Under Nevada state law, any county with a population under 400,000, as of the last decennial census,[1] is allowed to license brothels if it so chooses.[2] Incorporated towns and cities in counties that allow prostitution may regulate the trade further or prohibit it altogether. Contrary to what many people believe, prostitution is not legal in Las Vegas.
As of July 2004, prostitution is illegal under state law in Clark County (which contains Las Vegas) and under county or municipal law in Washoe County (which contains Reno), Carson City (an independent city), Douglas County, and Lincoln County. Eureka County neither permits nor prohibits licensed brothels, and has none. The other 11 Nevada counties permit licensed brothels in certain specified areas or cities [3] and currently 8 of these counties have active brothels (Churchill County, Esmeralda County and Pershing County don’t).
The precise licensing requirements vary by county. License fees for brothels range from an annual $100,000 in Storey County to an annual $200 in Lander County. Licensed prostitutes must be at least 21 years old, except in Storey County and Lyon County (where the minimum age is 18).
Nevada law requires that registered brothel prostitutes be checked weekly for several sexually transmitted diseases, and monthly for HIV; furthermore, condoms are mandatory for all oral sex and sexual intercourse. Brothel owners may be held liable if customers become infected with HIV after a prostitute has tested positive for the virus.[4] Women work a legally mandated minimum of nine days for each work period.[5]
Nevada has laws against engaging in prostitution outside of licensed brothels, against encouraging others to become prostitutes, and against living off the proceeds of a prostitute.
For many years, Nevada brothels were restricted from advertising their services in counties where brothel prostitution is illegal; however, this state law was overturned in 2007.[6]
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