NRS201.570. Definition; penalty.


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  •       1.  An adult commits the crime of criminal gang recruitment if the adult uses or threatens to use physical violence against a child or against another person, or causes or threatens to cause damage to the property of the child or the property of another person, with the specific intent to coerce, induce or solicit the child:

          (a) To become a member of a criminal gang;

          (b) To remain a member of a criminal gang and not withdraw or disassociate from the criminal gang; or

          (c) To rejoin a criminal gang of which the child is no longer a member or from which the child has withdrawn or disassociated.

          2.  An adult who commits the crime of criminal gang recruitment is guilty of a category E felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130.

          3.  As used in this section:

          (a) “Adult” means a person who is 18 years of age or older.

          (b) “Child” means a person who is less than 18 years of age.

          (c) “Criminal gang” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 193.168.

      (Added to NRS by 2009, 417)