Nevada Stalking Charges
If you’ve been charged with stalking in the state of Nevada, you could be facing some serious time behind bars. Now is the time to get an experienced, heavy-hitting attorney at bat for you.
What Constitutes Stalking?
When someone persists in malicious, unwanted behavior that any reasonable person would be wary of, criminal charges could ensue. The types of behavior that could lead to stalking charges include:
- Tenaciously texting, calling, sending gifts, or otherwise contacting someone, showing up at their place of school or work, hanging around their home, or repeatedly “running into them” at social events;
- Threatening, bothering, or intimidating them;
- Surveilling and/or following them;
- Trying to get personal information from their friends, co-workers, or family;
- Destroying, defacing, or damaging their belongings or property.
Aggravated Stalking
Aggravated stalking involves threats that might lead the victim to fear bodily harm and/or death.
Facts About Stalking
Stalking is a crime that causes terror in victims, families, and communities, and it is far more common than one might think:
- One-third of women and one-sixth of men will have some experience with stalking at some time in this country;
- Over 70 percent of stalking victims suffer threats of physical harm;
- 84 percent of stalking victims report they are concerned about their safety;
- One in ten cases of stalking goes on for five years or more;
- 20 percent of stalkers threaten victims with weapons;
- About 12 percent of stalkers wind up relocating to evade their stalkers;
- Every year about 13.5 million people are stalked.
- Four in ten stalkers are former or current intimate partners;
- One in five stalkers are strangers;
- One-third of stalkers have been engaged in stalking with someone else previously;
- Four percent of stalkers are authority figures.
Penalties for Stalking
The court may issue several orders to protect the victim of stalking:
- The stalker must stay away from the victim’s school, home, workplace, or other specific locations;
- The stalker may not contact, threaten, or intimidate the victim and household members;
- The stalker must comply with any other orders by the court.
Additional legal penalties for stalking depend on the type of offense and the number of offenses:
| Offense | Charge | Incarceration | Fine |
| 1st offense | Misdemeanor | 6 months | $1,000 |
| 2nd offense | Gross misdemeanor | 354 days | $2,000 |
| 3rd+ offense | Felony C | 1-5 years | $5,000 |
| Aggravated stalking | Felony B | 2-15 years | $5,000 |
| DV stalking | Gross misdemeanor | 364 days | $2,000 |
| Felony C with permanent court order | 5 years | $5,000 | |
| Electronic stalking | Felony C | 5 years | $5,000 |
If a victim of stalking has a reasonable long-term fear of being physically harmed or killed by the stalker, the court may prohibit the convicted stalker from possessing, owning, in having any contact with a firearm, and they may have to surrender any firearms they already have in their possession.
Your Legal Advocate
Clearly, the penalties associated with stalking at any level can be life-altering. The aggressive, knowledgeable Las Vegas criminal defense attorneys at Lobo Law will fight for the best possible outcomes for you. To discuss, schedule a confidential consultation in our Las Vegas office today.
Source:
leg.state.nv.us/nrs/NRS-200.html#NRS200Sec571
