Nevada Revised Statutes 648.012 – ‘Private investigator’ defined
1. ’Private investigator’ means any person who for any consideration engages in business or accepts employment to furnish, or agrees to make or makes any investigation for the purpose of obtaining information with reference to:
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 648.012
- 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.
- Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
- 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
- Tort: A civil wrong or breach of a duty to another person, as outlined by law. A very common tort is negligent operation of a motor vehicle that results in property damage and personal injury in an automobile accident.
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
(a) The identity, habits, conduct, business, occupation, honesty, integrity, credibility, knowledge, trustworthiness, efficiency, loyalty, activity, movement, whereabouts, affiliations, associations, transactions, acts, reputation or character of any person;
(b) The location, disposition or recovery of lost or stolen property;
(c) The cause or responsibility for fires, libels, losses, accidents, motor vehicle crashes or damage or injury to persons or to property;
(d) A crime or tort that has been committed, attempted, threatened or suspected, except an expert witness or a consultant who is retained for litigation or a trial, or in anticipation of litigation or a trial, and who performs duties and tasks within his or her field of expertise that are necessary to form his or her opinion;
(e) Securing evidence to be used before any court, board, officer or investigating committee; or
(f) The prevention, detection and removal of surreptitiously installed devices for eavesdropping or observation.
2. The term does not include:
(a) Any person who is accessing exclusively public records, public databases or any other public information; or
(b) Any person who for any consideration engages in business or accepts employment to provide information security.