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NRS 200.465

Assuming rights of ownership over another person; purchase or sale of person; penalty

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Schoka v. Sheriff (1992)

Most recently applied in Schoka v. Sheriff (January 1992)

(Added to NRS by 1989, 1186; A 1995, 1190; 2005, 88; 2025, 1554)

A person who:

1. Assumes or attempts to assume rights of ownership over another person;

2. Sells or attempts to sell a person to another;

3. Receives money or anything of value in consideration of placing a person in the custody or under the control of another;

4. Buys or attempts to buy a person;

5. Except as otherwise provided in chapters 127A to 127E, inclusive, of NRS, pays money or delivers anything of value to another in consideration of having a person placed in his or her custody or under his or her power or control; or

6. Knowingly aids or assists in any manner a person who violates any provision of this section,

Ê is guilty of a category B felony and shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for a minimum term of not less than 5 years and a maximum term of not more than 20 years, and may be further punished by a fine of not more than $50,000.

Official source: Nevada Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Nevada statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.