An officer or employee of a court or law enforcement agency who, with the intent to obstruct a criminal investigation, directly or indirectly:

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 199.520

  • 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.  Notifies any person who is the subject of the investigation about the existence of the investigation; or

2.  Discloses to any such person any information obtained in the course of the investigation, is guilty of a category D felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130.