475.070 - Interference with peace officer, firefighter or member of search and rescue organization; disobedience of orders; penalty. - Nevada Statutes

475.070  Interference with peace officer, firefighter or member of search and rescue organization; disobedience of orders; penalty.

      1.  Every person who, at any fire:

      (a) Disobeys the lawful order of any peace officer or firefighter, or a member of a search and rescue organization who is under the direction of the sheriff;

      (b) Resists or interferes with any lawful effort to extinguish the fire; or

      (c) Engages in any conduct likely to interfere with the extinguishment of the fire,

Ê is guilty of a misdemeanor.

      2.  Every person who, at the scene of an emergency, other than a fire, disobeys any of the lawful orders of a peace officer or firefighter, or a member of a search and rescue organization who is under the direction of the sheriff, or resists or interferes with the lawful efforts of any firefighters or company of firefighters, or members of a search and rescue organization who are under the direction of the sheriff, to control or handle the emergency, or acts in a disorderly manner likely to interfere with the control or handling thereof, or who forbids, prevents or dissuades others from assisting to control or handle the emergency, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

      [1911 C&P § 312; RL § 6577; NCL § 10260]—(NRS A 1971, 1459; 1979, 1481; 1987, 990; 2005, 337)