Nevada § 449.531 Unlawful acts; exception; penalty

Nevada Statutes

§ 449.531 — Unlawful acts; exception; penalty

Nevada § 449.531

Title 40PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY

Ch. 449Medical

PREVENTING PERSONS FROM ENTERING OR EXITING HEALTH FACILITY

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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 449.531 (2026).

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1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person shall not intentionally prevent another person from entering or exiting the office of a physician, a health facility, a nonprofit health facility, a public health center, a medical facility or a facility for the dependent by physically:

(a)Detaining the other person; or

(b)Obstructing, impeding or hindering the other person’s movement. 2. The provisions of subsection 1 are inapplicable to:

(a)An officer, employee or agent of the physician, health facility, nonprofit health facility, public health center, medical facility or facility for the dependent; or

(b)A peace officer as defined in NRS 169.125 , Ê while acting within the course and scope of his or her duties or employment. 3. The provisions of subsection 1 do not prohibit a

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1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person shall not intentionally prevent another person from entering or exiting the office of a physician, a health facility, a nonprofit health facility, a public health center, a medical facility or a facility for the dependent by physically:
(a) Detaining the other person; or
(b) Obstructing, impeding or hindering the other person’s movement.
2. The provisions of subsection 1 are inapplicable to:
(a) An officer, employee or agent of the physician, health facility, nonprofit health facility, public health center, medical facility or facility for the dependent; or
(b) A peace officer as defined in NRS 169.125 ,
Ê while acting within the course and scope of his or her duties or employment.
3. The provisions of subsection 1 do not prohibit a person from maintaining a picket during a strike or work stoppage in compliance with the provisions of NRS 614.160 , or from engaging in any constitutionally protected exercise of free speech.
4. A person who violates the provisions of subsection 1 is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not more than $1,000, or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than 3 months, or by both fine and imprisonment.
5. As used in this section, the terms “health facility,” “nonprofit health facility” and “public health center” have the meanings ascribed to them in NRS 449.260 .