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NV Rev Stat § 49.275 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 49 - Privileges|NRS 49.275 - News media.

No reporter, former reporter or editorial employee of any newspaper, periodical or press association or employee of any radio or television station may be required to disclose any published or unpublished information obtained or prepared by such person in such person’s professional capacity in gathering, receiving or processing information for communication to the public, or the source of any information procured or obtained by such person, in any legal proceedings, trial or investigation:  1. Before any court, grand jury, coroner’s inquest, jury or any officer thereof.  2. Before the Legislature or any committee thereof.  3. Before any department, agency or commission of the State.  4. Before any local governing body or committee thereof, or any officer of a local government.  (Added to NRS by 1971, 786; A 1975, 502)
NV Rev Stat § 49.285 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 49 - Privileges|NRS 49.285 - Public officer as witness.

A public officer shall not be examined as a witness as to communications made to the public officer in official confidence, when the public interests would suffer by the disclosure.  (Added to NRS by 1971, 786)
NV Rev Stat § 49.290 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 49 - Privileges|NRS 49.290 - Counselor and pupil.

  1. As used in this section, "counselor" means a person who is regularly employed by a public or private school in this State as a counselor, psychologist or psychological examiner for the purpose of counseling pupils, and who holds a valid certificate issued by the Superintendent of Public Instruction authorizing the holder to engage in pupil counseling.  2. Except for communications relating to any criminal offense the punishment for which is death or life imprisonment, communications by a pupil to a counselor in the course of counseling or psychological examination are privileged communications, and a counselor shall not, without the consent of the pupil, be examined as a witness concerning any such communication in any civil or criminal action to which such pupil is a party.  (Added to NRS by 1973, 1840; A 1979, 1639)
NV Rev Stat § 49.291 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 49 - Privileges|NRS 49.291 - Teacher and pupil.

  1. As used in this section, "teacher" means a person who is regularly employed by a public or private school in this State as a teacher or administrator and who holds a valid license issued by the Superintendent of Public Instruction authorizing the holder to teach or perform administrative functions in schools.  2. Communications by a pupil to a teacher concerning the pupil’s possession or use of drugs or alcoholic beverages made while the teacher was counseling or attempting to counsel the pupil are privileged communications and the teacher must not, without the consent of the pupil, be examined as a witness concerning any such communication in any civil or criminal action to which the pupil is a party.  (Added to NRS by 1973, 1840; A 1979, 1639; 1987, 1014)
NV Rev Stat § 49.293 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 49 - Privileges|NRS 49.293 - Law enforcement or public safety personnel and counselor.

  1. Any law enforcement or public safety personnel who participate in a peer support counseling session and any counselor providing such counseling have a privilege to refuse to disclose, and to prevent any other person from disclosing, any confidential communications set forth in NRS 281.805 unless:  (a) The communication is any of the following:  (1) Any explicit threat of suicide;  (2) Any explicit threat of imminent and serious physical harm or death to a clearly identified or identifiable person;  (3) Any information relating to the abuse or neglect of a child, older person or vulnerable person, or any information that is required by law to be reported; or  (4) Any admission of criminal conduct; or  (b) The law enforcement or public safety personnel who were a party to the communication waive the confidentiality of the communication.  2. As used in this section, "counselor," "law enforcement or public safety personnel" and "peer support counseling session" have the meanings ascribed to them in NRS 281.805.  (Added to NRS by 2017, 1019; A 2019, 974)
NV Rev Stat § 49.295 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 49 - Privileges|NRS 49.295 - Married person: General rule of privilege; exceptions.

