Nevada § 202.830 - Use of explosives to damage or destroy property prohibited; penalties

Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 202.830 — Use of explosives to damage or destroy property prohibited; penalties, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 202.830. Use of explosives to damage or destroy property prohibited; penalties

1. Unless a greater penalty is provided pursuant to subsection 2, a person who maliciously

damages or destroys, attempts to damage or destroy, or conspires with another person

to damage or destroy, by means of an explosive, any building, vehicle or real property

in the State: (a) If no substantial bodily harm results, 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 10 years, or by a fine of not less than

$2,000 nor more than $10,000, or by both fine and imprisonment. (b) If substantial bodily harm results, 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 20 years, or by a fine of not less than

$2,000 nor more than $20,000, or by both fine and imprisonment. 2. A person who maliciously damages or destroys, attempts to damage or destroy, or

conspires with another person to damage or destroy, by means of an explosive, any

building, vehicle or real property in the State, knowing or having reason to believe

that a human being is therein at the time, is guilty of a category A felony and shall

be punished by imprisonment in the state prison: (a) For life without the possibility of parole; (b) For life with the possibility of parole, with eligibility for parole beginning

when a minimum of 10 years has been served; or (c) For a definite term of 25 years, with eligibility for parole beginning when a

minimum of 10 years has been served, in the discretion of the jury, or of the court upon a plea of guilty or guilty but

mentally ill.

Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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