Prohibited acts; penalties; duties of local law enforcement agency.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 179D.550
in effect1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, an offender or sex offender who:
(a) Fails to register with a local law enforcement agency;
(b) Fails to notify the local law enforcement agency of a change of name, residence, employment or student status as required pursuant to NRS 179D.447 ;
(c) Provides false or misleading information to the Central Repository or a local law enforcement agency; or
(d) Otherwise violates the provisions of NRS 179D.010 to 179D.550 , inclusive,
Ê is guilty of a category D felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130 .
2. An offender or sex offender who commits a second or subsequent violation of subsection 1 within 7 years after the first violation is guilty of a category C felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130 . A court shall not grant probation to or suspend the sentence of a person convicted pursuant to this subsection.
3. If a local law enforcement agency is aware that an offender or sex offender in its jurisdiction has failed to comply with a provision of NRS 179D.010 to 179D.550 , inclusive, the local law enforcement agency must take any appropriate action to ensure compliance.
Source: NV Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/NRS-179D.htmlFetched: 10/4/2026