Nevada Code § 205.08345

Organized retail theft; penalties; determination of amount involved in thefts committed by organized retail theft; venue; investigation and prosecution by Attorney General
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1. A person who knowingly participates
directly or indirectly in or engages in conduct with the intent to further an
organized retail theft is guilty of a category B felony and shall be punished
by imprisonment in the state prison for:
(a) If the aggregated value of the property or
services involved in all thefts committed in the organized retail theft in this
State during a period of 120 days is at least $3,500 but less than $10,000, a
minimum term of not less than 1 year and a maximum term of not more than 10
years, and by a fine of not more than $10,000.
(b) If the aggregated value of the property or
services involved in all thefts committed in the organized retail theft in this
State during a period of 120 days is $10,000 or more, a minimum term of not
less than 2 years and a maximum term of not more than 15 years, and by a fine
of not more than $20,000.
2. In addition to any other penalty, the
court shall order a person who violates this section to pay restitution.
3. For the purposes of this section, in
determining the aggregated value of the property or services involved in all
thefts committed in the organized retail theft in this State during a period of
120 days:
(a) The amount involved in a single theft shall
be deemed to be the highest value, by any reasonable standard, of the property
or services which are obtained; and
(b) The amounts involved in all thefts committed
by all participants in the organized retail theft must be aggregated.
4. In any prosecution for a violation of
this section, the violation shall be deemed to have been committed and may be
prosecuted in any jurisdiction in this State in which any theft committed by
any participant in the organized retail theft was committed, regardless of
whether the defendant was ever physically present in that jurisdiction.
5. The Attorney General may investigate
and prosecute a violation of this section and any other statute violated in the
course of committing a violation of this section.
6. As used in this section:
(a) Internet or network site has the meaning
ascribed to it in NRS 205.4744 .
(b) Merchant has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 597.850 .
(c) Organized retail theft means committing,
either alone or with any other person or persons, a series of thefts of retail
merchandise against one or more merchants, either on the premises of a merchant
or through the use of an Internet or network site, in this State with the
intent to:
(1) Return the merchandise to the merchant
for value; or
(2) Resell, trade or barter the
merchandise for value in any manner, including, without limitation, through the
use of an Internet or network site.

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