Nevada Code § 475.100

False fire alarms; penalties; exception
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1. It is unlawful for a person
intentionally to give or cause to be given, or turn in or cause to be turned
in, any false alarm of fire.
2. A person who violates any of the
provisions of this section shall be punished:
(a) If the act is malicious and another person
suffers death or substantial bodily harm as a result, for a category D felony
as provided in NRS 193.130 .
(b) Otherwise, for a gross misdemeanor.
3. This section does not apply to alarms
given for practice by any chief of a fire department or by any other person
properly authorized to give such alarms, nor to alarms given by a person to
attract attention of police, firefighters or other people to acts of violence,
disorder or menace.

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