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Nevada Revised Statutes Title 15. Crimes and Punishments § 193.307. Prohibited acts relating to protests and demonstrations

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

1. A peace officer shall not, in response to a protest or demonstration:

(a) Discharge a kinetic energy projectile indiscriminately into a crowd or in a manner that intentionally targets the head, pelvis or spine or any other vital area of the body of a person unless the person poses an immediate threat of physical harm or death to the peace officer or others; or

(b) Use a chemical agent without first declaring that the protest or demonstration constitutes an unlawful assembly and providing to the persons who are present at the protest or demonstration:

(1) Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, at least three orders to disperse, given in a manner that each order may be heard by those persons, including, without limitation, issuing the order from multiple locations and issuing the order in multiple languages;

(2) An egress route from the area where the protest or demonstration is occurring; and

(3) A reasonable amount of time to disperse from the area where the protest or demonstration is occurring.

If there is an immediate threat of physical harm or death to a person, then no order to disperse must be provided. If there is an immediate threat of harm to property, then only one order to disperse must be provided.

2. As used in this section, “kinetic energy projectile” means any type of device designed to be nonlethal or less lethal than standard ammunition and to be launched from any device as a projectile that may cause bodily injury through the transfer of kinetic energy and blunt force trauma. The term includes, without limitation, items commonly referred to as rubber bullets, plastic bullets, beanbag rounds and foam-tipped plastic rounds.

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