NRS 212.188
Sexual abuse of prisoner or unauthorized custodial conduct by employee of or contractor or volunteer for prison
- penalties.
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An employee of or a contractor or volunteer for a prison who voluntarily engages in, or attempts to engage in, with a prisoner who is in lawful custody or confinement, other than in the custody of the Division of Parole and Probation of the Department of Public Safety pursuant to NRS 209.4886 or 209.4888 or residential confinement, any of the acts set forth in:(a)
Paragraph (a) of subsection 3, commits sexual abuse of a prisoner.(b)
Paragraph (b) of subsection 3, commits unauthorized custodial conduct.2.
Unless a greater penalty is provided pursuant to any other applicable provision of law, an employee of or a contractor or volunteer for a prison who commits:(a)
Sexual abuse of a prisoner is guilty of a category D felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130.(b)
Unauthorized custodial conduct by engaging in any of the acts described in paragraph (b) of subsection 3 is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.(c)
Unauthorized custodial conduct by attempting to engage in any of the acts described in paragraph (b) of subsection 3 is guilty of a misdemeanor.3.
As used in this section:(a)
“Sexual abuse”:(1)
Includes any of the following acts between an employee of or a contractor or volunteer for a prison and a prisoner, regardless of whether the prisoner consents to the act:(2)
Does not include acts of an employee of or a contractor or volunteer for the prison in which the prisoner is confined that are performed to carry out the official duties of such an employee, contractor or volunteer.(b)
“Unauthorized custodial conduct”:(1)
Includes any of the following acts between an employee of or a contractor or volunteer for a prison and a prisoner, regardless of whether the prisoner consents to the act:(2)
Does not include acts of an employee of or a contractor or volunteer for the prison in which the prisoner is confined that are performed to carry out the official duties of such an employee, contractor or volunteer.
Source:
Section 212.188 — Sexual abuse of prisoner or unauthorized custodial conduct by employee of or contractor or volunteer for prison; penalties., https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-212.html#NRS212Sec188
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