2022 Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 202 - Crimes Against Public Health and Safety
NRS 202.364 - Unlawful to possess, sell, offer to sell, transfer, purchase, transport or receive firearm without serial number: Exceptions; penalties. [Effective January 1, 2022.]
1. A person shall not possess, sell, offer to sell, transfer, purchase, transport or receive a firearm that is not imprinted with a serial number issued by a firearms importer or manufacturer in accordance with federal law and any regulations adopted thereunder unless:
(a) The person is:
(1) A law enforcement agency; or
(2) A firearms importer or manufacturer; or
(b) The firearm:
(1) Has been rendered permanently inoperable;
(2) Was manufactured before 1969;
(3) Is an antique firearm; or
(4) Has been determined to be a collector’s item pursuant to 26 U.S.C. Chapter 53 or a curio or relic pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Chapter 44.
2. A person who violates this section:
(a) For the first offense, is guilty of a gross misdemeanor; and
(b) For the second or any subsequent offense, is guilty of a category D felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130.
3. As used in this section, "law enforcement agency" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 239C.065.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 3223, effective January 1, 2022)
