Every person who, with intent to prevent or obstruct the extinguishment of any fire, cuts, damages or removes any bell rope, wire or other apparatus for communicating an alarm of fire, or cuts, injures or destroys any engine, hose or other fire apparatus, or otherwise prevents or obstructs the extinguishment of any fire, is guilty of a public offense, as prescribed in NRS 193.155, proportionate to the value of the loss resulting therefrom and in no event less than a misdemeanor.
[1911 C&P § 311; RL § 6576; NCL § 10259]—(NRS A 1967, 589; 1971, 1459; 1979, 1481)
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.