Nevada § 212.185 - Possession or control of dangerous weapon or facsimile by incarcerated person prohibited

§ 212.185. Possession or control of dangerous weapon or facsimile by incarcerated person prohibited

1. A person who is incarcerated in the state prison or any county or city jail or

detention facility or other correctional facility in this State, or is transferred

for medical or psychiatric treatment at another institution, or is in transit to or

from such facility, or is in the legal custody of any correctional officer or employee,

and who possesses or has in his or her custody or control any: (a) Instrument or weapon of the kind commonly known as a blackjack, slungshot, billy,

sand-club, sandbag or metal knuckles; (b) Explosive substance, including fixed ammunition, or any incendiary or explosive

device; (c) Dirk, dagger, switchblade knife or sharp instrument; (d) Pistol, revolver or other firearm; (e) Facsimile of a firearm or an explosive; (f) Device capable of propelling a projectile with sufficient force to cause bodily

harm, including, but not limited to, a pellet gun, slingshot, blowgun, crossbow or

bow and arrow; or (g) Other similar weapon, instrument or device, 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

6 years. 2. For the purposes of this section, incarceration begins upon assignment to a cell

or other place within the correctional facility after completion of the initial booking

procedure.