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statement made during the session, not otherwise discoverable or obtainable, is admissible as evidence or subject to discovery. 3. A mediator is not subject to civil process requiring the disclosure of any matter discussed during the mediation proceedings. (Added to NRS by 1991, 919; A 1993, 1213) NRS 48.115 Payment of medical and similar expenses. Evidence of furnishing or offering or promising to pay medical, hospital or similar expenses occasioned by an injury is not admissible to prove liability for the injury. (Added to NRS by 1971, 782) NRS 48.125 Withdrawn plea of guilty or offer to plead guilty not admissible; plea of nolo contendere or offer to plead nolo contendere not admissible. 1. Evidence of a plea of guilty, later withdrawn, or of an offer to plead guilty to the crime charged or any other crime is not admissible in a criminal proceeding involving the person who made the plea or offer. 2. Evidence of a plea of nolo contendere or of an offer to plead nolo contendere to the crime charged or any other crime is not admissible in a civil or criminal proceeding involving the person who made the plea or offer. (Added to NRS by 1971, 782; A 1995, 2466; 2003, 1479) NRS 48.135 Liability insurance. 1. Evidence that a person was or was not insured against liability is not admissible upon the issue whether he acted negligently or otherwise wrongfully. 2. This section does not require the exclusion of evidence of insurance against liability when it is relevant for another purpose, such as proof of agency, ownership or control, or bias or prejudice of a witness. (Added to NRS by 1971, 782) CHAPTER 49 - PRIVILEGES GENERAL PROVISIONS NRS 49.015 Privileges recognized only as provided. NRS 49.025 Required reports privileged by statute. NRS 49.027 Prevention of disclosure of privileged matter by interpreter. LAWYER AND CLIENT NRS 49.035 Definitions. NRS 49.045 “Client” defined. NRS 49.055 “Confidential” defined. NRS 49.065 “Lawyer” defined. NRS 49.075 “Representative of the client” defined. NRS 49.085 “Representative of the lawyer” defined. NRS 49.095 General rule of privilege. NRS 49.105 Who may claim privilege. NRS 49.115 Exceptions. PROCEEDINGS OF REVIEW COMMITTEE NRS 49.117 “Review committee” defined. NRS 49.119 General rule of privilege. NRS 49.121 Who may claim privilege. NRS 49.123 Exceptions. ACCOUNTANT AND CLIENT NRS 49.125 Definitions. NRS 49.135 “Accountant” defined. NRS 49.145 “Client” defined. NRS 49.155 “Confidential” defined. NRS 49.165 “Representative of the accountant” defined. NRS 49.175 “Representative of the client” defined. NRS 49.185 General rule of privilege. NRS 49.195 Who may claim privilege. NRS 49.205 Exceptions. PSYCHOLOGIST AND PATIENT NRS 49.207 Definitions. NRS 49.209 General rule of privilege. NRS 49.211 Who may claim privilege. NRS 49.213 Exceptions. DOCTOR AND PATIENT NRS 49.215 Definitions. NRS 49.225 General rule of privilege. NRS 49.235 Who may claim privilege. NRS 49.245 Exceptions. MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPIST AND CLIENT NRS 49.246 Definitions. NRS 49.247 General rule of privilege. NRS 49.248 Who may claim privilege. NRS 49.249 Exceptions. SOCIAL WORKER AND CLIENT NRS 49.251 Definitions. NRS 49.252 General rule of privilege. NRS 49.253 Who may claim privilege. NRS 49.254 Exceptions. VICTIM’S ADVOCATE AND VICTIM NRS 49.2541 Definitions. NRS 49.2542 “Domestic violence” defined. NRS 49.2543 “Sexual assault” defined. NRS 49.2544 “Victim” defined. NRS 49.2545 “Victim’s advocate” defined. NRS 49.2546 When communication deemed to be confidential; “communication” defined. NRS 49.2547 General rule of privilege. NRS 49.2548 Who may claim privilege. NRS 49.2549 Exceptions. OTHER OCCUPATIONAL PRIVILEGES NRS 49.255 Confessor and confessant. NRS 49.265 Committees for review of medical or dental care. NRS 49.275 News media. NRS 49.285 Public officer as witness. NRS 49.290 Counselor and pupil. NRS 49.291 Teacher and pupil. MISCELLANEOUS PRIVILEGES NRS 49.295 Husband and wife: General rule of privilege; exceptions. NRS 49.305 Husband and wife: Exception for insanity. NRS 49.315 Political vote. NRS 49.325 Trade secrets. IDENTITY OF INFORMER NRS 49.335 Privilege to refuse disclosure of identity of informer. NRS 49.345 Who may claim. NRS 49.355 Voluntary disclosure; informer a witness. NRS 49.365 Testimony on guilt or innocence. NRS 49.375 Legality of obtaining evidence. WAIVER AND COMMENT NRS 49.385 Waiver of privilege by voluntary disclosure. NRS 49.395 Privileged matter disclosed under compulsion or without opportunity to claim privilege. NRS 49.405 Comment upon or inference from claim of privilege; instruction. _________ GENERAL PROVISIONS NRS 49.015 Privileges recognized only as provided. 1. Except as otherwise required by the Constitution of the United States or of the State of Nevada, and except as provided in this title or title 14 of NRS, no person has a privilege to: (a) Refuse to be a witness; (b) Refuse to disclose any matter; (c) Refuse to produce any object or writing; or (d) Prevent another from being a witness or disclosing any matter or producing any object or writing. 2. This section does not: (a) Impair any privilege created by title 14 of NRS or by the Nevada Rules of Civil Procedure which is limited to a particular stage of the proceeding; or (b) Extend any such privilege to any other stage of a proceeding. (Added to NRS by 1971, 782) NRS 49.025 Required reports privileged by statute. 1. A person making a return or report required by law to be made has a privilege to refuse to disclose and to prevent any other person from disclosing the return or report, if the law requiring it to be made so provides. 2. A public officer or agency to whom a return or report is required by law to be made has a privilege to refuse to disclose the return or report if the law requiring it to be made so provides. 3. No privilege exists under this section in actions involving false statements or fraud in the return or report or when the report is contained in health care records furnished in accordance with the provisions of NRS 629.061. (Added to NRS by 1971, 782; A 1977, 1314) NRS 49.027 Prevention of disclosure of privileged matter by interpreter. A person who has a privilege against the disclosure of a matter may prevent the disclosure of that matter by an interpreter to whom the matter was disclosed merely to facilitate a privileged communication of the matter. (Added to NRS by 1995, 803) LAWYER AND CLIENT NRS 49.035 Definitions. As used in NRS 49.035 to 49.115, inclusive, the words and phrases defined in NRS 49.045 to 49.085, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in NRS 49.045 to 49.085, inclusive. (Added to NRS by 1971, 782) NRS 49.045 “Client” defined. “Client” means a person, including a public officer,

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