Nevada Revised Statutes 52.255 – Admissibility of other evidence of contents
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Except as otherwise provided in NRS 52.247, the original is not required, and other evidence of the contents of a writing, recording or photograph is admissible, if:
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 52.255
- 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.
- Pleadings: Written statements of the parties in a civil case of their positions. In the federal courts, the principal pleadings are the complaint and the answer.
1. All originals are lost or have been destroyed, unless the loss or destruction resulted from the fraudulent act of the proponent;
2. No original can be obtained by any available judicial process or procedure;
3. At a time when an original was under the control of the party against whom offered, that party was put on notice, by the pleadings or otherwise, that the contents would be a subject of proof at the hearing, and that party does not produce the original at the hearing; or
4. The writing, recording or photograph is not closely related to a controlling issue.