  1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2 and 3 and NRS 49.305:  (a) A married person cannot be examined as a witness for or against his or her spouse without his or her consent.  (b) No spouse can be examined, during the marriage or afterwards, without the consent of the other spouse, as to any communication made by one to the other during marriage.  2. The provisions of subsection 1 do not apply to a:  (a) Civil proceeding brought by or on behalf of one spouse against the other spouse;  (b) Proceeding to commit or otherwise place a spouse, the property of the spouse or both the spouse and the property of the spouse under the control of another because of the alleged mental or physical condition of the spouse;  (c) Proceeding brought by or on behalf of a spouse to establish his or her competence;  (d) Proceeding in the juvenile court or family court pursuant to title 5 of NRS or NRS 432B.410 to 432B.590, inclusive; or  (e) Criminal proceeding in which one spouse is charged with:  (1) A crime against the person or the property of the other spouse or of a child of either, or of a child in the custody or control of either, whether the crime was committed before or during marriage.  (2) Bigamy or incest.  (3) A crime related to abandonment of a child or nonsupport of the other spouse or child.  3. The provisions of subsection 1 do not apply in any criminal proceeding to events which took place before the spouses were married.  (Added to NRS by 1971, 786; A 1977, 265; 1979, 460; 1985, 842, 1387; 1991, 458, 2177; 1993, 603; 2003, 593, 1115; 2017, 777)
NV Rev Stat § 49.305 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 49 - Privileges|NRS 49.305 - Married person: Exception for insanity.

When a married person is insane, and has been so declared by a court of competent jurisdiction, the other spouse shall be a competent witness to testify as to any fact which transpired before or during such insanity, but the privilege of so testifying shall cease when the party declared insane has been found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be of sound mind, and the spouses shall then have the testimonial limitations and privileges provided in NRS 49.295.  (Added to NRS by 1971, 786; A 2017, 778)
NV Rev Stat § 49.315 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 49 - Privileges|NRS 49.315 - Political vote.

Every person has a privilege to refuse to disclose the tenor of his or her vote at a political election conducted by secret ballot unless the vote was cast illegally.  (Added to NRS by 1971, 787)
NV Rev Stat § 49.325 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 49 - Privileges|NRS 49.325 - Trade secrets.

  1. A person has a privilege, which may be claimed by the person or the person’s agent or employee, to refuse to disclose and to prevent other persons from disclosing a trade secret owned by him or her, if the allowance of the privilege will not tend to conceal fraud or otherwise work injustice.  2. When disclosure is directed, the judge shall take such protective measure as the interests of the holder of the privilege and of the parties and the furtherance of justice may require.  (Added to NRS by 1971, 787)
NV Rev Stat § 49.335 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 49 - Privileges|NRS 49.335 - Privilege to refuse disclosure of identity of informer.

The State or a political subdivision thereof has a privilege to refuse to disclose the identity of a person who has furnished to a law enforcement officer information purporting to reveal the commission of a crime.  (Added to NRS by 1971, 787)
NV Rev Stat § 49.345 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 49 - Privileges|NRS 49.345 - Who may claim.

The privilege may be claimed by an appropriate representative of the State, regardless of whether the information was furnished to an officer of the State or a subdivision thereof. The privilege may be claimed by an appropriate representative of a political subdivision if the information was furnished to an officer thereof.  (Added to NRS by 1971, 787)
NV Rev Stat § 49.355 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 49 - Privileges|NRS 49.355 - Voluntary disclosure; informer a witness.

No privilege exists under NRS 49.335 or 49.345 if the identity of the informer or the informer’s interest in the subject matter of his or her communication has been disclosed by a holder of the privilege or by the informer’s own action, or if the informer appears as a witness.  (Added to NRS by 1971, 787)
NV Rev Stat § 49.365 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 49 - Privileges|NRS 49.365 - Testimony on guilt or innocence.

If the state or a political subdivision elects not to disclose the identity of an informer and the circumstances indicate a reasonable probability that the informer can give testimony necessary to a fair determination of the issue of guilt or innocence, the judge shall on motion of the accused dismiss the proceedings, and the judge may do so on his or her own motion.  (Added to NRS by 1971, 787)
NV Rev Stat § 49.375 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 49 - Privileges|NRS 49.375 - Legality of obtaining evidence.

