Every person who willfully or negligently sets or fails to guard carefully or extinguish any fire, whether on the person’s own land or the land of another, whereby the timber or property of another is endangered is guilty of a misdemeanor.
[1911 C&P § 314; RL § 6579; NCL § 10262]—(NRS A 1971, 1458; 1979, 1480)
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 475 - Crimes and Responsibilities Concerning Fires
NRS 475.010 - Willful or negligent failure to guard or extinguish fire; penalty.
NRS 475.050 - Smoking in building on which notice posted prohibiting smoking; penalty.
NRS 475.060 - Operation of internal combustion engine without spark arrestor; penalty; exceptions.
NRS 475.075 - Intentional prevention or obstruction of search and rescue organization; penalty.
NRS 475.080 - Intentional prevention or obstruction of extinguishment of fire; penalties.
NRS 475.100 - False fire alarms; penalties; exception.
NRS 475.105 - Theft of device to prevent, control, extinguish or give warning of fire; penalties.
NRS 475.125 - Investigation of fires resulting in property damage, death or injury.
NRS 475.210 - Governor may close land or prohibit burning in areas which are fire hazards.
NRS 475.220 - Dumps: Safe operation; regulations of State Forester Firewarden.
NRS 475.235 - Disposition of claims by State Board of Examiners.