NRS 711.270 Unauthorized interception or receipt of program, service or signal of video service provider prohibited; penalties.
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NRS 711.270 Unauthorized interception or receipt of program, service or signal of video service provider prohibited; penalties.
1. It is unlawful for a person knowingly, with the intent to intercept or receive a program or other service provided by a video service provider and without the authorization of the provider, to:
(a)Make a connection or attach a device to a line or other facility of the provider;
(b)Purchase or possess a device or kit designed to intercept or receive a program or other service provided by the provider;
(c)Make or maintain a modification to a device installed by or with the authorization of the provider to intercept or receive a program or other service provided by the provider; or
(d)Manufacture, import, distribute, advertise, sell, lease, offer to sell or lease, or possess with the intent to sell or lease a device designed to decode, descramble, intercept or otherwise make intelligible a signal encoded by the provider.
2. Unless a greater penalty is provided in NRS 711.265 :
(a)Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b), a person who violates paragraph (a),
(b)or
(c)of subsection 1 is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(b)A person who violates paragraph (a),
(b)or
(c)of subsection 1 for commercial advantage, whether direct or indirect, is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
(c)A person who violates paragraph
(d)of subsection 1:
(1)If the violation involves nine or fewer devices, is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
(2)If the violation involves 10 or more devices, is guilty of a category D felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130 .