201.330 - Pandering: Detaining person in brothel because of debt; penalties. - Nevada Statutes

201.330  Pandering: Detaining person in brothel because of debt; penalties.

      1.  A person who attempts to detain another person in a disorderly house or house of prostitution because of any debt or debts the other person has contracted or is said to have contracted while living in the house is guilty of pandering.

      2.  A person who is found guilty of pandering:

      (a) An adult:

             (1) If physical force or the immediate threat of physical force is used upon the adult, is guilty of a category C felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130.

             (2) If no physical force or immediate threat of physical force is used upon the adult, is guilty of a category D felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130.

      (b) A child:

             (1) If physical force or the immediate threat of physical force is used upon the child, is guilty of a category B felony and shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for a minimum term of not less than 2 years and a maximum term of not more than 20 years and may be further punished by a fine of not more than $20,000.

             (2) If no physical force or immediate threat of physical force is used upon the child, is guilty of a category B felony and shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for a minimum term of not less than 1 year and a maximum term of not more than 10 years and may be further punished by a fine of not more than $10,000.

      [4:233:1913; 1919 RL p. 3380; NCL § 10540]—(NRS A 1967, 479; 1979, 303, 1431; 1995, 1202; 1997, 296)