1. A person is guilty of sexual assault if the person:
(a) Subjects another person to sexual penetration, or forces another person to make a sexual penetration on themselves or another, or on a beast, against the will of the victim or under conditions in which the perpetrator knows or should know that the victim is mentally or physically incapable of resisting or understanding the nature of the perpetrator’s conduct; or
(b) Commits a sexual penetration upon a child under the age of 14 years or causes a child under the age of 14 years to make a sexual penetration on themselves or another, or on a beast.
2. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 3 and 4, a person who commits a sexual assault is guilty of a category A felony and shall be punished:
(a) If substantial bodily harm to the victim results from the actions of the defendant committed in connection with or as a part of the sexual assault, by imprisonment in the state prison:
(1) For life without the possibility of parole; or
(2) For life with the possibility of parole, with eligibility for parole beginning when a minimum of 15 years has been served.
(b) If no substantial bodily harm to the victim results, by imprisonment in the state prison for life with the possibility of parole, with eligibility for parole beginning when a minimum of 10 years has been served.
3. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, a person who commits a sexual assault against a child under the age of 16 years is guilty of a category A felony and shall be punished:
(a) If the crime results in substantial bodily harm to the child, by imprisonment in the state prison for life without the possibility of parole.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (c), if the crime does not result in substantial bodily harm to the child, by imprisonment in the state prison for life with the possibility of parole, with eligibility for parole beginning when a minimum of 25 years has been served.
(c) If the crime is committed against a child under the age of 14 years and does not result in substantial bodily harm to the child, by imprisonment in the state prison for life with the possibility of parole, with eligibility for parole beginning when a minimum of 35 years has been served.
4. A person who commits a sexual assault against a child under the age of 16 years and who has been previously convicted of:
(a) A sexual assault pursuant to this section or any other sexual offense against a child; or
(b) An offense committed in another jurisdiction that, if committed in this State, would constitute a sexual assault pursuant to this section or any other sexual offense against a child,
is guilty of a category A felony and shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for life without the possibility of parole.
5. The provisions of this section do not apply to a person who is less than 18 years of age and who commits any of the acts described in paragraph (b) of subsection 1 if the person is not more than 2 years older than the person upon whom the act was committed unless:
(a) The person committing the act uses force or threatens the use of force; or
(b) The person committing the act knows or should know that the victim is mentally or physically incapable of resisting or understanding the nature of the perpetrator’s conduct.
6. For the purpose of this section, "other sexual offense against a child" means any act committed by an adult upon a child constituting:
(a) Incest pursuant to NRS 201.180;
(b) Lewdness with a child pursuant to NRS 201.230;
(c) Sado-masochistic abuse pursuant to NRS 201.262; or
(d) Luring a child using a computer, system or network pursuant to NRS 201.560, if punished as a felony.
(Added to NRS by 1977, 1626; A 1991, 612; 1995, 1186; 1997, 1179, 1719; 1999, 431; 2003, 2825; 2005, 2874; 2007, 3255; 2015, 2235; 2021, 1392)
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 200 - Crimes Against the Person
NRS 200.010 - "Murder" defined.
NRS 200.020 - Malice: Express and implied defined.
NRS 200.030 - Degrees of murder; penalties.
NRS 200.033 - Circumstances aggravating first degree murder.
NRS 200.035 - Circumstances mitigating first degree murder.
NRS 200.040 - "Manslaughter" defined.
NRS 200.050 - "Voluntary manslaughter" defined.
NRS 200.060 - When killing punished as murder.
NRS 200.070 - "Involuntary manslaughter" defined.
NRS 200.080 - Punishment for voluntary manslaughter.
NRS 200.090 - Punishment for involuntary manslaughter.
NRS 200.110 - Place of trial for homicide.
NRS 200.120 - "Justifiable homicide" defined; no duty to retreat under certain circumstances.
NRS 200.140 - Justifiable homicide by peace officer.
NRS 200.150 - Justifiable or excusable homicide.
NRS 200.160 - Additional cases of justifiable homicide.
NRS 200.170 - Burden of proving circumstances of mitigation or justifiable or excusable homicide.
NRS 200.180 - Excusable homicide by misadventure.
NRS 200.190 - Justifiable or excusable homicide not punishable.
NRS 200.200 - Killing in self-defense.
NRS 200.210 - Killing of unborn quick child; penalty.
NRS 200.220 - Taking drugs to terminate pregnancy; penalty.
NRS 200.230 - Death resulting from overloading of passenger vessel; penalties.
NRS 200.260 - Death resulting from unlawful manufacture or storage of explosives; penalty.
NRS 200.275 - Justifiable infliction or threat of bodily injury not punishable.
NRS 200.280 - Definition; penalty.
