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Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education
NRS 396.1285 - "Power-based violence" defined.
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NV Rev Stat § 396.1285 (2025)
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"Power-based violence" means any form of interpersonal violence intended to control, intimidate or harm another person through the assertion of power over the person. The term includes, without limitation:
1. Dating violence;
2. Domestic violence;
3. Family violence;
4. Gender-based violence;
5. Violence based on sexual orientation or gender identity or expression;
6. Sexual assault;
7. Sexual harassment;
8. Sexual exploitation;
9. Stalking; or
10. The observation of another person who is naked or engaging in sexual activity without his or her consent, including, without limitation, voyeurism.
(Added to NRS by 2023, 3149)
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