Nevada § 212.187 - Voluntary sexual conduct between prisoner and person other than employee of or contractor or volunteer for prison; penalty
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 212.187 — Voluntary sexual conduct between prisoner and person other than employee of or contractor or volunteer for prison; penalty, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 212.187. Voluntary sexual conduct between prisoner and person other than employee of or contractor or volunteer for prison; penalty
1. A prisoner who is in lawful custody or confinement, other than in the custody of
the Division of Parole and Probation of the Department of Public Safety pursuant to NRS 209.4886 or 209.4888 or residential confinement, and who voluntarily engages in sexual conduct with another
person who is not an employee of or a contractor or volunteer for a prison is guilty
of a category D felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130 . 2. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 212.188 , a person who voluntarily engages in sexual conduct with a prisoner who is in lawful
custody or confinement, other than in the custody of the Division of Parole and Probation
of the Department of Public Safety pursuant to NRS 209.4886 or 209.4888 or residential confinement, is guilty of a category D felony and shall be punished
as provided in NRS 193.130 . 3. As used in this section, “sexual conduct”: (a) Includes acts of masturbation, sexual penetration or physical contact with another
person's clothed or unclothed genitals or pubic area to arouse, appeal to or gratify
the sexual desires of a person. (b) Does not include acts of a person who has custody of a prisoner or an employee
of or a contractor or volunteer for the prison in which the prisoner is confined that
are performed to carry out the necessary duties of such a person, employee, contractor
or volunteer.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 212.187 ("Voluntary sexual conduct between prisoner and person other than employee of or contractor or volunteer for prison; 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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