Nevada Revised Statutes 449.531 – Unlawful acts; exception; penalty
1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person shall not intentionally prevent another person from entering or exiting the office of a physician, a health facility, a nonprofit health facility, a public health center, a medical facility or a facility for the dependent by physically:
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 449.531
- county: includes Carson City. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.033
- Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
- 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
- physician: means a person who engages in the practice of medicine, including osteopathy and homeopathy. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.040
(a) Detaining the other person; or
(b) Obstructing, impeding or hindering the other person’s movement.
2. The provisions of subsection 1 are inapplicable to:
(a) An officer, employee or agent of the physician, health facility, nonprofit health facility, public health center, medical facility or facility for the dependent; or
(b) A peace officer as defined in NRS 169.125, while acting within the course and scope of his or her duties or employment.
3. The provisions of subsection 1 do not prohibit a person from maintaining a picket during a strike or work stoppage in compliance with the provisions of NRS 614.160, or from engaging in any constitutionally protected exercise of free speech.
4. A person who violates the provisions of subsection 1 is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not more than $1,000, or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than 3 months, or by both fine and imprisonment.
5. As used in this section, the terms ‘health facility,’ ‘nonprofit health facility’ and ‘public health center’ have the meanings ascribed to them in NRS 449.260.