Every person who shall falsely personate or represent any public officer, or who shall willfully intrude into a public office to which the person has not been duly elected or appointed, or who shall willfully exercise any of the functions or perform any of the duties of such officer, without having duly qualified therefor, as required by law, or who, having been an executive or administrative officer, shall willfully exercise any of the functions of office after his or her right to do so has ceased, or wrongfully refuse to surrender the official seal or any books or papers appertaining to such office, upon the demand of his or her lawful successor, shall be guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
[1911 C&P § 67; RL § 6332; NCL § 10016]
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 197 - Crimes By and Against the Executive Power of This State
NRS 197.010 - Bribery of executive or administrative officer.
NRS 197.020 - Bribery of other public officers.
NRS 197.030 - Asking or receiving bribe by executive or administrative officer.
NRS 197.040 - Asking or receiving bribe by public officer or employee.
NRS 197.050 - Rebate or division of salary unlawful.
NRS 197.060 - Unlawful to agree to divide salary.
NRS 197.070 - Payment of bona fide debt by deputy or attache.
NRS 197.080 - Offering reward for appointment.
NRS 197.090 - Interfering with public officer.
NRS 197.100 - Influencing public officer.
NRS 197.110 - Misconduct of public officer.
NRS 197.130 - False report by public officer.
NRS 197.140 - Public officer making false certificate.
NRS 197.150 - Falsely auditing or paying claim.
NRS 197.160 - Fraudulently presenting claim to public officer.
NRS 197.170 - Extortion by public officer or employee.
NRS 197.180 - Wrongful exercise of official power.
NRS 197.190 - Obstructing public officer.
NRS 197.200 - Oppression under color of office.
NRS 197.210 - Fraudulent appropriation of property.