Nevada Revised Statutes Section 197.090 - Crimes and Punishments

Interfering with public officer. Except under circumstances where a greater penalty is provided in NRS 200.481, any person who, by means of any threat, force or violence, attempts to deter or prevent any executive or administrative officer from performing any duty imposed upon him by law, or who knowingly resists by force or violence any executive or administrative officer in the performance of his duty, is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.

Last modified: February 25, 2006