Nevada Code § 205.460

Preparation, transfer or use of false identification regarding person under 21 years of age; penalties; demand of proof of age as defense to certain proceedings
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1. Every person who counterfeits, forges,
alters, erases or obliterates, or who attempts to counterfeit, forge, alter,
erase or obliterate any card, writing, paper or document, or any photocopy
print, photostat, or other replica of any card, writing, paper or document
which is designed for the purpose of personal identification and which bears
the age of the holder or purported holder thereof, or which, although not
designed for the purpose of personal identification, is commonly used, or
capable of being used for the purpose of personal identification and bears the
age of the holder or purported holder thereof, with the intention that such
card, writing, paper or document, or photocopy print, photostat or other
replica thereof, be used by a person under the age of 21 years to establish
falsely or misrepresent his or her actual age for the purpose of purchasing
alcoholic liquor or being served alcoholic liquor in a place where it is served
for consumption on the premises, or entering gambling establishments, or engaging
in gambling in gambling establishments, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. For
the purposes of this subsection, the cards, writings, papers or documents and
the photocopy prints or other replicas thereof which, although not designed for
the purpose of personal identification, are commonly used, or capable of being
used, for the purpose of personal identification, include, but are not limited
to, an operators license, chauffeurs license, fishing or hunting license,
selective service card, organizational membership card, certificate of
discharge from the Armed Forces, or certificate or other record of birth.
2. Every person who sells, lends, gives
away or offers, or attempts to sell, lend, give away or offer, any
counterfeited, forged, altered, erased or obliterated card, writing, paper or
document, or photocopy print, photostat or other replica thereof, of the kind
mentioned in subsection 1, to a person under the age of 21 years, shall be
guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
3. Every person under the age of 21 years
who uses or attempts to use or proffers any counterfeited, forged, erased or
obliterated card, writing, paper, document, or any photocopy print, photostat
or other replica thereof, of the kind mentioned in subsection 1, for the
purpose and with the intention of purchasing alcoholic liquor or being served
alcoholic liquor in a place where it is served for consumption on the premises,
or entering gambling establishments, or engaging in gambling in gambling
establishments, or who actually purchases alcoholic liquor or is actually
served alcoholic liquor in a place where it is served for consumption on the
premises, or actually enters a gambling establishment or actually gambles
therein, when the purchase, service, entering or gambling is induced or permitted
by the presentation of any such card, writing, paper or document, or any
photocopy print, photostat or other replica thereof, shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor.
4. In any criminal prosecution or
proceeding for the suspension or revocation of any license based upon the
violation of any law making it unlawful to sell, serve or furnish a person
under the age of 21 years alcoholic liquor or upon violation of any law making
it unlawful to allow a person under the age of 21 years to enter a gambling
establishment or engage in gambling in a gambling establishment, proof that the
defendant licensee, or his or her agent or employee, demanded and was shown,
immediately before furnishing any alcoholic liquor to a person under the age of
21 years or allowing a person under the age of 21 years to enter a gambling
establishment or engage in gambling in a gambling establishment, bona fide
documentary evidence of the majority and identity of the person issued by a
federal, state, county or municipal government, or subdivision or agency
thereof, including, but not limited to, an operators license for a motor
vehicle, a registration certificate issued under the Federal Selective Service
Act, or an identification card issued to a member of the Armed Forces, is a
defense to the prosecution or proceeding for the suspension or revocation of
any license.

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