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NRS 50.015 - General rule of competency. - Every person is competent to be a witness except as...
NRS 50.025 - Lack of personal knowledge. - 1. A witness may not testify to a matter unless:...
NRS 50.035 - Oath or affirmation. - 1. Before testifying, every witness shall be required to declare...
NRS 50.045 - Interpreters. - Interpreters are subject to the provisions of this chapter relating...
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...
NRS 50.051 - Interpreters for person with communications disability: Appointment required in criminal proceedings. - An interpreter must be appointed at public expense for a...
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...
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...
NRS 50.053 - Interpreters for person with communications disability: Oath; rights and privileges. - 1. Before undertaking his or her duties, the interpreter shall...
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...
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...
NRS 50.055 - Competency: Judge as witness. - 1. The judge presiding at the trial shall not testify...
NRS 50.065 - Competency: Juror as witness. - 1. A member of the jury shall not testify as...
NRS 50.067 - Competency: Receipt of certain care or counseling. - 1. A person is not incompetent to be a witness...
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...
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...
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...
NRS 50.075 - Who may impeach. - The credibility of a witness may be attacked by any...
NRS 50.085 - Evidence of character and conduct of witness. - 1. Opinion evidence as to the character of a witness...
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...
NRS 50.095 - Impeachment by evidence of conviction of crime. - 1. For the purpose of attacking the credibility of a...
NRS 50.105 - Religious beliefs or opinions. - Evidence of the beliefs or opinions of a witness on...
NRS 50.115 - Mode and order of interrogation and presentation. - 1. The judge shall exercise reasonable control over the mode...
NRS 50.125 - Writing used to refresh memory. - 1. If a witness uses a writing to refresh his...
NRS 50.135 - Prior statements of witness. - 1. In examining a witness concerning a prior statement made...
NRS 50.145 - Calling and interrogation of witness by judge. - 1. The judge may, on his or her own motion...
NRS 50.155 - Exclusion and sequestration of witnesses. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2 and 3,...
NRS 50.165 - Duty to appear and testify. - 1. A witness, duly served with a subpoena, shall attend...
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...
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...
NRS 50.195 - Penalties for disobedience. - 1. Refusal to be sworn or to answer as a...
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,...
NRS 50.215 - Examination of prisoner as witness; notification of Department of Corrections required. - 1. A person imprisoned in the state prison or in...
NRS 50.225 - Fees and expenses of witnesses. [Effective through December 31, 2022.] Fees and expenses of witnesses. [Effective January 1, 2023.] - 1. For attending the courts of this State in any...
NRS 50.245 - Cases from municipal court brought before district court. - Where criminal or quasi-criminal cases originating in the municipal court...
NRS 50.255 - Attorney not allowed fee as witness. - No attorney or counselor at law, in any case, shall...
NRS 50.260 - "Prohibited substance" defined. - As used in NRS 50.260 to 50.350, inclusive, unless the...
NRS 50.265 - Opinions: Lay witnesses. - If the witness is not testifying as an expert, the...
NRS 50.275 - Testimony by experts. - If scientific, technical or other specialized knowledge will assist the...
NRS 50.285 - Opinions: Experts. - 1. The facts or data in the particular case upon...
NRS 50.295 - Opinions: Ultimate issues. - Testimony in the form of an opinion or inference otherwise...
NRS 50.305 - Disclosure of facts and data underlying expert opinion. - The expert may testify in terms of opinion or inference...
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...
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 s... - 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 6 and 7,...
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 id... - 1. The affidavit or declaration of a chemist and any...
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... - 1. If a person is charged with an offense listed...
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...
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...
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...
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...
NRS 50.500 - Short title. - The provisions of NRS 50.500 to 50.620, inclusive, may be...
NRS 50.510 - Definitions. - As used in NRS 50.500 to 50.620, inclusive, unless the...
NRS 50.520 - "Alternative method" defined. - "Alternative method" means a method by which a child witness...
NRS 50.530 - "Child witness" defined. - "Child witness" means a child under the age of 14...
NRS 50.540 - "Criminal proceeding" defined. - "Criminal proceeding" means: 1. A trial or hearing before a...
NRS 50.550 - "Noncriminal proceeding" defined. - "Noncriminal proceeding" means a trial or hearing before a court...
NRS 50.560 - Applicability. - 1. The provisions of NRS 50.500 to 50.620, inclusive, apply...
NRS 50.570 - Hearing to determine whether to allow testimony by alternative method. - 1. The presiding officer in a criminal or noncriminal proceeding:...
NRS 50.580 - Standards for determining whether child witness may testify by alternative method. - 1. In a criminal proceeding, the presiding officer may allow...
NRS 50.590 - Factors for determining whether to permit alternative method. - If the presiding officer determines that a standard pursuant to...
NRS 50.600 - Order regarding testimony by alternative method. - 1. An order allowing or disallowing a child witness to...
NRS 50.610 - Right of party to examine child witness. - An alternative method ordered by the presiding officer must permit...
NRS 50.620 - Uniformity of application and construction. - In applying and construing the Uniform Child Witness Testimony by...
NRS 50.700 - Court may not order victim or witness to take or submit to psychological or psychiatric examination; exclusion of testimony of licensed psychologist, psychiatrist or clinical social worker. - 1. In any criminal or juvenile delinquency action relating to...