Current Version
| Region | Nevada |
| Issue | Equal age of consent |
| Status | Equal |
| Start Date | May 29, 2013 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Pursuant to NRS 201.195, the law prohibiting sexual contact with minors 16+ has been repealed. NRS 201.195.2 previously disallowed homosexual persons under the age of 18 from having sexual contact, but allowed heterosexual couples aged 16+ to attain such acts. In May 29, 2013, that subsection was repealed, and the law applied equally to both Homosexual and Heterosexual persons aged 16+ |
| Sources | Current Law: http://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/nrs-201.html#NRS201Sec195 Law showing Repeal: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Statutes/77th2013/Stats201307.html#CHz261_zSBz388 |
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| Original entry | |
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| Status | Equal |
| Start Date | May 29, 2013 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Pursuant to NRS 201.195, the law prohibiting sexual contact with minors 16+ has been repealed. NRS 201.195.2 previously disallowed homosexual persons under the age of 18 from having sexual contact, but allowed heterosexual couples aged 16+ to attain such acts. In May 29, 2013, that subsection was repealed, and the law applied equally to both Homosexual and Heterosexual persons aged 16+ |
| Sources | Current Law: http://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/nrs-201.html#NRS201Sec195 Law showing Repeal: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Statutes/77th2013/Stats201307.html#CHz261_zSBz388 |