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202–SENATORS202 ELLISON(BDR ,15-729) STONEProposed ;ANDby: STEINBECK FEBRUARY 12, 2025 ____________ Referred to Committee on Judiciary SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to real property.

Senate Committee on Judiciary Amends:

Summary:

Yes Title:

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Matter in (1) blue bold italics is new language in the original bill;

(2) variations of green bold underlining is language proposed to be added in this amendment;

(3) red strikethrough is deleted language in the original bill;

(4) purple double strikethrough is language proposed to be deleted in this amendment;

(5) orange double underlining is deleted language in the original bill proposed to be retained in this amendment.

NCA/BAW - Date:

4/15/2025 S.B.

No.

202—Revises provisions relating to housebreaking and unlawful occupancy.

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202–SENATOR ELLISON FEBRUARY 12, 2025 _______________ Referred to Committee on Judiciary SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to [housebreaking and unlawful occupancy.] real property.

AN ACT relating to [crimes;] real property;

(NRS 205.0813, 205.0817) Under existing law, a person commits the crime of housebreaking if the person forcibly enters an uninhabited or vacant dwelling with the intent to take up residence or provide residency to another and knows or has reason to believe that such residency is without the permission of the owner of the dwelling or an authorized representative of the owner.

(NRSsion(NRS of the 205.0813) Under existing law, a person commits the crime of unlawful occupancy if the person takes up residence in an uninhabited or vacant dwelling and knows or has reason to believe that such residency is without permission of the owner of theand dwelling2 of this bill [makes] make it unlawful to intentionally procure or anoffer authorizeda representativefalse or forged written rental agreement for purposes of committing the owner.crime of housebreaking or unlawful occupancy.

(NRSSection 205.0817)2 Sectionsalso 1expands writtenthe rentalcrime agreementof forunlawful purposesoccupancy to make it unlawful to take up residence in a dwelling, regardless of committingwhether it is uninhabited or vacant, if a person knows or has reason to believe that such residency is without permission of the crimeowner of housebreakingthe orforgeddwelling unlawfulor occupancy.an authorized representative of the owner.

SectionExisting 2law alsosets expandsforth the crime of unlawful occupancy to - *SB202_R1* – 2 – make it unlawful to take up residence in a dwelling,procedure regardlessby ofwhich: whether it is uninhabited or vacant, if a person knows or has reason to believe that such residency is without permission of the owner of the dwelling or an authorized representative of the owner.

(1) an owner of a dwelling that is the object of a housebreaking or unlawful occupancy may immediately retakegretake that is possession and change the locks on the dwelling;

(NRS 40.412, 40.416) Section 2.3 of this bill defines the terms “squatter” and “tenant” for certain purposes relating to summary proceedings for obtaining possession of real property, a dwelling or dwellingSenate unit,Amendment aNo. recreational vehicle or a 2.5 of this bill reduces the period for which:

(1)338 an unlawful or unauthorizedction occupant who has been locked out of a dwelling has the right to contestSenate theBill matterNo. by filing a verified complaint for reentry;

202 Page 4 a tenant for such purposes.

Section 2.5 of this bill reduces the period for which:

(1) ant unlawful or unauthorized occupant who has been locked out of a dwelling has the right to contest the matter by filing a verified complaint for reentry;

A person convicted of housebreaking and who has previously been convicted three or more times of housebreaking - *SB202_R1* – 3 – must not be released on probation or granted a suspension of sentence.

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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the term includes, without limitation, a person who enters onto or intrudes upon real property withoutSenate theAmendment permissionNo. of the owner and continues to occupy the property without title, right or permission of the owner or an authorized representative of the owner.