Nevada § 433A.750 - Unlawful acts; penalties
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 433A.750 — Unlawful acts; penalties, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 433A.750. Unlawful acts; penalties
1. A person who: (a) Without probable cause for believing a person is a person in a mental health crisis
causes or conspires with or assists another to cause the involuntary court-ordered
admission of the person under this chapter; or (b) Causes or conspires with or assists another to cause the denial to any person
of any right accorded to the person under this chapter, is guilty of a category D felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130 . 2. Unless a greater penalty is provided in subsection 1 or 3, a person who knowingly
and willfully violates any provision of this chapter regarding the admission of a
person to, or discharge of a person from, a public or private mental health facility
or the commencement or termination of assisted outpatient treatment is guilty of a
gross misdemeanor. 3. A person who, without probable cause for believing another person is a person in
a mental health crisis, executes a petition, application or certificate pursuant to
this chapter, by which the person secures or attempts to secure the apprehension,
hospitalization, detention, admission or restraint of the person alleged to be a person
in a mental health crisis, or any physician, psychiatrist, psychologist, advanced
practice registered nurse or other person professionally qualified in the field of
psychiatric mental health who knowingly makes any false certificate or application
pursuant to this chapter as to the mental condition of any person is guilty of a category
D felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130 .
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 433A.750 ("Unlawful acts; penalties") is part of the Nevada Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Nevada. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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