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Nevada
Nevada is the only state in the nation with legalized prostitution, although there are limits. Nevada law prohibits solicitation and prostitution unless it takes place in a licensed house of prostitution. State law bans licensed brothels in counties with populations of 700,000 or more (currently Clark County, home of Las Vegas).
There are ten counties in Nevada that allow prostitution, and it must be within licensed brothels. Prostitution is illegal in Clark, Washoe, Carson City, Pershing, Douglas, Eureka and Lincoln counties. That includes Las Vegas and Reno, as well as the state capital.
Nevada allows survivors to vacate convictions that were “as a result” of trafficking. This is less restrictive than other states and will allow more survivors to access relief.
Prostitution laws of
Nevada
- NRS 201.295 - Definitions.
- NRS 201.305 - Prostitution subculture as admissible evidence for certain purposes.
- NRS 201.320 - Living from earnings of prostitute; penalty.
- NRS 201.353 - Unlawful for prostitute to engage in prostitution or solicitation for prostitution except in licensed house of prostitution: Penalty; provision of certain information; dismissal.
- NRS 201.354 - Unlawful for customer to engage in prostitution or solicitation for prostitution except in licensed house of prostitution: Criminal penalties; civil penalty; discharge and dismissal.
- NRS 201.358 - Engaging in prostitution or solicitation for prostitution after testing positive for exposure to human immunodeficiency virus: Penalty; definition.
- NRS 201.360 - Placing person in house of prostitution; penalties.
- NRS 201.380 - Restriction on location of houses of ill fame; penalty.
- NRS 201.390 - Property on principal business streets not to be rented for purposes of prostitution; penalty.
- NRS 201.395 - Advancing prostitution: Definition; penalty.
- NRS 201.400 - General reputation competent evidence.
- NRS 201.410 - Duties of sheriff and district attorney; failure to act; penalty.
- NRS 201.420 - Keeping disorderly house; penalty.
- NRS 201.430 - Unlawful advertising of prostitution; penalties.
- NRS 201.440 - Unlawful to permit illegal advertising of houses of prostitution; penalties.
- NRS 201.295 - Definitions.
- NRS 201.305 - Prostitution subculture as admissible evidence for certain purposes.
- NRS 201.320 - Living from earnings of prostitute; penalty.
- NRS 201.353 - Unlawful for prostitute to engage in prostitution or solicitation for prostitution except in licensed house of prostitution: Penalty; provision of certain information; dismissal.
- NRS 201.354 - Unlawful for customer to engage in prostitution or solicitation for prostitution except in licensed house of prostitution: Criminal penalties; civil penalty; discharge and dismissal.
- NRS 201.358 - Engaging in prostitution or solicitation for prostitution after testing positive for exposure to human immunodeficiency virus: Penalty; definition.
- NRS 201.360 - Placing person in house of prostitution; penalties.
- NRS 201.380 - Restriction on location of houses of ill fame; penalty.
- NRS 201.390 - Property on principal business streets not to be rented for purposes of prostitution; penalty.
- NRS 201.395 - Advancing prostitution: Definition; penalty.
- NRS 201.400 - General reputation competent evidence.
- NRS 201.410 - Duties of sheriff and district attorney; failure to act; penalty.
- NRS 201.420 - Keeping disorderly house; penalty.
- NRS 201.430 - Unlawful advertising of prostitution; penalties.
- NRS 201.440 - Unlawful to permit illegal advertising of houses of prostitution; penalties.
