Nevada § 205.240 - Petit larceny; penalty
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 205.240 — Petit larceny; penalty, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 205.240. Petit larceny; penalty
1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 205.220 , 205.226 , 205.228 , 475.105 and 501.3765 , a person commits petit larceny if the person: (a) Intentionally steals, takes and carries away, leads away or drives away: (1) Personal goods or property, with a value of less than $1,200, owned by another
person; (2) Bedding, furniture or other property, with a value of less than $1,200, which
the person, as a lodger, is to use in or with his or her lodging and which is owned
by another person; or (3) Real property, with a value of less than $1,200, that the person has converted
into personal property by severing it from real property owned by another person. (b) Intentionally steals, takes and carries away, leads away, drives away or entices
away one or more domesticated animals or domesticated birds, with an aggregate value
of less than $1,200, owned by another person. 2. Unless a greater penalty is provided pursuant to NRS 205.267 , a person who commits petit larceny is guilty of a misdemeanor. 3. In addition to any other penalty, the court shall order the person to pay restitution.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 205.240 ("Petit larceny; penalty") 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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