Nevada § 452.305 - Unlawful to damage or destroy property in cemetery or disturb contents of grave, tomb or crypt; penalty; restitution; civil liability

§ 452.305. Unlawful to damage or destroy property in cemetery or disturb contents of grave, tomb or crypt; penalty; restitution; civil liability

1. A person who: (a) Willfully destroys, mutilates, defaces or injures any tomb, monument, gravestone,

building or other structure placed in any cemetery; (b) Willfully destroys, mutilates, defaces or injures any fence, railing or other

work for the protection or ornament of any cemetery or any tomb, monument, gravestone,

or any structure, plat or lot within the cemetery; (c) Willfully destroys, cuts, breaks or injures any tree, shrub or plant within the

limits of any cemetery; or (d) Willfully disturbs the contents of any grave, tomb or crypt in a cemetery, is guilty of a category E felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130 . In addition to any other penalty, the court shall order the person to pay restitution

to the owner of the cemetery, cemetery authority or board of county commissioners

of the county in which the cemetery is located, as appropriate, including payment

of any costs to reinter or redeposit the contents of any grave, tomb or crypt that

were removed or disturbed by the person. 2. Any money paid for restitution pursuant to subsection 1 must be applied by the

trustees, owner of the cemetery, cemetery authority or board of county commissioners

of the county in which the cemetery is located, as appropriate, to repair or restore

the property which was destroyed or injured and to conduct any reinterment or redeposit

for which costs were ordered pursuant to subsection 1. 3. This section does not relieve any person from civil liability for engaging in an

unlawful act pursuant to this section.