Nev. Rev. Stat. § 200.400
Definition; penalties
Effective Oct 1, 2015[1911 C&P § 148; RL § 6413; NCL § 10095]—(NRS A 1967, 471; 1971, 1385; 1973, 1805; 1977, 1628; 1979, 1426; 1981, 903; 1985, 247; 1991, 123; 1995, 1188; 2005, 2875; 2009, 87; 2015, 2236)
1. As used in this section:
- (a) “Battery” means any willful and unlawful use of force or violence upon the person of another.
- (b) “Strangulation” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 200.481.
- 2. A person who is convicted of battery with the intent to commit mayhem, robbery or grand larceny 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 2 years and a maximum term of not more than 10 years, and may be further punished by a fine of not more than $10,000.
- 3. A person who is convicted of battery with the intent to kill 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 2 years and a maximum term of not more than 20 years.
4. A person who is convicted of battery with the intent to commit sexual assault shall be punished:
(a) If the crime results in substantial bodily harm to the victim or is committed by strangulation, for a category A felony by imprisonment in the state prison:
- (1) For life without the possibility of parole; or
- (2) For life with the possibility of parole, with eligibility for parole beginning when a minimum of 10 years has been served.
- (b) If the crime does not result in substantial bodily harm to the victim and the victim is 16 years of age or older, for a category A felony by imprisonment in the state prison for a minimum term of not less than 2 years and a maximum term of life with the possibility of parole.
(c) If the crime does not result in substantial bodily harm to the victim and the victim is a child under the age of 16, for a category A felony by imprisonment in the state prison for a minimum term of not less than 5 years and a maximum term of life with the possibility of parole.
In addition to any other penalty, a person convicted pursuant to this subsection may be punished by a fine of not more than $10,000.
[1911 C&P § 148; RL § 6413; NCL § 10095]—(NRS A 1967, 471; 1971, 1385; 1973, 1805; 1977, 1628; 1979, 1426; 1981, 903; 1985, 247; 1991, 123; 1995, 1188; 2005, 2875; 2009, 87; 2015, 2236)