Nevada Revised Statutes 205.370 – Swindling; credit by false representations; defenses not available
1. A person who, by false representations of his or her own wealth, or mercantile correspondence and connections, obtains a credit thereby and defrauds any person of money, goods, chattels or any valuable thing, or if a person causes or procures another to report falsely of his or her wealth or mercantile character, and by thus imposing upon any person obtains credit and thereby fraudulently gets into the possession of goods, wares or merchandise, or other valuable thing, is a swindler, and must be sentenced to return the property fraudulently obtained, if it can be done, or to pay restitution and shall be punished:
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 D felony | 1 to 4 years | up to $5,000 |
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 205.370
- county: includes Carson City. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.033
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- 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
- Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
(a) Where the amount of money or the value of the chattels, goods, wares or merchandise, or other valuable thing so obtained is $1,200 or more, for a category D felony as provided in NRS 193.130.
(b) Otherwise, for a misdemeanor.
2. In any prosecution for a violation of this section, the State is not required to establish that all of the acts constituting the crime occurred in this State or within a single city, county or local jurisdiction of this State, and it is no defense that not all of the acts constituting the crime occurred in this State or within a single city, county or local jurisdiction of this State.