Except as otherwise provided in NRS 239.0115, if:

Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 239.0113

  • 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.
  • Governmental entity: means :

    (a) An elected or appointed officer of this State or of a political subdivision of this State;

    (b) An institution, board, commission, bureau, council, department, division, authority or other unit of government of this State, including, without limitation, an agency of the Executive Department, or of a political subdivision of this State;

    (c) A university foundation, as defined in NRS 396. See Nevada Revised Statutes 239.005

1.  The confidentiality of a public book or record, or a part thereof, is at issue in a judicial or administrative proceeding; and

2.  The governmental entity that has legal custody or control of the public book or record asserts that the public book or record, or a part thereof, is confidential, the governmental entity has the burden of proving by a preponderance of the evidence that the public book or record, or a part thereof, is confidential.

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