Every person who, after due notice, shall refuse or neglect to make or furnish any statement, report or information lawfully required of the person by any public officer, or who, in such statement, report or information shall make any willfully untrue, misleading or exaggerated statement, or who shall willfully hinder, delay or obstruct any public officer in the discharge of official powers or duties, shall, where no other provision of law applies, be guilty of a misdemeanor.
NRS 197.190
Obstructing public officer
Applied in 9 court decisions — leading case Tsao v. Desert Palace, Inc. (2012)
Most recently applied in Willson v. First Jud. Dist. Ct. (February 2024)
[1911 C&P § 540; RL § 6805; NCL § 10486]
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