202.820 - Use or possession of explosives during commission of felony; penalties.

202.820  Use or possession of explosives during commission of felony; penalties.

      1.  A person who:

      (a) Uses an explosive to commit any felony; or

      (b) Carries an explosive unlawfully during the commission of any felony,

Ê is guilty of a separate felony unless the use of an explosive is a necessary element of the other crime.

      2.  A person who commits the offense described in subsection 1 is guilty of a category B felony and shall be punished:

      (a) For the first offense, by imprisonment in the state prison for a minimum term of not less than 1 year and a maximum term of not more than 10 years, and may be further punished by a fine of not more than $10,000.

      (b) For the second or any subsequent offense, by imprisonment in the state prison for a minimum term of not less than 2 years and a maximum term of not more than 20 years.

      (Added to NRS by 1971, 1281; A 1979, 1436; 1995, 1210)