Updated July 1, 2020 Whether it’s called “dine-and-dash,” “eat-it-and-beat-it,” or simply walking out the door without paying for food or drinks, if you skip out on a restaurant check or bar tab in Las Vegas, you could be charged and convicted with a crime under Nevada law. NRS 205.445 makes it unlawful for a person …
If your Las Vegas trip includes acting like you’re in “The Hangover” by trashing your hotel room, you could trade that luxury suite for accommodations behind bars. As happened to this California lawyer who caused $100,000 in damage to his suite at the Encore during a drunken birthday party, you can be charged with the …
No, not unless your recording is interfering with what they are doing. Police do not have the right to seize cell phones just because the public is recording them. Predictably, police usually do not appreciate it when the general public records them going about their job. But similar to the press, the general public has …
Possibly, but it depends on the circumstances of the case and the defendant’s criminal history. People charged with a first-time offense of prostitution in Nevada have a greater chance of getting the case dismissed than people who have several past solicitation charges. A typical plea bargain offered to people facing first-time solicitation charges includes: up …
Playlist: Counting Cards in Nevada — "Is it illegal?"Watch this playlist on YouTube Counting cards is not a crime in Nevada. However, casinos that catch patrons counting cards may demand that they leave the premises and not come back. As private institutions, casinos can turn away patrons and refuse their business. Certain types of casino …
Yes. A person can drive in Nevada after using medical marijuana as long as the person is not driving impaired or with 2 or more nanograms per milliliter of marijuana in his/her blood. Nevada has a medical marijuana program whereby qualified patients can apply for the privilege of keeping up to two and one-half ounces …
Parts of it. It is a collaborative effort between the defense and prosecution. After the defense and prosecution in a Nevada jury trial have presented all their evidence and witnesses, they have the opportunity to submit jury instructions to the judge. Like it sounds, jury instructions are the guidelines and laws the jury must abide …
Yes. Buying substances you believe are illegal drugs is a crime in Nevada notwithstanding whether the drugs turn out to be fake. Nevada courts see several cases where tourists unknowingly purchase imitation drugs. Often these people are not regular users and are unfamiliar with what drugs look like, so dealers opt to save money by …
It depends where the alcohol came from, and the type of container it is in. It is against Las Vegas municipal law to have an open glass or aluminum container of alcohol within 1,000 feet of a packaged liquor store. And at the Fremont Street Experience specifically, it is unlawful to have an open glass …
Possessing marijuana for personal use in Nevada will be charged with “trafficking” if the amount of marijuana is 100 pounds or more. It does not matter if the defendant never transported it, cultivated it, sold it, nor intended to sell it. Merely keeping at least 100 pounds of marijuana automatically invites prosecution for trafficking in …
Possibly, though a Las Vegas criminal defense attorney may be able to negotiate a resolution where the prosecutor agrees to impose no incarceration. NRS 574.100 prohibits the torture, neglect, endangerment, or killing of cats or dogs in Nevada. The penalties for killing someone’s pet grow more serious with each successive offense. Killing pets in Nevada …
Yes. And if you enter the premises after being banned, you could be arrested. As private institutions, casinos in Las Vegas and throughout Nevada have the prerogative to ban patrons from their grounds. Typical reasons for exiling someone from a casino include that the person is being loud, intoxicated, and unruly, or the person is …
It depends on the case. If a defendant is sentenced to jail in a Nevada misdemeanor case, the defense attorney can always ask the judge if he/she would allow the defendant to do the time at home instead. Defendants with an otherwise clean record are more likely candidates for “house arrest” (also called “home confinement”) …