Nevada § 201.540 - Sexual conduct between certain employees of school or volunteers at school and pupil: Penalty; exception
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 201.540 — Sexual conduct between certain employees of school or volunteers at school and pupil: Penalty; exception, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 201.540. Sexual conduct between certain employees of school or volunteers at school and pupil: Penalty; exception
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a person who: (a) Is 21 years of age or older; (b) Is or was employed by a public school or private school in a position of authority
or is or was volunteering at a public or private school in a position of authority;
and (c) Engages in sexual conduct with a pupil who is 16 years of age or older, who has
not received a high school diploma, a general educational development certificate
or an equivalent document and: (1) Who is or was enrolled in or attending the public school or private school at
which the person is or was employed or volunteering; or (2) With whom the person has had contact in the course of performing his or her duties
as an employee or volunteer, is guilty of a category C felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130 . 2. The provisions of this section do not apply to a person who is married to the pupil
at the time an act prohibited by this section is committed. 3. The provisions of this section must not be construed to apply to sexual conduct
between two pupils.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 201.540 ("Sexual conduct between certain employees of school or volunteers at school and pupil: Penalty; exception") 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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