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Can you summarize NVRS 200.5099?
Crimes Against the Person > Penalties.
Short Summary
This legal document pertains to crimes against older persons or vulnerable persons in Nevada. It outlines the penalties for various offenses related to abuse, neglect, exploitation, and isolation/abandonment of older persons or vulnerable persons. The penalties for the first offense range from a gross misdemeanor to a category C felony, depending on the specific offense committed. For subsequent offenses or prior convictions, the penalty is a category B felony with varying imprisonment terms. The document does not mention any exemptions. Overall, the document aims to protect older persons and vulnerable persons from abuse and ensure appropriate punishment for offenders.
Whom does it apply to?
Any person who abuses an older person or a vulnerable person, any person who has assumed responsibility to care for an older person or a vulnerable person and neglects them, any person who exploits an older person or a vulnerable person, any person who isolates or abandons an older person or a vulnerable person
What does it govern?
Crimes Against the Person
What are exemptions?
No exemptions are mentioned.
What are the Penalties?
For the first offense, the penalties vary depending on the specific offense committed. It can range from a gross misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than 364 days, or by a fine of not more than $2,000, or both, to a category C felony punishable as provided in NRS 193.130. For the second and all subsequent offenses, or if the person has been previously convicted of similar conduct in another jurisdiction, the penalty is a category B felony punishable by imprisonment in the state prison for a minimum term of not less than 2 years and a maximum term of not more than 6, 10, or 20 years, depending on the offense.
Jurisdiction
Nevada