Rules of evidence in Nevada are codified in NRS 47.020 through 56.020. Although rules of evidence are relaxed in administrative hearings, adhering to them will ensure hearings are conducted fairly. A listing of commonly used rules is included for your reference. The word evidence is comprehensive, and encompasses both testimony and physical evidence. Legal evidence is not limited to oral testimony of witnesses, but includes documentary evidence such as public records, private writings, books of account, and other documents, or introduction of objects and exhibits.
Evidence is classified according to whether it is circumstantial or direct.
Circumstantial evidence is evidence of a series of facts other than the fact in issue, which leads to a permissible inference concerning the existence of the fact in issue. Offer of Proof is a method by which evidence that is objected to may be shown to the trier of fact in order to assist in the decision. This allows the proponent to preserve the item offered for the record on appeal, if excluded. Judicial Notice is a substitute for formal proof of a matter by evidence. The facts subject to judicial notice are facts in issue or facts from which they may be inferred.