Nevada Code § 711.270

Unauthorized interception or receipt of program, service or signal of video service provider prohibited; penalties
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1. It is unlawful for a person knowingly,
with the intent to intercept or receive a program or other service provided by
a video service provider and without the authorization of the provider, to:
(a) Make a connection or attach a device to a
line or other facility of the provider;
(b) Purchase or possess a device or kit designed
to intercept or receive a program or other service provided by the provider;
(c) Make or maintain a modification to a device
installed by or with the authorization of the provider to intercept or receive
a program or other service provided by the provider; or
(d) Manufacture, import, distribute, advertise,
sell, lease, offer to sell or lease, or possess with the intent to sell or
lease a device designed to decode, descramble, intercept or otherwise make
intelligible a signal encoded by the provider.
2. Unless a greater penalty is provided in NRS 711.265 :
(a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph
(b), a person who violates paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of subsection 1 is guilty
of a misdemeanor.
(b) A person who violates paragraph (a), (b) or
(c) of subsection 1 for commercial advantage, whether direct or indirect, is
guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
(c) A person who violates paragraph (d) of
subsection 1:
(1) If the violation involves nine or
fewer devices, is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
(2) If the violation involves 10 or more
devices, is guilty of a category D felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130 .

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