Nevada § 202.446 - Certain acts related to weapons of mass destruction, lethal agents, toxins and delivery systems prohibited; penalties

§ 202.446. Certain acts related to weapons of mass destruction, lethal agents, toxins and delivery systems prohibited; penalties

1. A person shall not knowingly: (a) Develop, manufacture, produce, assemble, stockpile, transfer, transport, acquire,

retain, store, test or possess any weapon of mass destruction, any biological agent,

chemical agent, radioactive agent or other lethal agent, any toxin or any delivery

system for use as a weapon; or (b) Send, deliver, disperse, release, discharge, disseminate or use any weapon of

mass destruction, any biological agent, chemical agent, radioactive agent or other

lethal agent, any toxin or any delivery system: (1) With the intent to cause harm, whether or not such harm actually occurs; or (2) Under circumstances reasonably likely to cause harm, whether or not such harm

actually occurs. 2. A person shall not knowingly: (a) Attempt to do any act described in subsection 1; or (b) Assist, solicit or conspire with another person to do any act described in subsection

1. 3. A person who violates any provision of subsection 1 is guilty of a category A felony

and shall be punished: (a) If the crime does not result in substantial bodily harm or death: (1) By imprisonment in the state prison for life with the possibility of parole, with

eligibility for parole beginning when a minimum of 10 years has been served, and shall

further be punished by a fine of not more than $20,000; or (2) By imprisonment in the state prison for a definite term of 25 years, with eligibility

for parole beginning when a minimum of 10 years has been served, and shall further

be punished by a fine of not more than $20,000. (b) If the crime results in substantial bodily harm or death: (1) By imprisonment in the state prison for life without the possibility of parole,

and shall further be punished by a fine of not more than $50,000; (2) By imprisonment in the state prison for life, with the possibility of parole,

with eligibility for parole beginning when a minimum of 20 years has been served,

and shall further be punished by a fine of not more than $50,000; or (3) By imprisonment in the state prison for a definite term of 40 years, with eligibility

for parole beginning when a minimum of 20 years has been served, and shall further

be punished by a fine of not more than $50,000. 4. A person who violates any provision of subsection 2 is guilty of a category B felony

and shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for a minimum term of not

less than 2 years and a maximum term of not more than 15 years, and shall further

be punished by a fine of not more than $10,000. 5. In addition to any other penalty, the court shall order a person who violates the

provisions of this section to pay restitution: (a) To each victim for any injuries that are a result of the violation; and (b) To the State of Nevada or a local government for any costs that arise from the

violation. 6. The provisions of this section do not apply to any act that is committed in a lawful

manner and in the course of a lawful business, event or activity.