Nevada § 176A.413 - Restrictions relating to computers and use of Internet and other electronic means of communication; powers and duties of court; exceptions

§ 176A.413. Restrictions relating to computers and use of Internet and other electronic means of communication; powers and duties of court; exceptions

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, if a defendant is convicted of stalking

with the use of an Internet or network site, electronic mail, text messaging or any

other similar means of communication pursuant to subsection 4 of NRS 200.575 , an offense involving pornography and a minor pursuant to NRS 200.710 to 200.730 , inclusive, luring a child or a person with mental illness through the use of a computer,

system or network pursuant to paragraph (a) or (b) of subsection 4 of NRS 201.560 or a violation of NRS 201.553 which involved the use of an electronic communication device and the court grants

probation or suspends the sentence, the court shall, in addition to any other condition

ordered pursuant to NRS 176A.400 , order as a condition of probation or suspension that the defendant not own or use

a computer, including, without limitation, use electronic mail, a chat room or the

Internet. 2. The court is not required to impose a condition of probation or suspension of sentence

set forth in subsection 1 if the court finds that: (a) The use of a computer by the defendant will assist a law enforcement agency or

officer in a criminal investigation; (b) The defendant will use the computer to provide technological training concerning

technology of which the defendant has a unique knowledge; or (c) The use of the computer by the defendant will assist companies that require the

use of the specific technological knowledge of the defendant that is unique and is

otherwise unavailable to the company. 3. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 1, if a defendant is convicted of an

offense that involved the use of a computer, system or network and the court grants

probation or suspends the sentence, the court may, in addition to any other condition

ordered pursuant to NRS 176A.400 , order as a condition of probation or suspension that the defendant not own or use

a computer, including, without limitation, use electronic mail, a chat room or the

Internet. 4. As used in this section: (a) “ Computer ” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 205.4735 and includes, without limitation, an electronic communication device. (b) “ Electronic communication device ” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 200.737 . (c) “ Network ” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 205.4745 . (d) “ System ” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 205.476 . (e) “ Text messaging ” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 200.575 .