Nevada Revised Statutes Section 200.465 - Crimes and Punishments

Unlawful acts; penalty. A person who:

1. Holds or attempts to hold a person in involuntary servitude;

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

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

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

5. Buys or attempts to buy a person;

6. Except as otherwise provided in chapter 127 of NRS, pays money or delivers anything of value to another in consideration of having a person placed in his custody or under his power or control; or

7. 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.

Last modified: February 25, 2006