of short-barreled rifle or short-barreled shotgun: Penalty; exceptions
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1. Except as otherwise provided in
subsection 3, a person who knowingly or willfully possesses, manufactures or
disposes of any short-barreled rifle or short-barreled shotgun is guilty of a
category D felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130 .
2. For purposes of this section:
(a) Short-barreled rifle means:
(1) A rifle having one or more barrels
less than 16 inches in length; or
(2) Any weapon made from a rifle, whether
by alteration, modification or other means, with an overall length of less than
26 inches.
(b) Short-barreled shotgun means:
(1) A shotgun having one or more barrels
less than 18 inches in length; or
(2) Any weapon made from a shotgun,
whether by alteration, modification or other means, with an overall length of
less than 26 inches.
3. This section does not prohibit:
(a) The possession or use of any short-barreled
rifle or short-barreled shotgun by any peace officer when authorized to do so
in the performance of official duties;
(b) The possession of any short-barreled rifle or
short-barreled shotgun by a person who is licensed as a firearms importer,
manufacturer, collector or dealer by the United States Department of the
Treasury, or by a person to whom such a rifle or shotgun is registered with the
United States Department of the Treasury; or
(c) The possession of any short-barreled rifle or
short-barreled shotgun that has been determined to be a collectors item
pursuant to 26 U.S.C. Chapter 53 or a curio or relic pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
Chapter 44.

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