NRS202.275. Possession, manufacture or disposition of short-barreled rifle or short-barreled shotgun: Penalty; exceptions.

      1.  Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, a person who knowingly or willfully possesses, manufactures or disposes of any short-barreled rifle or short-barreled shotgun is guilty of a category D felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130.

      2.  For purposes of this section:

      (a) “Short-barreled rifle” means:

             (1) A rifle having one or more barrels less than 16 inches in length; or

             (2) Any weapon made from a rifle, whether by alteration, modification or other means, with an overall length of less than 26 inches.

      (b) “Short-barreled shotgun” means:

             (1) A shotgun having one or more barrels less than 18 inches in length; or

             (2) Any weapon made from a shotgun, whether by alteration, modification or other means, with an overall length of less than 26 inches.

      3.  This section does not prohibit:

      (a) The possession or use of any short-barreled rifle or short-barreled shotgun by any peace officer when authorized to do so in the performance of official duties;

      (b) The possession of any short-barreled rifle or short-barreled shotgun by a person who is licensed as a firearms importer, manufacturer, collector or dealer by the United States Department of the Treasury, or by a person to whom such a rifle or shotgun is registered with the United States Department of the Treasury; or

      (c) The possession of any short-barreled rifle or short-barreled shotgun that has been determined to be a collector’s item pursuant to 26 U.S.C. Chapter 53 or a curio or relic pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Chapter 44.

      (Added to NRS by 1977, 879; A 1979, 1434; 1991, 1136; 1995, 1206; 2005, 64)