Editing Prostitution in Nevada (section)

===Overview===
====State legislation====
* Prostitution is only legal in licensed brothels.<ref name="nts201">{{Cite web |title=NRS: CHAPTER 201 - CRIMES AGAINST PUBLIC DECENCY AND GOOD MORALS |url=https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-201.html |access-date=May 5, 2018 |website=www.leg.state.nv.us}}</ref>
* Brothels are prohibited in counties with more than 700,000 inhabitants.<ref name="nrs 244" />
* The use of condoms by prostitutes is mandatory.<ref name="nac441">{{Cite web |title=NAC: CHAPTER 441A - INFECTIOUS DISEASES; TOXIC AGENTS |url=https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NAC/NAC-441A.html#NAC441ASec805 |access-date=May 5, 2018 |website=www.leg.state.nv.us}}</ref>
* Prostitutes must be tested for STIs weekly/monthly.<ref name="nrs441A" />

====County legislation====
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! County !! Prostitution legality !! Legislation !! Number of brothels (as of February 2018) !! Notes
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| [[Carson City, Nevada|Carson City]] || {{na}} || County Code, Title 8, Chapter 8.04.110<ref name="proconleg">{{Cite web |title=US Federal and State Prostitution Laws and Related Punishments |url=https://prostitution.procon.org/view.resource.php?resourceID=000119#3 |website=ProCon.org}}</ref>|| 0 || 
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| [[Churchill County, Nevada|Churchill County]] || {{ya}} || County Code, Title 5, Chapter 5.20<ref name="churchillcc">{{Cite web |title=Churchill County Title 5 |url=https://prostitution.procon.org/sourcefiles/ChurchillCountyTitle5Chap520.pdf |access-date=May 5, 2018 |website=ProCon}}</ref>|| 0 || The last brothel license was surrendered in 2004.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 8, 2004 |title=Only Brothel License In Churchill County Surrendered |url=http://www.kolotv.com/home/headlines/761572.html |access-date=May 5, 2018 |website=Kolo8 |language=en}}</ref> No licenses have been issued since.
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| [[Clark County, Nevada|Clark County]] || {{na}} || Nevada Statue NRS 244.345<ref name="nrs 244">{{Cite web |title=NRS: CHAPTER 244 - COUNTIES: GOVERNMENT |url=https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-244.html#NRS244Sec345 |access-date=May 5, 2018 |website=www.leg.state.nv.us}}</ref><br />County Code, Title 12, Chapter 12.08<ref name="proconleg" />|| 0 || 
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| [[Douglas County, Nevada|Douglas County]] || {{na}} || County Code, Title 9, Chapter 9.20<ref name="douglascc">{{Cite web |title=County Codes |url=http://dcnvda.org/CountyCodes.aspx |access-date=May 5, 2018 |website=dcnvda.org}}</ref>|| 0 || 
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| [[Elko County, Nevada|Elko County]] || {{partial|Prostitution only legal in the incorporated communities of [[Elko, Nevada|Elko]], [[Carlin, Nevada|Carlin]], [[West Wendover, Nevada|Wendover]] and [[Wells, Nevada|Wells]]}} || County Code, Title 7, Chapter 1.6<ref name="elkocc">{{Cite web |title=Elko County Code |url=http://www.sterlingcodifiers.com/codebook/index.php?book_id=569 |access-date=May 5, 2018 |website=Sterling Codifiers, Inc. |language=en}}</ref>|| Carlin: 2<ref name="Nevada Brothel List">{{Cite web |title=Nevada Brothel List |url=https://nevadabrothellist.wixsite.com/list |access-date=March 7, 2019}}</ref><br />Elko: 4<ref name="Nevada Brothel List" /><br />Wells: 2<ref name="Nevada Brothel List" /> || 
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| [[Esmeralda County, Nevada|Esmeralda County]] || {{ya}} || Ordinance 154<ref name="proconleg" /> || 0 || 
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| [[Eureka County, Nevada|Eureka County]] || {{na}} || County Code, Title 6, Chapter 60<ref name="eurekacc">{{Cite web |title=Eureka County Title 6 County Code |url=http://www.co.eureka.nv.us/county%20code/Title%206%20(Health%20and%20Welfare).pdf |access-date=May 5, 2018 |website=Eureka County Nevada}}</ref>|| 0 || 
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| [[Humboldt County, Nevada|Humboldt County]] || {{partial|Prostitution only legal in the incorporated community of [[Winnemucca, Nevada|Winnemucca]], Last brothel closed in 2017 and demolished 2021, due to state law no new brothels may open due to the proximity of a church to the only area zoned for brothels.}} || County Code, Title 5, Chapter 5.08<ref name="humboldtcc">{{Cite web |title=Humboldt County Code |url=http://www.codepublishing.com/NV/HumboldtCounty/#!/HumboldtCounty05/HumboldtCounty0508.html#5.08.020 |access-date=May 5, 2018 |website=www.codepublishing.com |language=en}}</ref>|| 0 || 
