1. A person who intentionally steals, takes and carries away property of the value of $650 or more from vending machines within a period of 1 week is guilty of:
(a) If the value of the property taken is less than $3,500, a category C felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130; or
(b) If the value of the property taken is $3,500 or more, a category B felony and shall be punished 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 by a fine of not more than $10,000.
2. In addition to any other penalty, the court shall order the person to pay restitution.
3. In determining the value of the property taken, the cost of repairing damaged vending machines and replacing any machine, if necessary, must be added to the value of the property.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 710; A 1989, 1434; 1995, 1222; 1997, 343; 2011, 166; R 2019, 4488, effective July 1, 2020)