Nevada § 205.067 - Invasion of the home: Definition; penalties; venue
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 205.067 — Invasion of the home: Definition; penalties; venue, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 205.067. Invasion of the home: Definition; penalties; venue
1. A person who, by day or night, forcibly enters a dwelling without permission of
the owner, resident or lawful occupant, whether or not a person is present at the
time of the entry, is guilty of invasion of the home. 2. A person convicted of invasion of the home 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 1 year and a maximum term of not more than 10 years, and may be further punished
by a fine of not more than $10,000. A person who is convicted of invasion of the home and who has previously been convicted
of any burglary pursuant to NRS 205.060 or invasion of the home must not be released on probation or granted a suspension
of sentence. 3. Whenever an invasion of the home is committed on a vessel, vehicle, vehicle trailer,
semitrailer, house trailer, airplane, glider, boat or railroad car, in motion or in
rest, in this State, and it cannot with reasonable certainty be ascertained in what
county the crime was committed, the offender may be arrested and tried in any county
through which the conveyance, vessel, boat, vehicle, house trailer, travel trailer,
motor home or railroad car traveled during the time the invasion was committed. 4. A person convicted of invasion of the home who has in his or her possession or
gains possession of any firearm or deadly weapon at any time during the commission
of the crime, at any time before leaving the structure or upon leaving the structure,
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 may be further punished by a fine of not more than $10,000. 5. As used in this section: (a) “ Dwelling ” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 205.060 . (b) “ Forcibly enters ” means the entry of an inhabited dwelling involving any act of physical force resulting
in damage to the structure.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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