OFFENSES AGAINST PERSONS

Reno Administrative Code tit. 8, ch. 8.08

in effect

Reno Administrative Code § 8.08.010 Assault.

Sec. 8.08.010. - Assault. Intentionally placing another person in reasonable apprehension of immediate bodily harm is an assault and any person convicted thereof shall be punished for a misdemeanor. (Code 1966, § 11.12.030; Ord. No. 5375, § 1, 10-22-02)

Reno Administrative Code § 8.08.011 Provoking assault prohibited.

Sec. 8.08.011. - Provoking assault prohibited. It shall be unlawful for any person, by word, sign or gesture, to willfully provoke, or attempt to provoke, another person to commit an assault. (Ord. No. 4984, § 1, 4-13-99)

Reno Administrative Code § 8.08.020 Reserved.

Reno Administrative Code § 8.08.022 Reserved.

Reno Administrative Code § 8.08.025 Harassment.

Sec. 8.08.025. - Harassment. (a) A person is guilty of harassment if: (1) Without lawful authority, the person knowingly threatens: a. To cause bodily injury in the future to the person threatened or to any other person; b. To cause physical damage to the property of another person; c. To subject the person threatened or any other person to physical confinement or restraint; or d. To do any act which is intended to substantially harm the person threatened or any other person with respect to his physical or mental health or safety; and (2) The person by words or conduct places the person receiving the threat in reasonable fear that the threat will be carried out. (b) The penalties provided in this section do not preclude the victim from seeking any other legal remedy available. (c) Harassment shall be deemed to have been committed where the conduct occurred, or at the place from which the threat was made, or at the place where the threat was received. (d) If a defendant charged with a crime involving harassment is released from custody before trial or is found guilty at the trial, the court may issue an order or provide as a condition of the release or sentence that the defendant; (1) Stay away from the home, school, business or place of employment of the victim of the alleged offense and any other location specifically named by the court. (2) Refrain from contacting, intimidating, threatening or otherwise interfering with the victim of the alleged offense and any other person, including a member of the family or the household of the victim, specifically named by the court. (e) A court order issued pursuant to this section must: (1) Be in writing; and (2) Contain the warning that violation of the order will subject the defendant to prosecution for criminal contempt. (f) Any law enforcement agency in this state may enforce a court order issued pursuant to this section. (g) The prosecuting attorney in any trial brought against a person on a charge of harassment shall inform the alleged victim of the final disposition of the case. (h) If the defendant is found guilty and the court issues an order or provides a condition of his sentence restricting the ability of the defendant to have contact with the victim or witnesses, the clerk of the court shall: (1) Keep a record of the order or condition of the sentence; and (2) Provide a certified copy of the order or condition of the sentence to the victim and other persons named in the order. (Ord. No. 3865, § 1, 9-25-89)

Reno Administrative Code § 8.08.030 Soliciting, coaxing, enticing or luring children.

Sec. 8.08.030. - Soliciting, coaxing, enticing or luring children. (a) Definitions. As used in this section: (1) "Children" means individuals under the age of 16. (2) "Communication" means verbal, non-verbal or written expression transmitted from one person to another. (3) "Course of conduct" means a pattern of conduct which consists of a series of acts over a period of time which evidences a continuity of purpose directed at a specific child. (4) "Sexual conduct" means sexual intercourse, lewd exhibition of the genitals, fellatio, cunnilingus, bestiality, anal intercourse, excretion, sado-masochistic abuse, masturbation, or the penetration of any part of a person's body or of any object manipulated or inserted by a person into the genital or anal opening of the body of another. (b) It shall be unlawful for any person to: (1) Engage in a course of conduct involving communication with, or following, a child for the purpose of committing one or more of the offenses listed below. (2) Knowingly, by any means and without privilege to do so, solicit, coax, entice or lure any child to enter into any vehicle, as defined in NRS 482.135, or structure, if both of the following apply: (A) The suspect does not have the express or implied permission of the parent, guardian or other legal custodian of the child in undertaking the activity; and (B) The suspect is not a law enforcement officer, medic, firefighter, other person who regularly provides emergency services, or social services employee and is not an employee or agent of, or a volunteer acting under the direction of, any board of education, or the suspect is any of such persons, but, at the time the suspect undertakes the activity, he is not acting within the scope of his lawful duties in that capacity. (3) Solicit, coax, entice or lure a child to engage in sexual conduct. (c) Any person convicted under this section shall be punished for a misdemeanor. (Code 1966, § 11.12.260; Ord. No. 5424, § 1, 2-11-03)

Reno Administrative Code § 8.08.040 Stalking.