NRS 200.290 - Instrument or manner of inflicting injury immaterial.
NRS 200.300 - Injury not resulting in permanent injury; defendant may be convicted of assault.
NRS 200.320 - Kidnapping in first degree: Penalties.
NRS 200.330 - Kidnapping in second degree: Penalties.
NRS 200.340 - Penalty for aiding or abetting.
NRS 200.350 - Where proceedings may be instituted; consent is not defense.
NRS 200.366 - Sexual assault: Definition; penalties; exclusions.
NRS 200.368 - Statutory sexual seduction: Penalties.
NRS 200.373 - Sexual assault of spouse by spouse.
NRS 200.377 - Victims of certain sexual offenses: Legislative findings and declarations.
NRS 200.3774 - Victims of certain sexual offenses: Effect of waiver of confidentiality.
NRS 200.3782 - Duration of orders; dissolution or modification of orders.
NRS 200.3783 - Order to be transmitted to law enforcement agencies; enforcement.
NRS 200.380 - Definition; penalty.
NRS 200.390 - Administration of poison: Penalty.
NRS 200.400 - Definition; penalties.
NRS 200.405 - Administration of drug to aid commission of felony: Penalty.
NRS 200.410 - Death resulting from duel; penalty.
NRS 200.430 - Incriminating testimony; witness’s privilege.
NRS 200.440 - Posting for not fighting; use of contemptuous language.
NRS 200.450 - Challenges to fight; penalties.
NRS 200.460 - Definition; penalties.
NRS 200.463 - Involuntary servitude; penalties.
NRS 200.4631 - Involuntary servitude of minors; penalties.
NRS 200.465 - Assuming rights of ownership over another person; purchase or sale of person; penalty.
NRS 200.466 - Power of court to order restitution for violation of NRS 200.463, 200.464 or 200.465.
NRS 200.467 - Trafficking in persons for financial gain; penalties.
NRS 200.468 - Trafficking in persons for illegal purposes; penalty.
NRS 200.4685 - Trafficking in children; penalty.
NRS 200.469 - Power of court to order restitution for violation of NRS 200.467, 200.468 or 200.4685.
NRS 200.481 - Battery: Definitions; penalties.
NRS 200.490 - Provoking assault: Penalty.
NRS 200.495 - Definitions; penalties.
NRS 200.508 - Abuse, neglect or endangerment of child: Penalties; definitions.
NRS 200.5083 - Mutilation of genitalia of female child: Penalties; definitions.
NRS 200.5085 - Use of nonmedical remedial treatment.
NRS 200.5091 - Policy of State.
NRS 200.50925 - "Reasonable cause to believe" and "as soon as reasonably practicable" defined.
NRS 200.5094 - Reports: Manner of making; contents.
NRS 200.50955 - Law enforcement agency: Required to act promptly in obtaining certain warrants.
NRS 200.5097 - Admissibility of evidence.
NRS 200.50986 - Petition for removal of guardian of older person or vulnerable person.
NRS 200.50995 - Penalties for conspiracy.
NRS 200.510 - Definition; penalties; truth may be given in evidence; jury to determine law and fact.
NRS 200.520 - Publication defined.
NRS 200.530 - Liability of editor or publisher.
NRS 200.540 - Criminal proceedings: Venue.
NRS 200.550 - Furnishing libelous information: Penalty.
NRS 200.560 - Threatening to publish libel: Penalty.
NRS 200.571 - Harassment: Definition; penalties.
NRS 200.581 - Where offense committed.
NRS 200.594 - Duration of orders; dissolution or modification of orders.
NRS 200.597 - Order to be transmitted to law enforcement agencies; enforcement.
NRS 200.605 - Penalties; definition.
NRS 200.620 - Interception and attempted interception of wire communication prohibited; exceptions.
NRS 200.640 - Unauthorized connection with facilities prohibited.
NRS 200.650 - Unauthorized, surreptitious intrusion of privacy by listening device prohibited.
NRS 200.720 - Promotion of sexual performance of minor unlawful.
NRS 200.735 - Exemption for purposes of law enforcement.
NRS 200.740 - Determination by court or jury of whether person was minor.
NRS 200.770 - "Intimate image" defined.
NRS 200.775 - "Sexual conduct" defined.
NRS 200.780 - Unlawful dissemination of intimate image; exceptions; penalty.
NRS 200.785 - Demands in exchange for removal of intimate image; penalty.
NRS 200.790 - Liability of interactive computer service.
NRS 200.810 - "Health care procedure" defined.
NRS 200.820 - "Surgical procedure" defined.
NRS 200.830 - Performance of health care procedure without license; penalties.
NRS 200.840 - Performance of surgical procedure without license; penalties.