Nevada § 205.965 - Unlawful possession, making, altering, forgery or counterfeiting of sales receipt or inventory pricing label; penalties
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§ 205.965. Unlawful possession, making, altering, forgery or counterfeiting of sales receipt or inventory pricing label; penalties
1. A person shall not, with the intent to cheat or defraud a retailer, possess, make,
alter, forge or counterfeit any sales receipt or inventory pricing label. 2. Unless a greater penalty is imposed by a specific statute and except as otherwise
provided in subsection 3, a person who violates any provision of subsection 1 is guilty
of a category E felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130 . 3. Unless a greater penalty is imposed by a specific statute, a person who violates
any provision of subsection 1 and who possesses 15 or more fraudulent sales receipts
or inventory pricing labels is guilty of a category D felony and shall be punished
as provided in NRS 193.130 . 4. As used in this section, “ inventory pricing label ” includes, without limitation, any written or electronic record or label used by
a retailer to identify, inventory or price any product or item it offers for sale.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 205.965 ("Unlawful possession, making, altering, forgery or counterfeiting of sales receipt or inventory pricing label; 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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