Nevada Revised Statutes 501.1812 – System of assessing demerit points for wildlife convictions: Definitions
As used in NRS 501.1812 to 501.1818, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires:
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 501.1812
- Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Nolo contendere: No contest-has the same effect as a plea of guilty, as far as the criminal sentence is concerned, but may not be considered as an admission of guilt for any other purpose.
- Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
1. ’License’ means a license or tag issued by the Department for:
(a) Recreational hunting or fishing; or
(b) Taking fur-bearing mammals, trapping unprotected mammals or selling raw furs for profit.
2. ’Permit’ means a permit issued by the Department for recreational hunting or fishing.
3. ’Wildlife conviction‘ means a conviction obtained in any court of competent jurisdiction in this State, including, without limitation, a conviction obtained upon a plea of nolo contendere or upon a forfeiture of bail not vacated in any such court, for a violation of:
(a) A provision of this title or any regulation adopted pursuant to this title other than a provision of NRS 502.370, 502.390, 503.185, 503.310 or 504.295 to 504.398, inclusive; or
(b) A provision of the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981, 16 U.S.C. § 3371 et seq., if the violation of that provision is based on a violation of a law or regulation of this State.