Nevada § 197.200 Oppression under color of office

Nevada Statutes

§ 197.200 — Oppression under color of office

Nevada § 197.200

Title 15CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS

Ch. 197Crimes

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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 197.200 (2026).

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1. An officer, or a person pretending to be an officer, who unlawfully and maliciously, under pretense or color of official authority:

(a)Arrests or detains a person against the person’s will;

(b)Seizes or levies upon another’s property;

(c)Dispossesses another of any lands or tenements; or

(d)Does any act whereby the person, property or rights of another person are injured, Ê commits oppression. 2. An officer or person committing oppression shall be punished:

(a)Where physical force or the immediate threat of physical force is used, for a category D felony as provided in NRS 193.130 .

(b)Where no physical force or immediate threat of physical force is used, for a gross misdemeanor.

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1. An officer, or a person pretending to be an officer, who unlawfully and maliciously, under pretense or color of official authority:
(a) Arrests or detains a person against the person’s will;
(b) Seizes or levies upon another’s property;
(c) Dispossesses another of any lands or tenements; or
(d) Does any act whereby the person, property or rights of another person are injured,
Ê commits oppression.
2. An officer or person committing oppression shall be punished:
(a) Where physical force or the immediate threat of physical force is used, for a category D felony as provided in NRS 193.130 .
(b) Where no physical force or immediate threat of physical force is used, for a gross misdemeanor.