Wednesday, March 6, 2019

Penalties for Domestic Violence with Child Abuse in Nevada

Domestic violence is never a comfortable topic to discuss. Things get worse if there is child abuse involved; instead of just inflicting injury on a spouse, now even the children get hurt physically, emotionally and mentally.

Nevada understands the negative effect of domestic violence and child abuse on a child's well-being. As such, it has laid a hefty set of penalties for domestic violence with child abuse in the state's revised statutes. Those penalties are discussed below.


  • Willfully abusing a child at 14 years of age and below, including physically hurting the child or willfully neglecting the child's needs, counts as a category A felony and can be meet with anything between a year and life in prison
  • If no substantial harm was done to the child, the offender is instead charged with a category B offense, and can face either of the following:
    • For first-time offenders, anywhere between a year and six years of jail time on top of fines and fees
    • For repeat offenders, between two to fifteen years minimum
  • Child abuse that results in the death of the child is upgraded to a first-degree murder charge and can net even more severe penalties for the offender