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Current as of January 01, 2021 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
1. A person who asks or receives, directly or indirectly, any compensation, gratuity or reward, or any promise thereof, upon an agreement or understanding that the person will compound or conceal a crime or violation of a statute, or abstain from testifying thereto, delay a prosecution therefor or withhold any evidence thereof, except in a case where a compromise is allowed by law, shall be punished:
(a) For a category D felony as provided in NRS 193.130.
(b) For a gross misdemeanor, where the agreement or understanding relates to a gross misdemeanor or misdemeanor, or to a violation of statute for which a pecuniary penalty or forfeiture is prescribed.
2. In any proceeding against a person for compounding a crime, it is not necessary to prove that any person has been convicted of the crime or violation of statute in relation to which an agreement or understanding herein prohibited was made.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Nevada Revised Statutes Title 15. Crimes and Punishments § 199.290. Compounding crimes - last updated January 01, 2021 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nv/title-15-crimes-and-punishments/nv-rev-st-199-290/
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