Nevada § 202.280 - Discharging firearm in or upon public streets or in places of public resort; throwing deadly missiles; duties of civil, military and peace officers; penalties
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 202.280 — Discharging firearm in or upon public streets or in places of public resort; throwing deadly missiles; duties of civil, military and peace officers; penalties, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 202.280. Discharging firearm in or upon public streets or in places of public resort; throwing deadly missiles; duties of civil, military and peace officers; penalties
1. Unless a greater penalty is provided in NRS 202.287 , a person, whether under the influence of liquor, a controlled substance or otherwise,
who maliciously, wantonly or negligently discharges or causes to be discharged any
pistol, gun or any other kind of firearm, in or upon any public street or thoroughfare,
or in any theater, hall, store, hotel, saloon or any other place of public resort,
or throws any deadly missile in a public place or in any place where any person might
be endangered thereby, although no injury results, is guilty of a misdemeanor. 2. All civil, military and peace officers shall be vigilant in carrying the provisions
of subsection 1 into full force and effect. Any peace officer who neglects his or her duty in the arrest of any such offender
is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 202.280 ("Discharging firearm in or upon public streets or in places of public resort; throwing deadly missiles; duties of civil, military and peace officers; 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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