A person who through the use of the mail, written note, telephone, telegraph, radio broadcast or other means of communication, willfully makes any threat, or maliciously conveys false information knowing it to be false, concerning an attempt or alleged attempt being made, or to be made, to kill, injure or intimidate any person or unlawfully to damage or destroy any building, vehicle, aircraft or other real or personal property by means of any explosive, bomb, spring trap or mechanism known or commonly thought to be dangerous to human life, limb or safety 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 1 year and a maximum term of not more than 6 years, and may be further punished by a fine of not more than $5,000.
NRS 202.840
Bomb threats prohibited; penalties
Known as the The Background Check Act
The act spans §§ 202–202 (152 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Hargrove v. State (1984)
Most recently applied in Hargrove v. State (August 1984)
(Added to NRS by 1971, 1282; A 1973, 552; 1979, 1436; 1995, 1211)
Official source: Nevada Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Nevada statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.