Nevada Revised Statutes 200.463 – Involuntary servitude; penalties
1. A person who knowingly subjects, or attempts to subject, another person to forced labor or services by:
Attorney's Note
Under the Nevada Revised Statutes, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:| Class | Prison | Fine |
|---|---|---|
| category B felony | 1 to 20 years |
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 200.463
- 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
- substantial bodily harm: means :
(a) Causing or threatening to cause physical harm to any person;
(b) Physically restraining or threatening to physically restrain any person;
(c) Abusing or threatening to abuse the law or legal process;
(d) Knowingly destroying, concealing, removing, confiscating or possessing any actual or purported passport or other immigration document, or any other actual or purported government identification document, of the person;
(e) Extortion;
(f) Causing or threatening to cause financial harm to any person;
(g) Debt bondage;
(h) Peonage; or
(i) Using a scheme, plan or pattern intended to cause the person to believe that the failure to perform an act would result in serious harm or physical restraint against any person, is guilty of holding a person in involuntary servitude.
2. Unless a greater penalty is provided in NRS 200.4631, a person who is found guilty of holding a person in involuntary servitude is guilty of a category B felony and shall be punished:
(a) Where the victim suffers substantial bodily harm while held in involuntary servitude or in attempted escape or escape therefrom, by imprisonment in the state prison for a minimum term of not less than 7 years and a maximum term of not more than 20 years, and may be further punished by a fine of not more than $50,000.
(b) Where the victim suffers no substantial bodily harm as a result of being held in involuntary servitude, by imprisonment in the state prison for a minimum term of not less than 5 years and a maximum term of not more than 20 years, and may be further punished by a fine of not more than $50,000.
3. As used in this section:
(a) ’Debt bondage’ has the meaning ascribed to it in 22 U.S.C. § 7102.
(b) ’Peonage’ means a status or condition of compulsory service based upon real or alleged indebtedness.