Nevada § 205.465 - Possession, sale or transfer of document or personal identifying information to establish false status or identity; penalties; rebuttable inference that possessor of personal identifying information intended to unlawfully use such information

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§ 205.465. Possession, sale or transfer of document or personal identifying information to establish false status or identity; penalties; rebuttable inference that possessor of personal identifying information intended to unlawfully use such information

1. It is unlawful for a person to possess, sell or transfer any document or personal

identifying information for the purpose of establishing a false status, occupation,

membership, license or identity for himself or herself or any other person. 2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, a person who: (a) Sells or transfers any such document or personal identifying information in violation

of subsection 1; or (b) Possesses any such document or personal identifying information in violation of

subsection 1 to commit any of the crimes set forth in NRS 205.085 to 205.217 , inclusive, 205.473 to 205.513 , inclusive, or 205.610 to 205.810 , inclusive, is guilty of a category C felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130 . 3. A person who violates subsection 2 by: (a) Selling or transferring the personal identifying information of an older person

or a vulnerable person; (b) Selling or transferring the personal identifying information of five or more persons;

or (c) Causing another person to suffer a financial loss or injury of $3,000 or more

as a result of the violation, 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 may be further punished by a fine of not more than $100,000. 4. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection and subsections 2 and 3, a person

who possesses any such document or personal identifying information in violation of

subsection 1 is guilty of a category E felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130 . If a person possesses any such document or personal identifying information in violation

of subsection 1 for the sole purpose of establishing false proof of age, including,

without limitation, establishing false proof of age to game, purchase alcoholic beverages

or purchase cigarettes or other tobacco products, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor. 5. Subsection 1 does not: (a) Preclude the adoption by a city or county of an ordinance prohibiting the possession

of any such document or personal identifying information; or (b) Prohibit the possession or use of any such document or personal identifying information

by officers of local police, sheriff and metropolitan police departments and by agents

of the Investigation Division of the Department of Public Safety while engaged in

undercover investigations related to the lawful discharge of their duties. 6. Proof of possession of the personal identifying information of five or more persons

in a manner not set forth in NRS 205.4655 permits a rebuttable inference that the possessor intended to use such information

in violation of this section.

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

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Section 205.465 ("Possession, sale or transfer of document or personal identifying information to establish false status or identity; penalties; rebuttable inference that possessor of personal identifying information intended to unlawfully use such information") 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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