Title 4

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…

NRS 50.0515 Interpreters for person with communications disability: Appointment of registered community 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 …

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 …

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 s…

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 rule of the Court Administrator adopted pursuant to NRS 1.510 and 1.520, a person shall not act as an…

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 proficien…

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)

NRS 50.065 Competency: Juror as witness. 1. A member of the jury shall not testify as a witness in the trial of the case in which the member of the jury is sitting as a juror. If the member of the jury is called to testify, the opposing party shall be afforded an opportunity to o…

NRS 50.067 Competency: Receipt of certain care or counseling. 1. A person is not incompetent to be a witness solely by reason of the fact that the person or a member of the person’s family has received medical, psychiatric, or psychological care or counseling in connection with t…

NRS 50.068 Competency: Defendant who agrees to testify against another defendant pursuant to plea bargain. 1. A defendant is not incompetent to be a witness solely by reason of the fact that the defendant enters into an agreement with the prosecuting attorney in which the defenda…

NRS 50.069 Provision of contract or settlement agreement prohibiting or restricting testimony void and unenforceable under certain circumstances. 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 233.190, a provision of a contract or settlement agreement is void and unenforceable if: (a) Th…

NRS 50.070 Termination or threat of termination of employment because of service as witness prohibited; penalty; remedies. 1. Any person, corporation, partnership, association or other entity who is: (a) An employer; or (b) The employee, agent or officer of an employer, vested wi…

NRS 50.075 Who may impeach. The credibility of a witness may be attacked by any party, including the party calling the witness. (Added to NRS by 1971, 789)

NRS 50.085 Evidence of character and conduct of witness. 1. Opinion evidence as to the character of a witness is admissible to attack or support the witness’s credibility but subject to these limitations: (a) Opinions are limited to truthfulness or untruthfulness; and (b) Opinion…

NRS 50.090 Evidence of previous sexual conduct of victim of sexual assault or statutory sexual seduction inadmissible to challenge victim’s credibility; exceptions. In any prosecution for sexual assault or statutory sexual seduction or for attempt to commit or conspiracy to commi…

NRS 50.095 Impeachment by evidence of conviction of crime. 1. For the purpose of attacking the credibility of a witness, evidence that the witness has been convicted of a crime is admissible but only if the crime was punishable by death or imprisonment for more than 1 year under …

NRS 50.105 Religious beliefs or opinions. Evidence of the beliefs or opinions of a witness on matters of religion is inadmissible for the purpose of showing that by reason of their nature the witness’s credibility is impaired or enhanced. (Added to NRS by 1971, 789) EXAMINATION O…

NRS 50.115 Mode and order of interrogation and presentation. 1. The judge shall exercise reasonable control over the mode and order of interrogating witnesses and presenting evidence: (a) To make the interrogation and presentation effective for the ascertainment of the truth; (b)…

NRS 50.125 Writing used to refresh memory. 1. If a witness uses a writing to refresh his or her memory: (a) While testifying, an adverse party is entitled: (1) To have it produced at the hearing; (2) To inspect it; (3) To cross-examine the witness thereon; and (4) To introduce in…

NRS 50.135 Prior statements of witness. 1. In examining a witness concerning a prior statement made by the witness, whether written or not, the statement need not be shown or its contents disclosed to the witness, but on request the statement shall be shown or disclosed to opposi…

NRS 50.145 Calling and interrogation of witness by judge. 1. The judge may, on his or her own motion or at the suggestion of a party, call witnesses, and all parties are entitled to cross-examine witnesses thus called. 2. The judge may interrogate witnesses, whether called by the…

NRS 50.155 Exclusion and sequestration of witnesses. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2 and 3, at the request of a party the judge shall order witnesses excluded so that they cannot hear the testimony of other witnesses, and the judge may make the order of his or he…

NRS 50.165 Duty to appear and testify. 1. A witness, duly served with a subpoena, shall attend at the time appointed, with any papers under the witness’s control required by the subpoena, to answer all pertinent and legal questions, and, unless sooner discharged, to remain until …

NRS 50.175 Witness protected from arrest when attending, going to and returning from court or other place of attendance. Every person who has been, in good faith, served with a subpoena to attend as a witness before a court, judge, commissioner, master, judicial officer appointed…

NRS 50.185 Arrest of protected witness void; liability of arresting officer; affidavit of witness. 1. The arrest of a witness contrary to NRS 50.175 is void. 2. An officer is not liable to the party for making the arrest in ignorance of the facts creating the exoneration, but is …

