Nevada § 539.780 Unlawful interference with officer, agent or employee of district; criminal and civil penalties

Nevada Statutes

§ 539.780 — Unlawful interference with officer, agent or employee of district; criminal and civil penalties

Nevada § 539.780

Title 48WATER

Ch. 539Irrigation

UNLAWFUL ACTS AND PENALTIES

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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 539.780 (2026).

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1.Any person who wrongfully and maliciously interferes with any officer, agent or employee of the district in the proper discharge of his or her duties, is guilty of a public offense, as prescribed in NRS 193.155 , proportionate to the value of any property damaged or destroyed and in no event less than a misdemeanor.

2.The irrigation district damaged by any such act may also bring a civil action for damages sustained by any such act, and in such proceeding the prevailing party is entitled to attorney’s fees and costs of court.

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1. Any person who wrongfully and maliciously interferes with any officer, agent or employee of the district in the proper discharge of his or her duties, is guilty of a public offense, as prescribed in NRS 193.155 , proportionate to the value of any property damaged or destroyed and in no event less than a misdemeanor.
2. The irrigation district damaged by any such act may also bring a civil action for damages sustained by any such act, and in such proceeding the prevailing party is entitled to attorney’s fees and costs of court.