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Nevada law as to lewd conduct offenses is generally modeled upon California law. But Nevada’s statutes cast a wider net and impose harsher punishments.
Penal Code 647a PC is the California statute on lewd conduct in public. The law prohibits people from touching themselves sexually while in public when third parties are present who might be offended.
NRS 201.210 is Nevada’s law on open or gross lewdness. It is similar to PC 647a but applies regardless of whether a third party who might be offended is present. Two persons engaged in sexual activity in a public location can be charged under NRS 201.210 even if they are the only two people at the site.
A violation of Penal Code 647a is a misdemeanor punishable by up to six months in county jail.
A violation of NRS 201.210 is typically a gross misdemeanor punishable by up to one year in jail.
A person convicted of a second offense of Nevada’s NRS 201.210 is guilty of a felony. A second offender under California Penal Code 647a still faces only a misdemeanor.
California’s Penal Code 288 defines lewd acts with a child under 14. Nevada’s NRS 201.230 applies to lewdness with a child under 16. Both make it a crime to touch children anywhere on their bodies if the touching is done for the sexual gratification of either the perpetrator or the child.
While PC 288 carries a penalty of up to 8 years in prison, an NRS 201.230 conviction is punishable by life in prison (with the possibility of parole).
Although the two states’ laws are very similar, Nevada’s law has a further reach and a more potent punch. (Refer to our article on “Five things to know about California criminal expungements.”)
A former Los Angeles prosecutor, attorney Neil Shouse graduated with honors from UC Berkeley and Harvard Law School (and completed additional graduate studies at MIT). He has been featured on CNN, Good Morning America, Dr Phil, Court TV, The Today Show and Court TV. Mr Shouse has been recognized by the National Trial Lawyers as one of the Top 100 Criminal and Top 100 Civil Attorneys.
Palm Springs, California is home to a large population of retirees and seniors. Crimes against Palm Springs seniors are treated with particular harshness under California law – and by the Riverside County District Attorney’s office. Special provisions in California’s criminal law are focused on the physical, financial, and emotional harm done to seniors. A Palm ...
Staged accidents are just that — “accidents” that are staged. Often orchestrated by sophisticated crime rings, these intentional collisions are planned to make it look like an insured driver is at fault when, in reality, the insured driver was “set up” by the seemingly victimized party/parties. 1. Will a party receive penalties for staging an ...
You can find yourself charged with disorderly conduct in Oakland for a wide range of acts and activities. Police officers often use disorderly conduct charges as an excuse to arrest people who have annoyed or angered them, such as individuals who may have been rude or yelled at them (which are not crimes). California Penal ...
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