Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 241 - Meetings of State and Local Agencies
NRS 241.0353 - Certain statements and testimony are privileged.


1. Any statement which is made by a member of a public body during the course of a public meeting is absolutely privileged and does not impose liability for defamation or constitute a ground for recovery in any civil action.
2. Subject to a qualified privilege, a witness who is testifying before a public body may publish defamatory matter as part of a public meeting. It is unlawful to misrepresent any fact knowingly when testifying before a public body.
(Added to NRS by 2005, 2242; A 2021, 1212)

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Nevada Revised Statutes

Chapter 241 - Meetings of State and Local Agencies

NRS 241.010 - Legislative declaration and intent.

NRS 241.015 - Definitions.

NRS 241.016 - Application of chapter; exempt meetings and proceedings; specific exceptions; circumvention of chapter.

NRS 241.017 - Board of Regents to establish requirements for student governments.

NRS 241.020 - Meetings to be open and public; size of facilities; limitations on closure of meetings; notice of meetings; copy of materials; exceptions.

NRS 241.023 - Requirements for holding meeting by remote technology system.

NRS 241.025 - Designee of member of public body not allowed; exception.

NRS 241.028 - Holding closed meeting to engage in certain predecisional and deliberative discussions with federal agency.

NRS 241.030 - Holding closed meeting to consider character, misconduct, competence or health of person, to prepare, revise, administer or grade examinations or to consider appeal of results of examination; waiver of closure of meeting by certain pers...

NRS 241.031 - Meeting to consider character, misconduct or competence of elected member of public body or certain public officers.

NRS 241.033 - Meeting to consider character, misconduct, competence or health of person or to consider appeal of results of examination: Written notice to person required; exception; public body required to allow person whose character, misconduct, c...

NRS 241.034 - Meeting to consider administrative action against person or acquisition of real property by exercise of power of eminent domain: Written notice required; exception.

NRS 241.035 - Public meetings: Minutes; aural and visual reproduction; transcripts.

NRS 241.0353 - Certain statements and testimony are privileged.

NRS 241.0355 - Majority of all members of public body composed solely of elected officials required to take action by vote; abstention not affirmative vote; reduction of quorum.

NRS 241.0357 - Authority to delegate decisions regarding litigation.

NRS 241.036 - Action taken in violation of chapter void.

NRS 241.0365 - Action taken by public body to correct violation of chapter; timeliness of corrective action; effect.

NRS 241.037 - Action by Attorney General or person denied right conferred by chapter; limitation on actions.

NRS 241.039 - Complaints; enforcement by Attorney General; confidentiality of information compiled during investigation; subpoenas; penalty for failure or refusal to comply with subpoena; exception for public records; completion of investigation.

NRS 241.0395 - Inclusion of item acknowledging finding by Attorney General of violation by public body on next agenda of meeting of public body; effect of inclusion.

NRS 241.040 - Criminal and civil penalties; members attending meeting in violation of chapter not accomplices; reliance on legal advice.