Sec. 8.08.040. - Stalking. (a) A person who, without lawful authority, wilfully or maliciously engages in a course of conduct that would cause a reasonable person to feel terrorized, frightened, intimidated or harassed, and that actually causes the victim to feel terrorized, frightened, intimidated or harassed, commits the crime of stalking. (b) A criminal penalty provided for in this section may be imposed in addition to any penalty that may be imposed for any other criminal offense arising from the same conduct or for any contempt of court arising from the same conduct. (c) The penalties provided in this section do not preclude the victim from seeking any other legal remedy available. (d) As used in this section: (1) "Course of conduct" means a pattern of conduct which consists of a series of acts over time that evidences a continuity of purpose directed at a specific person. (2) "Without lawful authority" includes acts which are initiated or continued without the victim's consent. The term does not include acts which are otherwise protected or authorized by constitutional or statutory law, regulation or order of a court of competent jurisdiction, including, but not limited to: a. Picketing which occurs during a strike, work stoppage or any other labor dispute. b. The activities of a reporter, photographer, cameraman or other person while gathering information for communication to the public if that person is employed or engaged by or has contracted with a newspaper, periodical, press association or radio or television station and is acting solely within that professional capacity. c. The activities of any person that are carried out in the normal course of his lawful employment. d. Any activities carried out in the expression of the constitutionality protected rights of freedom of speech and assembly. (e) Stalking shall be deemed to have been committed where the conduct occurred. (Ord. No. 4329, § 1, 9-14-93)

Reno Administrative Code § 8.08.050 Taking and soliciting commercial photographs on certain streets.

Sec. 8.08.050. - Taking and soliciting commercial photographs on certain streets. (a) Within the following described area of the city: Commencing at the joint of intersection of the north line of West Fourth Street with the centerline of Sierra Street; thence northerly alone the centerline of Sierra Street to the point of its intersection with the northerly line of West Fifth Street; thence easterly along the northerly line of West Fifth and East Fifth Streets to the point of its intersection with the easterly line of Center Street to the northerly line of East Fourth Street; thence along the northerly line of East Fourth Street to the easterly line of Lake Street; thence southerly along the easterly line of Lake Street to the point of its intersection with the southerly line of Mill Street; thence westerly along the southerly line of Mill Street to the point of its intersection with the easterly line of South Center Street; thence southerly along the easterly line of South Center Street to the point of its intersection with the southerly line of East Liberty Street; thence westerly along the southerly line of East Liberty Street to the point of its intersection with the easterly line of South Virginia Street; thence southerly along the easterly line of South Virginia Street to the point of its intersection with the southerly line of California Avenue; thence westerly along the southerly line of California Avenue to the point of its intersection with the westerly line of South Sierra Street; thence northerly along the westerly line of South Sierra Street to the southerly line of Court Street; thence westerly along the southerly line of Court Street to the point of its intersection with the westerly line of Arlington Avenue; thence northerly along the westerly line of Arlington Avenue to the northerly line of West Fourth Street; thence easterly along the northerly line of West Fourth Street to the centerline of Sierra Street, the point of beginning as described on the map attached hereto as Exhibit "A." It is unlawful for any person, on any public street, alley or sidewalk, to take by any process any photograph, picture or snapshot of any person or persons for the purpose of offering same to the person or persons whose picture was taken for any consideration or gain, and it is unlawful for any person, directly or indirectly, to solicit, offer or agree so to take any such photograph, picture or snapshot for such purpose. (b) In no event shall the provisions of this section be construed to apply in any manner to the taking of a picture solely for the purpose of reproducing it in a book, newspaper, magazine, periodical, movie, or television film, or to the taking of a picture solely for the purpose of using it in any art display; and the sale of any book, newspaper, magazine, periodical, movie or television film, containing such pictures likewise shall not be a violation of the provisions of this section. (Ord. No. 4645, § 1, 7-9-96)

Source: City of Reno, Nevada, Administrative Code, City Charter and Annexation and Land Development Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/nv/reno/codes/administrative_code?nodeId=PT2READCO_TIT8PUPESAMO_CH8.08OFAGPEFetched: 11/1/2026