Nevada Code § 394.178

Threatening to cause bodily harm or death to pupil or school employee by means of oral, written or electronic communication; penalties
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1. A person shall not, through the use of
any means of oral, written or electronic communication, knowingly threaten to
cause bodily harm or death to a pupil or employee of a private school with the
intent to:
(a) Intimidate, frighten, alarm or distress a
pupil or employee of a private school;
(b) Cause panic or civil unrest; or
(c) Interfere with the operation of a private
school.
2. Unless a greater penalty is provided by
specific statute, a person who violates the provisions of subsection 1 is
guilty of:
(a) A misdemeanor, unless the provisions of
paragraph (b) apply to the circumstances.
(b) A gross misdemeanor, if the threat causes:
(1) Any pupil or employee of a private
school who is the subject of the threat to be intimidated, frightened, alarmed
or distressed;
(2) Panic or civil unrest; or
(3) Interference with the operation of a
private school.
3. As used in this section, oral, written
or electronic communication includes, without limitation, any of the
following:
(a) A letter, note or any other type of written
correspondence.
(b) An item of mail or a package delivered by any
person or postal or delivery service.
(c) A telegraph or wire service, or any other
similar means of communication.
(d) A telephone, cellular phone, satellite phone,
page or facsimile machine, or any other similar means of communication.
(e) A radio, television, cable, closed-circuit,
wire, wireless, satellite or other audio or video broadcast or transmission, or
any other similar means of communication.
(f) An audio or video recording or reproduction,
or any other similar means of communication.
(g) An item of electronic mail, a modem or
computer network, or the Internet, or any other similar means of communication.

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