Nevada Revised Statutes 38.550 – Privilege against disclosure of collaborative law communication; admissibility; discovery
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1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 38.555 and 38.560, a collaborative law communication is privileged under subsection 2, is not subject to discovery and is not admissible in evidence.
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 38.550
- Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- person: means a natural person, any form of business or social organization and any other nongovernmental legal entity including, but not limited to, a corporation, partnership, association, trust or unincorporated organization. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.039
2. In a proceeding, the following privileges apply:
(a) A party may refuse to disclose, and may prevent any other person from disclosing, a collaborative law communication; and
(b) A nonparty participant may refuse to disclose, and may prevent any other person from disclosing, a collaborative law communication of the nonparty participant.
3. Evidence or information that is otherwise admissible or subject to discovery does not become inadmissible or protected from discovery solely because of its disclosure or use in a collaborative law process.