1. A person who willfully tampers with or willfully removes, damages or destroys any critical infrastructure shall be punished pursuant to the provisions of this section. 2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, if the value of the property tampered with or removed, damaged or destroyed, as described in subsection 1, is: (a) Less than $1,200, a person who violates the provisions of subsection 1 is guilty of a misdemeanor. (b) At least $1,200 but less than $5,000, a person who violates the provisions of subsection 1 is guilty of a gross misdemeanor. (c) Five thousand dollars or more, a person who violates the provisions of subsection 1 is guilty of a category D felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130 . 3. If the tampering with or the removal, damage or destruction described in subsection 1 causes an interruption in the service provided by any critical infrastructure, a person who violates the provisions of subsection 1 is guilty of a category C felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130 . 4. A prosecuting attorney shall not seek, and a court shall not impose, any penalty pursuant to NRS 205.0821 to 205.0835 , inclusive, or NRS 206.310 against a person for the same conduct that is a violation of the provisions of subsection 1. 5. In determining the value of the property tampered with or removed, damaged or destroyed, as described in subsection 1, the cost of replacing or repairing the property or critical infrastructure, if necessary, must be added to the value of the property. 6. As used in this section, critical infrastructure means any building, facility, structure, fixture, equipment or other property owned, maintained or used by a company or a county, city or other political subdivision of this State to store, use, transform, deliver, transport or transmit electricity or furnish video service, broadband service, telecommunication service, telephone service, wireless service, natural gas service, water service, sewer service or stormwater collection or disposal service for the benefit of the public, including, without limitation, power lines, telephone lines, streetlights, traffic lights, electrical transformers, electrical substations, cellular towers and telecommunication or fiber optic cables.
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