Assault And Battery
NRS 200.471 and NRS 200.481 — an attempt or a threat is assault, force is battery, and a weapon or an injury raises both
Nevada keeps the two in separate sections. Assault is unlawfully attempting to use physical force against another person, or intentionally placing another person in reasonable apprehension of immediate bodily harm. Battery is any willful and unlawful use of force or violence upon the person of another.
| What happened | Level |
|---|---|
| What happenedAssault without a deadly weapon | LevelMisdemeanor |
| What happenedAssault with a deadly weapon, or the present ability to use one | LevelCategory B felony: a minimum of not less than 1 year and a maximum of not more than 6 years, a fine of not more than $5,000, or both |
| What happenedBattery without a deadly weapon and without substantial bodily harm | LevelMisdemeanor |
| What happenedBattery causing substantial bodily harm, or committed by strangulation | LevelCategory C felony |
| What happenedBattery with a deadly weapon and no substantial bodily harm | LevelCategory B felony: a minimum of not less than 2 years and a maximum of not more than 10 years, and a fine of not more than $10,000 |
Who the victim was changes the level. An assault or battery without a weapon on an officer, a hospitality employee, a school employee, a taxicab driver, a transit operator or a utility worker performing their duty, a provider of health care at work, or a sports official over a call, is a gross misdemeanor where the person knew or should have known who the victim was.
A battery that is domestic violence is punished under its own section, 200.485, which this page does not read.
Sources for this section (2)
- NRS 200.471 — Assault: Definitions
- NRS 200.481 — Battery: Definitions
Legal information, not legal advice. Verified as of October 2026. Applying it to a particular situation is the work of a licensed Nevada attorney.