  1. If information from an informer is relied upon to establish the legality of the means by which evidence was obtained and the judge is not satisfied that the information was received from an informer reasonably believed to be reliable, the judge may require the identity of the informer to be disclosed.  2. The judge may permit the disclosure to be made in camera or make any other order which justice requires. All counsel shall be permitted to be present at every stage at which any counsel is permitted to be present.  3. If disclosure of the identity of the informer is made in chambers, the record thereof shall be sealed and preserved to be made available to the appellate court in the event of an appeal.  (Added to NRS by 1971, 787)
NV Rev Stat § 49.385 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 49 - Privileges|NRS 49.385 - Waiver of privilege by voluntary disclosure.

  1. A person upon whom these rules confer a privilege against disclosure of a confidential matter waives the privilege if the person or the person’s predecessor while holder of the privilege voluntarily discloses or consents to disclosure of any significant part of the matter.  2. This section does not apply if the disclosure is:  (a) Itself a privileged communication; or  (b) Made to an interpreter employed merely to facilitate communications.  (Added to NRS by 1971, 787; A 1995, 803)
NV Rev Stat § 49.395 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 49 - Privileges|NRS 49.395 - Privileged matter disclosed under compulsion or without opportunity to claim privilege.

Evidence of a statement or other disclosure of privileged matter is inadmissible against the holder of the privilege if the disclosure was:  1. Compelled erroneously; or  2. Made without opportunity to claim the privilege.  (Added to NRS by 1971, 787)
NV Rev Stat § 49.405 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 49 - Privileges|NRS 49.405 - Comment upon or inference from claim of privilege; instruction.

  1. The claim of a privilege, whether in the present proceeding or upon a prior occasion, is not a proper subject of comment by judge or counsel. No inference may be drawn therefrom.  2. In jury cases, proceedings shall be conducted, to the extent practicable, so as to facilitate the making of claims of privilege outside the presence of the jury.  3. Upon request, any party against whom the jury might draw an adverse inference from a claim of privilege is entitled to an instruction that no inference may be drawn therefrom.  (Added to NRS by 1971, 788)
NV Rev Stat § 50.015 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 50 - Witnesses|NRS 50.015 - General rule of competency.

Every person is competent to be a witness except as otherwise provided in this title.  (Added to NRS by 1971, 788)
NV Rev Stat § 50.025 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 50 - Witnesses|NRS 50.025 - Lack of personal knowledge.

  1. A witness may not testify to a matter unless:  (a) Evidence is introduced sufficient to support a finding that the witness has personal knowledge of the matter; or  (b) The witness states his or her opinion or inference as an expert.  2. Evidence to prove personal knowledge may, but need not, consist of the testimony of the witness.  (Added to NRS by 1971, 788)
NV Rev Stat § 50.035 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 50 - Witnesses|NRS 50.035 - Oath or affirmation.

  1. Before testifying, every witness shall be required to declare that he or she will testify truthfully, by oath or affirmation administered in a form calculated to awaken his or her conscience and impress his or her mind with the duty to do so.  2. An affirmation is sufficient if the witness is addressed in the following terms: "You do solemnly affirm that the evidence you shall give in this issue (or matter), pending between ................ and ................, shall be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth." Assent to this affirmation shall be made by the answer, "I do."  (Added to NRS by 1971, 788)
NV Rev Stat § 50.045 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 50 - Witnesses|NRS 50.045 - Interpreters.

Interpreters are subject to the provisions of this chapter relating to qualification as an expert.  (Added to NRS by 1971, 788; A 1979, 656)
NV Rev Stat § 50.050 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 50 - Witnesses|NRS 50.050 - Interpreters for person with communications disability: Definitions; appointment required in judicial proceedings; compensation; certain persons not required to pay for interpreter.

