A peace officer who, in executing a search warrant, shall willfully exceed his or her authority, or exercise it with unnecessary severity, shall be deemed guilty of a gross misdemeanor.

Attorney's Note

Under the Nevada Revised Statutes, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
gross misdemeanorup to 364 daysup to $2,000
For details, see Nev. Rev. Stat. § 193.140
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