NRS 205.010

First degree

Applied in 10 court decisions — leading case Scarbo v. Eighth Judicial District Court (2009)

Most recently applied in STATE VS. DIST. CT. (RADONSKI, (DAVID)) (April 2020)

[1911 C&P § 359; A 1927, 228; 1943, 181; 1943 NCL § 10307]—(NRS A 1967, 493; 1975, 916; 1979, 1439; 1987, 1475; 1995, 1213)

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A person who willfully and maliciously sets fire to or burns or causes to be burned, or who aids, counsels or procures the burning of any:

1. Dwelling house or other structure or mobile home, whether occupied or vacant; or

2. Personal property which is occupied by one or more persons,

Ê whether the property of the person or of another, is guilty of arson in the first degree which is a category B felony and shall be punished by imprisonment for a minimum term of not less than 2 years and a maximum term of not more than 15 years, and may be further punished by a fine of not more than $15,000.

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