  1. As used in NRS 50.050 to 50.053, inclusive, unless the context requires otherwise:  (a) "Interpreter" means a:  (1) Registered interpreter;  (2) Registered legal interpreter; or  (3) Person who is appointed as an interpreter pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 50.0515.  (b) "Person with a communications disability" means a person who, because the person is deaf or has a physical speaking impairment, cannot readily understand or communicate in the English language or cannot understand the proceedings.  (c) "Registered interpreter" means a person registered with the Aging and Disability Services Division of the Department of Health and Human Services pursuant to NRS 656A.100 to engage in the practice of interpreting.  (d) "Registered legal interpreter" means a person registered with the Aging and Disability Services Division of the Department of Health and Human Services pursuant to NRS 656A.100 to engage in the practice of interpreting in a legal setting.  2. In all judicial proceedings in which a person with a communications disability appears as a witness, the court, magistrate or other person presiding over the proceedings shall appoint an interpreter to interpret the proceedings to that person and to interpret the testimony of that person to the court, magistrate or other person presiding.  3. The court, magistrate or other person presiding over the proceedings shall fix a reasonable compensation for the services and expenses of the interpreter appointed pursuant to this section. If the judicial proceeding is civil in nature, the compensation of the interpreter may be taxed as costs, except that the person with a communications disability for whose benefit the interpreter is appointed must not be taxed, charged a fee or otherwise required to pay any portion of the compensation of the interpreter.  4. Claims against a county, municipality, this State or any agency thereof for the compensation of an interpreter in a criminal proceeding or other proceeding for which an interpreter must be provided at public expense must be paid in the same manner as other claims against the respective entities are paid. Payment may be made only upon the certificate of the judge, magistrate or other person presiding over the proceedings that the interpreter has performed the services required and incurred the expenses claimed.  (Added to NRS by 1975, 308; A 1979, 656; 2001, 1774; 2007, 168; 2009, 2368; 2011, 233)
NV Rev Stat § 50.051 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 50 - Witnesses|NRS 50.051 - Interpreters for person with communications disability: Appointment required in criminal proceedings.

An interpreter must be appointed at public expense for a person with a communications disability who is a party to or a witness in a criminal proceeding.  (Added to NRS by 1979, 656; A 2001, 1775; 2007, 169)
NV Rev Stat § 50.0515 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 50 - Witnesses|NRS 50.0515 - Interpreters for person with communications disability: Appointment of registered legal interpreter required; exceptions.

  1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, in any judicial or other proceeding in which the court, magistrate or other person presiding over the proceeding is required to appoint an interpreter for a person with a communications disability, the court, magistrate or other person presiding over the proceeding shall appoint a registered legal interpreter to interpret the proceeding to that person and to interpret the testimony of that person to the court, magistrate or other person presiding over the proceeding.  2. If a registered legal interpreter cannot be found or is otherwise unavailable, or if the appointment of a registered legal interpreter will cause a substantial delay in the proceeding, the court, magistrate or other person presiding over the proceeding may, after making a finding to that effect and conducting a voir dire examination of prospective interpreters, appoint a registered interpreter or any other interpreter that the court, magistrate or other person presiding over the proceeding determines is readily able to communicate with the person with a communications disability, translate the proceeding for him or her, and accurately repeat and translate the statements of the person with a communications disability to the court, magistrate or other person presiding over the proceeding.  (Added to NRS by 2007, 167)
NV Rev Stat § 50.052 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 50 - Witnesses|NRS 50.052 - Interpreters for person with communications disability: Replacement; persons ineligible for appointment; selection and approval by person with communications disability.

  1. If an interpreter appointed for a person with a communications disability is not effectively or accurately communicating with or on behalf of the person with a communications disability, and that fact becomes known to the person who appointed the interpreter, another interpreter must be appointed.  2. Unless otherwise agreed upon by the parties, a person may not be appointed as an interpreter of a person with a communications disability in a proceeding if the interpreter is:  (a) The spouse of the person with a communications disability or related to the person; or  (b) Otherwise interested in the outcome of the proceeding or biased for or against one of the parties.  3. Whenever possible, a person with a communications disability must be given an interpreter of his or her choice or one of whom he or she approves.  (Added to NRS by 1979, 656; A 2001, 1775; 2007, 169)
NV Rev Stat § 50.053 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 50 - Witnesses|NRS 50.053 - Interpreters for person with communications disability: Oath; rights and privileges.

