A person who fraudulently or maliciously tears, burns, effaces, cuts, or in any other way destroys, with the intent to defraud, prejudice or injure any person or body corporate:

Attorney's Note

Under the Nevada Revised Statutes, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
category D felony1 to 4 yearsup to $5,000
For details, see Nev. Rev. Stat. § 193.130
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Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 206.260

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • 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

1.  Any deed, lease, bond, will, or any other sealed writing;

2.  Any bank bill or note, check, warrant or certificate for the payment of money or other thing, or other security for the payment of money or the delivery of goods;

3.  Any certificate or other public security of this state, the United States, or any state or territory for the payment of money;

4.  Any receipt, acquittance, release, defeasance, discharge of any debt, suit or other demand;

5.  Any transfer or assurance of money, stock, goods, chattels or other property;

6.  Any letter of attorney or other power;

7.  Any daybook or other book of account; or

8.  Any agreement or contract, is guilty of a category D felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130.