In this section, our attorneys explain Nevada’s criminal laws and legal concepts, A to Z
Criminal Law A to Z
In this section, our attorneys explain Nevada’s criminal laws and legal concepts, A to Z
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Yes. People who engage in sexual activity in public can be charged with the Nevada crime of open or gross lewdness and/or the Nevada crime of indecent exposure. And if strip club dancers and patrons touch each other in a way that violates Las Vegas strip club laws, they may face misdemeanor charges.
People can be charged with open or gross lewdness even if no one else actually saw the sexual activity. As long as it is done in a place where the public could see in, then the people involved can be prosecuted. Examples may include having sex behind an open window or on a park bench at night.
Common defenses to charges of open or gross lewdness are:
A first-time conviction is a gross misdemeanor, carrying:
A second or subsequent conviction is a category D felony, carrying:
Note that if the sexual activity was done in the presence of a minor under 18 or a disabled person, a first-time conviction of open or gross lewdness is a category D felony, carrying:
People can be charged with indecent exposure for bearing the genitalia or anus of themselves or another person. As with open or gross lewdness, it is irrelevant whether this occurs in public or in a private space where the public could possibly see in.
Common defenses to charges of indecent exposure are:
A first-time conviction is a gross misdemeanor, carrying:
A second or subsequent conviction is a category D felony, carrying:
Note that if the sexual activity was done in the presence of a minor under 18 or a disabled person, a first-time conviction of indecent exposure is a category D felony, carrying:
Local Clark County law prohibits strip club dancers and patrons from fondling or caressing each other. Within Las Vegas city limits, the lap dances may not involve any sex, fondling, or caressing, but dancers may sit on the customers’ laps. Outside of Las Vegas’s city limits, rules are even stricter. Dancers may touch their clothed pubic or anal area to a patron’s leg but nowhere else, including the patron’s groin, pelvis, or feet.
People who violate these rules face misdemeanors charges in Clark County:
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