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| [[Lander County, Nevada|Lander County]] || {{ya}} || County Code, Title 5, Chapter 5.16<ref name="proconleg" /> || [[Battle Mountain, Nevada|Battle Mountain]]: 1<ref name="Nevada Brothel List" /> || 
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| [[Lincoln County, Nevada|Lincoln County]] || {{na}} || County Code, Title 7, Chapter 2<ref name="lincolncc">{{Cite web |title=Lincoln County Code |url=http://www.sterlingcodifiers.com/codebook/index.php?book_id=612 |access-date=May 5, 2018 |website=www.sterlingcodifiers.com |language=en}}</ref>|| 0 || 
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| [[Lyon County, Nevada|Lyon County]] || {{partial|Prostitution only legal in [[Mound House, Nevada|Mound House]]}}<ref name="yerington">{{Cite web |date=January 7, 2016 |title=Yerington Monday: Prostitution |url=http://yeringtonmondays.blogspot.co.uk/2016/01/yerington-monday-prostitution.html |access-date=May 2, 2018 |website=Yerington Mondays |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1=Hidalgo |first1=Jason |date=April 5, 2018 |title=Petition filed to ban Bunny Ranch, all brothels in Lyon County |url=https://www.rgj.com/story/news/politics/2018/04/05/petition-filed-ban-bunny-ranch-all-brothels-lyon-county/491575002/ |access-date=May 6, 2018 |website=Reno Gazette Journal |language=en}}</ref> || County Code, Title 5, Chapter 3<ref name="lyoncc">{{Cite web |title=Lyon County Code |url=http://www.sterlingcodifiers.com/codebook/index.php?book_id=536 |website=www.sterlingcodifiers.com |language=en}}</ref>|| Mound House: 4<ref name="Nevada Brothel List" /> || No more than 4 brothel licenses may be issued.<ref name="lyoncc" />
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| [[Mineral County, Nevada|Mineral County]] || {{ya}} || County Code, Title 5, Chapter 5<ref name="mineralcc">{{Cite web |title=Mineral County Code |url=http://www.sterlingcodifiers.com/codebook/index.php?book_id=625 |access-date=May 5, 2018 |website=Sterling Codifiers, Inc. |language=en}}</ref>||[[Mina, Nevada|Mina]]: 1<ref name="Nevada Brothel List" /> || For the purposes of licensing, Mineral County is divided into 2 geographical areas: Mina district and Hawthorne district. Licenses are limited to no more than 2 in each area<ref name="mineralcc" />
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| [[Nye County, Nevada|Nye County]]|| {{ya}} || County Code, Title 9, Chapter 9.20<ref name="nyecc">{{Cite web |title=Nye County Code |url=http://www.sterlingcodifiers.com/codebook/index.php?book_id=648 |access-date=May 5, 2018 |website=Sterling Codifiers, Inc. |language=en}}</ref>|| Amargosa Valley: 1<ref name="Nevada Brothel List" /><br />[[Crystal, Nye County, Nevada|Crystal]]: 1<ref name="Nevada Brothel List" /><br />[[Pahrump, Nevada|Pahrump]]: 2<ref name="Nevada Brothel List" /> || No more than one brothel license can be issued for [[Amargosa Valley, Nevada|Amargosa Valley]].<ref name="nyecc" />
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| [[Pershing County, Nevada|Pershing County]] || {{na}} || County Code, Title 9, Chapter 9.08<ref name="pershingcc">{{Cite web |title=Offenses Against Public Decency |url=http://www.sterlingcodifiers.com/codebook/getBookData.php?chapter_id=44964 |access-date=May 5, 2018 |website=Sterling Codifiers, Inc. |language=en}}</ref>|| 0 || 
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| [[Storey County, Nevada|Storey County]] || {{ya}} || County Code, Title 5, Chapter 5.16<ref name="storeycc">{{Cite web |title=Storey County Code |url=http://www.codepublishing.com/NV/StoreyCounty/#!/StoreyCounty05/StoreyCounty0516.html#5.16 |access-date=May 5, 2018 |website=www.codepublishing.com |language=en}}</ref>|| near Sparks: 1<ref name="Nevada Brothel List" /> || 
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| [[Washoe County, Nevada|Washoe County]] || {{na}} || County Code, Chapter 50.238, 53.170.25<ref name="proconleg" /> || 0 || 
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| [[White Pine County, Nevada|White Pine County]] || {{partial|Prostitution only legal in the incorporated city of [[Ely, Nevada|Ely]]<ref name="whitepinecc" />}} || County Code, Title 10, Chapter 10.36; Title 17, Chapter 17.60<ref name="whitepinecc">{{Cite web |title=White Pine County Code |url=http://www.sterlingcodifiers.com/codebook/index.php?book_id=1043 |access-date=May 5, 2018 |website=Sterling Codifiers, Inc. |language=en}}</ref>|| Ely: 2<ref name="Nevada Brothel List" /> || 
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