Nevada Revised Statutes 49.290 – Counselor and pupil
1. As used in this section, ‘counselor’ means a person who is regularly employed by a public or private school in this State as a counselor, psychologist or psychological examiner for the purpose of counseling pupils, and who holds a valid certificate issued by the Superintendent of Public Instruction authorizing the holder to engage in pupil counseling.
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 49.290
- 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. Except for communications relating to any criminal offense the punishment for which is death or life imprisonment, communications by a pupil to a counselor in the course of counseling or psychological examination are privileged communications, and a counselor shall not, without the consent of the pupil, be examined as a witness concerning any such communication in any civil or criminal action to which such pupil is a party.