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Estatutos Estatales Seleccionados: Nevada

Estatutos Seleccionados: Nevada

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Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

202.360. Ownership or possession of firearm by certain persons prohibited; penalties

1. A person shall not own or have in his or her possession or under his or her custody or control any firearm if the person:
 

(a) Has been convicted of the crime of battery which constitutes domestic violence pursuant to NRS 200.485, or a law of any other jurisdiction that prohibits the same or substantially similar conduct, committed against or upon:
 

(1) The spouse or former spouse of the person;
 

(2) Any other person with whom the person has had or is having a dating relationship, as defined in NRS 33.018;
 

(3) Any other person with whom the person has a child in common;
 

(4) The parent of the person; or
 

(5) The child of the person or a child for whom the person is the legal guardian.
 

(b) Has been convicted of a felony in this State or any other state, or in any political subdivision thereof, or of a felony in violation of the laws of the United States of America, unless the person has received a pardon and the pardon does not restrict his or her right to bear arms;
 

(c) Has been convicted of a violation of NRS 200.575 or a law of any other state that prohibits the same or substantially similar conduct and the court entered a finding in the judgment of conviction or admonishment of rights pursuant to subsection 7 of NRS 200.575;
 

(d) Except as otherwise provided in NRS 33.031, is currently subject to:
 

(1) An extended order for protection against domestic violence pursuant to NRS 33.017 to 33.100, inclusive, which includes a statement that the adverse party is prohibited from possessing or having under his or her custody or control any firearm while the order is in effect; or
 

(2) An equivalent order in any other state;
 

(e) Is a fugitive from justice;
 

(f) Is an unlawful user of, or addicted to, any controlled substance; or
 

(g) Is otherwise prohibited by federal law from having a firearm in his or her possession or under his or her custody or control.
 

A person who violates the provisions of this subsection is guilty of a category B felony and shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for a minimum term of not less than 1 year and a maximum term of not more than 6 years, and may be further punished by a fine of not more than $5,000.
 

2. A person shall not own or have in his or her possession or under his or her custody or control any firearm if the person:
 

(a) Has been adjudicated as mentally ill or has been committed to any mental health facility by a court of this State, any other state or the United States;
 

(b) Has entered a plea of guilty but mentally ill in a court of this State, any other state or the United States;
 

(c) Has been found guilty but mentally ill in a court of this State, any other state or the United States;
 

(d) Has been acquitted by reason of insanity in a court of this State, any other state or the United States; or
 

(e) Is illegally or unlawfully in the United States.
 

A person who violates the provisions of this subsection is guilty of a category D felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130.
 

3. A person shall not use or carry a firearm during and in relation to, or possess a firearm in furtherance of, the commission of any act in violation of NRS 453.321, 453.322, 453.337, 453.3385 or 453.401. A person who violates the provisions of this subsection is guilty of a category B felony and shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for a minimum term of not less than 1 year and a maximum term of not more than 6 years, and may be further punished by a fine of not more than $5,000.
 

4. As used in this section:
 

(a) “Controlled substance” has the meaning ascribed to it in 21 U.S.C. § 802(6).
 

(b) “Firearm” includes any firearm that is loaded or unloaded and operable or inoperable.