NRS 50.195 Penalties for disobedience. 1. Refusal to be sworn or to answer as a witness may be punished as a contempt by the court. In a civil action, if the person so refusing is a party, the court may strike any pleading on the person’s behalf, and may enter judgment against th…

NRS 50.205 Warrant for arrest of witness failing to attend; appointment of attorney; appearance before court or officer; exceptions for witness who is victim of domestic violence or sexual assault. 1. In case of failure of a witness to attend, the court or officer issuing the sub…

NRS 50.215 Examination of prisoner as witness; notification of Department of Corrections required. 1. A person imprisoned in the state prison or in a county jail may be examined as a witness in the district court pursuant to this section. The examination may only be made on motio…

NRS 50.225 Fees and expenses of witnesses. 1. For attending the courts of this State in any criminal case, civil suit, hearing to contest the determination that a person has committed a civil infraction or proceeding before a court of record, master, judicial officer appointed by…

NRS 50.245 Cases from municipal court brought before district court. Where criminal or quasi-criminal cases originating in the municipal court of an incorporated city are brought before the district court, the county clerk shall give a statement of the amounts due to witnesses to…

NRS 50.255 Attorney not allowed fee as witness. No attorney or counselor at law, in any case, shall be allowed any fees for attending as a witness in such case. (Added to NRS by 1971, 793) OPINIONS AND EXPERT TESTIMONY

NRS 50.260 “Prohibited substance” defined. As used in NRS 50.260 to 50.350, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, “prohibited substance” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 484C.080. (Added to NRS by 1999, 3400; A 2015, 2245)

NRS 50.265 Opinions: Lay witnesses. If the witness is not testifying as an expert, the witness’s testimony in the form of opinions or inferences is limited to those opinions or inferences which are: 1. Rationally based on the perception of the witness; and 2. Helpful to a clear u…

NRS 50.275 Testimony by experts. If scientific, technical or other specialized knowledge will assist the trier of fact to understand the evidence or to determine a fact in issue, a witness qualified as an expert by special knowledge, skill, experience, training or education may t…

NRS 50.285 Opinions: Experts. 1. The facts or data in the particular case upon which an expert bases an opinion or inference may be those perceived by or made known to the expert at or before the hearing. 2. If of a type reasonably relied upon by experts in forming opinions or in…

NRS 50.295 Opinions: Ultimate issues. Testimony in the form of an opinion or inference otherwise admissible is not objectionable because it embraces an ultimate issue to be decided by the trier of fact. (Added to NRS by 1971, 793)

NRS 50.305 Disclosure of facts and data underlying expert opinion. The expert may testify in terms of opinion or inference and give his or her reasons therefor without prior disclosure of the underlying facts or data, unless the judge requires otherwise. The expert may in any eve…

NRS 50.310 Admissibility of affidavit or declaration of laboratory director regarding results of test performed by medical laboratory. 1. The affidavit or declaration of a laboratory director who has qualified in the district court of any county as an expert witness to testify re…

NRS 50.315 Admissibility of affidavit or declaration offered to prove certain facts concerning use of certain devices or withdrawal or holding of evidence related to determining presence of alcohol, controlled substance, chemical, poison, organic solvent or another prohibited sub…

NRS 50.320 Admissibility of affidavit or declaration of chemist or other expert witness regarding presence in breath, blood or urine of alcohol, controlled substance, chemical, poison, organic solvent or another prohibited substance or regarding identity or quantity of controlled…

NRS 50.325 Procedure for admission of affidavit or declaration of expert or other person to prove existence of alcohol, quantity of controlled substance or existence or identity of controlled substance, chemical, poison, organic solvent or another prohibited substance in prosecut…

NRS 50.330 Testimony given pursuant to NRS 50.315 or 50.320 may be given by use of simultaneous audiovisual transmission; requirements for use. Any testimony given pursuant to NRS 50.315 or 50.320 may be given by means of simultaneous audiovisual transmission accomplished through…

NRS 50.345 Expert testimony to show victim’s behavior or condition is consistent with behavior or condition of victim of sexual assault. In any prosecution for sexual assault, expert testimony is not inadmissible to show that the victim’s behavior or mental or physical condition …

NRS 50.350 Expert testimony which concerns behavior of defendant in preparing child or vulnerable person for sexual abuse. 1. In any criminal or juvenile delinquency action, expert testimony offered by the prosecution or defense which concerns the behavior of a defendant in prepa…

NRS 50.400 Applicability to proceedings in civil actions; qualifications, duties and limitations on conduct of attendant; designation of attendant as witness; “victim of an act of domestic violence pursuant to NRS 33.018” defined. 1. In any civil action involving a victim of an a…