Nevada § 205.130 - Issuance of check or draft without sufficient money or credit: Penalties

Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 205.130 — Issuance of check or draft without sufficient money or credit: Penalties, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 205.130. Issuance of check or draft without sufficient money or credit: Penalties

1. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection and subsections 2 and 3, a person

who willfully, with an intent to defraud, draws or passes a check or draft to obtain: (a) Money; (b) Delivery of other valuable property; (c) Services; (d) The use of property; or (e) Credit extended by any licensed gaming establishment, drawn upon any real or fictitious person, bank, firm, partnership, corporation or

depositary, when the person has insufficient money, property or credit with the drawee

of the instrument to pay it in full upon its presentation, is guilty of a misdemeanor. If that instrument, or a series of instruments passed in the State during a period

of 90 days, is in the amount of $1,200 or more, the person is guilty of a category

D felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130 . In addition to any other penalty, the court shall order the person to pay restitution. 2. A person who was previously convicted three times of a misdemeanor under the provisions

of this section, or of an offense of a similar nature, in this State or any other

state, or in a federal jurisdiction, who violates this section is guilty of a category

D felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130 . In addition to any other penalty, the court shall order the person to pay restitution. 3. A person who willfully issues any check or draft for the payment of wages in excess

of $1,200, when the person knows he or she has insufficient money or credit with the

drawee of the instrument to pay the instrument in full upon presentation is guilty

of a gross misdemeanor. 4. For the purposes of this section, “ credit ” means an arrangement or understanding with a person, firm, corporation, bank or

depositary for the payment of a check or other instrument.

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

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What does Nevada Revised Statutes § 205.130 cover?

Section 205.130 ("Issuance of check or draft without sufficient money or credit: 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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