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.
(Added to NRS by 1991, 1316; A 2005, 500)
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
NRS 452.001 - Applicability of provisions.
NRS 452.002 - Adverse use by public presumptive evidence of dedication as public cemetery.
NRS 452.004 - "Administrator" defined.
NRS 452.0055 - "Board" defined.
NRS 452.007 - "Buyer" defined.
NRS 452.0075 - "Cemetery" defined.
NRS 452.008 - "Cemetery authority" defined.
NRS 452.0085 - "Division" defined.
NRS 452.0087 - "Endowment care cemetery" defined.
NRS 452.018 - "Sales commission" defined.
NRS 452.019 - "Seller" defined.
NRS 452.023 - "Unitrust" defined.
NRS 452.025 - Regulations of Administrator.
NRS 452.026 - Regulations of Board.
NRS 452.027 - Cooperation and exchange of information between Administrator and Board.
NRS 452.070 - Authority may collect fee from purchaser of plot for maintenance of cemetery.
NRS 452.080 - Agreement for endowment care.
NRS 452.090 - Agreement concerning maintenance of plot.
NRS 452.120 - Requirements for deposit by endowment care cemetery.
NRS 452.130 - Additional deposit required before disposition of plot.
NRS 452.140 - Endowment care cemetery may contain area without endowment care; requirements.
NRS 452.160 - Use of funds; authorized investments; annual financial statements.
NRS 452.200 - Liability and penalty for unauthorized use or investment of funds.
NRS 452.220 - Requirements for construction of crypt or catacomb.
NRS 452.230 - Supervision of construction: Inspector; final certificate.
NRS 452.235 - Certificate of occupancy required before use.
NRS 452.250 - Deposit of money required by NRS 452.120.
NRS 452.330 - Content of financial statement.
NRS 452.340 - Certificate of authority: Issuance; duration.
NRS 452.350 - Regulations of cemetery authority.
NRS 452.360 - Map of cemetery: Requirements; content; inspection.
NRS 452.410 - Certificate of occupancy required before sale of crypt or niche; exceptions.
NRS 452.645 - Applicability of provisions.
NRS 452.650 - Adoption of local ordinances.
NRS 452.655 - Dedication of property for use as cemetery: Procedure; effect.
NRS 452.660 - Dedication of property for use as cemetery: Removal of dedication.
NRS 452.665 - Dedication of property for use as cemetery: Priority over encumbrances.
NRS 452.670 - Prerequisites to operation of cemetery.
NRS 452.675 - Restriction on operation of crematory.
NRS 452.685 - Trust fund for endowment care: Requirements for deposit.
NRS 452.700 - Trust fund for endowment care: Exemption from process of law.
NRS 452.705 - Trust fund for endowment care: Minimum sums.
NRS 452.710 - Trust fund for endowment care: Trustees.
NRS 452.715 - Trust fund for endowment care: Administration.
NRS 452.730 - Posting and inspection of sign indicating endowment care.
NRS 452.735 - Unlawful acts; investigation by Administrator.