2017 Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 205 - Crimes Against Property
NRS 205.0813 - Housebreaking; penalty.
1. A person who forcibly enters an uninhabited or vacant dwelling, knows or has reason to believe that such entry is without permission of the owner of the dwelling or an authorized representative of the owner and has the intent to take up residence or provide a residency to another therein is guilty of housebreaking.
2. A person convicted of housebreaking is guilty of:
(a) For a first offense, a gross misdemeanor; and
(b) For a second and any subsequent offense, a category D felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130.
3. A person convicted of housebreaking and who has previously been convicted three or more times of housebreaking must not be released on probation or granted a suspension of sentence.
4. As used in this section, “forcibly enters” means an entry involving:
(a) Any act of physical force resulting in damage to the structure; or
(b) The changing or manipulation of a lock to gain access.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 3136)