  1. Before undertaking his or her duties, the interpreter shall swear or affirm that he or she will make a true interpretation in an understandable manner to the person for whom he or she has been appointed, and that he or she will repeat the statements of the person with a communications disability in the English language to the best of his or her ability.  2. While in the proper performance of his or her duties, an interpreter acts in the place of the person with a communications disability and to that extent has all of the rights and privileges of that person for purposes of the proceeding, including access to all relevant material.  (Added to NRS by 1979, 656; A 2001, 1775; 2007, 169)
NV Rev Stat § 50.054 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 50 - Witnesses|NRS 50.054 - Interpreter for person with limited English proficiency: Eligibility; oath; rights and privileges; replacement; payment of claims.

  1. Except as otherwise provided by a regulation of the Court Administrator adopted pursuant to NRS 1.510 and 1.520, a person shall not act as an interpreter in a proceeding if the interpreter is:  (a) The spouse of a witness;  (b) Otherwise related to a witness;  (c) Biased for or against one of the parties; or  (d) Otherwise interested in the outcome of the proceeding.  2. Before undertaking his or her duties, the interpreter shall swear or affirm that he or she will:  (a) To the best of his or her ability, interpret accurately to the person with limited English proficiency in the language of the person, questions and statements addressed to the person;  (b) Make a true interpretation of the statements of the person with limited English proficiency in an understandable manner; and  (c) Repeat the statements of the person with limited English proficiency to the best of his or her ability.  3. While in the proper performance of his or her duties, an interpreter has the same rights and privileges as the person with limited English proficiency including the right to examine all relevant material, but is not entitled to waive or exercise any of those rights or privileges on behalf of the person with limited English proficiency.  4. If an interpreter appointed for a person with limited English proficiency is not effectively or accurately communicating with or on behalf of the person, and that fact becomes known to the person who appointed the interpreter, another interpreter must be appointed.  5. Claims against a county, municipality, this State or any agency thereof for the compensation of an interpreter in a criminal proceeding or other proceeding for which an interpreter must be provided at public expense must be paid in the same manner as other claims against the respective entities are paid. Payment may be made only upon the certificate of the judge, magistrate or other person presiding over the proceedings that the interpreter has performed the services required and incurred the expense claimed.  6. As used in this section:  (a) "Interpreter" means a person who has a certificate or registration as an interpreter issued by the Court Administrator pursuant to NRS 1.510 and 1.520.  (b) "Person with limited English proficiency" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 1.510.  (Added to NRS by 1995, 803; A 2001, 1775; 2007, 169; 2013, 1461; 2017, 1144)
NV Rev Stat § 50.0545 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 50 - Witnesses|NRS 50.0545 - Interpreter for person with limited English proficiency: Appointment required in criminal proceedings; appointment when certified or registered interpreter not available.

  1. An interpreter must be appointed at public expense for a person with limited English proficiency who is a defendant or a witness in a criminal proceeding.  2. If a certified or registered court interpreter is not available, a court shall appoint an interpreter in accordance with the regulations adopted pursuant to paragraph (e) of subsection 2 of NRS 1.510.  3. As used in this section:  (a) "Interpreter" means a person who has a certificate or registration as an interpreter issued by the Court Administrator pursuant to NRS 1.510 and 1.520.  (b) "Person with limited English proficiency" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 1.510.  (Added to NRS by 2013, 1461; A 2017, 1145)
NV Rev Stat § 50.055 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 50 - Witnesses|NRS 50.055 - Competency: Judge as witness.

  1. The judge presiding at the trial shall not testify in that trial as a witness.  2. If the judge is called to testify, no objection need be made in order to preserve the point.  (Added to NRS by 1971, 788)