Nevada § 205.275 - Offense involving stolen property: Definition; penalty; restitution; prima facie evidence; determination of value of property

Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 205.275 — Offense involving stolen property: Definition; penalty; restitution; prima facie evidence; determination of value of property, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 205.275. Offense involving stolen property: Definition; penalty; restitution; prima facie evidence; determination of value of property

1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 501.3765 , a person commits an offense involving stolen property if the person, for his or

her own gain or to prevent the owner from again possessing the owner's property, buys,

receives, possesses or withholds property: (a) Knowing that it is stolen property; or (b) Under such circumstances as should have caused a reasonable person to know that

it is stolen property. 2. A person who commits an offense involving stolen property in violation of subsection

1: (a) If the value of the property is less than $1,200, is guilty of a misdemeanor; (b) If the value of the property is $1,200 or more but less than $5,000, is guilty

of a category D felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130 ; (c) If the value of the property is $5,000 or more but less than $25,000, is guilty

of a category C felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130 ; (d) If the value of the property is $25,000 or more but less than $100,000 or if the

property is a firearm, 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 by a fine of not more than $10,000; or (e) If the value of the property is $100,000 or more, 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 20 years, and by a fine of not

more than $15,000. 3. In addition to any other penalty, the court shall order the person to pay restitution. 4. A person may be prosecuted and convicted pursuant to this section whether or not

the principal is or has been prosecuted or convicted. 5. Possession by any person of three or more items of the same or a similar class

or type of personal property on which a permanently affixed manufacturer's serial

number or manufacturer's identification number has been removed, altered or defaced,

is prima facie evidence that the person has violated this section. 6. For the purposes of this section, the value of the property involved shall be deemed

to be the highest value attributable to the property by any reasonable standard. 7. As used in this section, “ stolen property ” means property that has been taken from its owner by larceny, robbery, burglary,

embezzlement, theft or any other offense that is a crime against property, whether

or not the person who committed the taking is or has been prosecuted or convicted

for the offense.

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

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Section 205.275 ("Offense involving stolen property: Definition; penalty; restitution; prima facie evidence; determination of value of property") 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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