NRS 197.200
Oppression under color of office.

1.

An officer, or a person pretending to be an officer, who unlawfully and maliciously, under pretense or color of official authority:

(a)

Arrests or detains a person against the person’s will;

(b)

Seizes or levies upon another’s property;

(c)

Dispossesses another of any lands or tenements; or

(d)

Does any act whereby the person, property or rights of another person are injured,
Ê commits oppression.

2.

An officer or person committing oppression shall be punished:

(a)

Where physical force or the immediate threat of physical force is used, for a category D felony as provided in NRS 193.130.

(b)

Where no physical force or immediate threat of physical force is used, for a gross misdemeanor.

Source: Section 197.200 — Oppression under color of office., https://www.­leg.­state.­nv.­us/NRS/NRS-197.­html#NRS197Sec200.

Last Updated

Jun. 24, 2021

§ 197.200’s source at nv​.us