Nevada § 205.125 - Misconduct in signing, filing or altering petition; penalties
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 205.125 — Misconduct in signing, filing or altering petition; penalties, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 205.125. Misconduct in signing, filing or altering petition; penalties
1. A person shall not willfully sign the name of another person, whether living or
deceased, or of a fictitious person to any petition. A person who violates the provisions of this subsection is guilty of a category
D felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130 . Each false or wrongful signature on a petition in violation of this subsection,
whether related to a single petition or multiple petitions, constitutes a separate
offense. 2. A person shall not willfully add to, revise or alter any petition with the intent
to falsify the name or any information concerning the age, citizenship or residence
of another person who signs the petition. A person who violates the provisions of this subsection is guilty of a category
D felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130 . Each addition, revision or alteration to a petition in violation of this subsection,
whether related to a single petition or multiple petitions, constitutes a separate
offense. 3. A person shall not willfully offer or provide any consideration, gratuity or reward
to another person with the intent to induce the other person to sign his or her own
name to or withdraw his or her own name from any petition. A person who violates the provisions of this subsection is guilty of a category
D felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130 . Each offer or provision of consideration, gratuity or reward to another person in
violation of this subsection, whether related to a single petition or multiple petitions,
constitutes a separate offense. 4. A person shall not, knowing that any petition contains any false or wrongful signature,
statement or information, file the petition or cause the petition to be filed. A person who violates the provisions of this subsection is guilty of a category
D felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130 . Each filing of a petition in violation of this subsection, whether related to a
single petition or multiple petitions, constitutes a separate offense. 5. A person shall not, in signing his or her own name to any petition, willfully subscribe
to any false statement concerning his or her age, citizenship, residence or other
qualifications to sign the petition. A person who violates the provisions of this subsection is guilty of a misdemeanor. Each subscription to a false statement in violation of this subsection, whether
related to a single petition or multiple petitions, constitutes a separate offense. 6. As used in this section, “ petition ” means a referendum or other petition circulated in pursuance of any law of this
State or any municipal ordinance.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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