§ NRS § 293.715Threat or intimidation addressed to candidate; penalty

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1.  A person shall not directly or
indirectly address any threat or intimidation to a candidate for public office
if the person:

(a) Knows or has reason to know that the threat
or intimidation communicates the intent, either immediately or in the future,
to cause or induce another to cause:

(1) Bodily injury to the candidate or
another who the person knows or has reason to know is a family member of the
candidate; or 

(2) Physical damage to the property of the
candidate or another who the person knows or has reason to know is a family
member of the candidate; and

(b) Addresses the threat or intimidation in a
manner which places the person who receives the threat or intimidation in
reasonable fear that the threat or intimidation will be carried out.

2.  Nothing in this section shall be
construed as to prohibit a person from engaging in any constitutionally
protected exercise of free speech, including political hyperbole.

3.  A person who violates the provisions of
subsection 1:

(a) For the first offense, is guilty of a
misdemeanor.

(b) For the second or any subsequent offense, is
guilty of a gross misdemeanor.

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