Nevada § 453.3351 - Additional penalty for commission of certain violations which involve methamphetamine under certain circumstances

Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 453.3351 — Additional penalty for commission of certain violations which involve methamphetamine under certain circumstances, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 453.3351. Additional penalty for commission of certain violations which involve methamphetamine under certain circumstances

1. Unless a greater penalty is provided by law, and except as otherwise provided in NRS 193.169 , any person who violates NRS 453.322 or 453.3385 where the violation included the manufacture of any material, compound, mixture or

preparation which contains any quantity of methamphetamine: (a) Within 500 feet of a residence, business, church, synagogue or other place of

religious worship, public or private school, campus of the Nevada System of Higher

Education, playground, public park, public swimming pool or recreational center for

youths; or (b) In a manner which creates a great risk of death or substantial bodily harm to

another person, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for a term equal to and in addition

to the term of imprisonment prescribed by statute for the crime. The sentence prescribed by this section runs consecutively with the sentence prescribed

by statute for the crime. 2. This section does not create a separate offense but provides an additional penalty

for the primary offense, whose imposition is contingent upon the finding of the prescribed

fact. 3. For the purposes of this section: (a) “ Playground ” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 453.3345 . (b) “ Recreational center for youths ” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 453.3345 . (c) “ Residence ” means any house, room, apartment, tenement, manufactured home as defined in NRS 489.113 , or mobile home as defined in NRS 489.120 , that is designed or intended for occupancy.

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

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What does Nevada Revised Statutes § 453.3351 cover?

Section 453.3351 ("Additional penalty for commission of certain violations which involve methamphetamine under certain circumstances") 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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