Nevada Revised Statutes 200.463 – Involuntary servitude; penalties
1. A person who knowingly subjects, or attempts to subject, another person to forced labor or services by:
Attorney's Note
Under the Nevada Revised Statutes, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:| Class | Prison | Fine |
|---|---|---|
| category B felony | 1 to 20 years |
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 200.463
- person: means a natural person, any form of business or social organization and any other nongovernmental legal entity including, but not limited to, a corporation, partnership, association, trust or unincorporated organization. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.039
- substantial bodily harm: means :
(a) Causing or threatening to cause physical harm to any person;
(b) Physically restraining or threatening to physically restrain any person;
(c) Abusing or threatening to abuse the law or legal process;
(d) Knowingly destroying, concealing, removing, confiscating or possessing any actual or purported passport or other immigration document, or any other actual or purported government identification document, of the person;
(e) Extortion; or
(f) Causing or threatening to cause financial harm to any person, is guilty of holding a person in involuntary servitude.
2. Unless a greater penalty is provided in NRS 200.4631, a person who is found guilty of holding a person in involuntary servitude is guilty of a category B felony and shall be punished:
(a) Where the victim suffers substantial bodily harm while held in involuntary servitude or in attempted escape or escape therefrom, by imprisonment in the state prison for a minimum term of not less than 7 years and a maximum term of not more than 20 years, and may be further punished by a fine of not more than $50,000.
(b) Where the victim suffers no substantial bodily harm as a result of being held in involuntary servitude, by imprisonment in the state prison for a minimum term of not less than 5 years and a maximum term of not more than 20 years, and may be further punished by a fine of not more than $50,000.