Nevada Revised Statutes 49.385 – Waiver of privilege by voluntary disclosure; exceptions
1. A person upon whom these rules confer a privilege against disclosure of a confidential matter waives the privilege if the person or the person’s predecessor while holder of the privilege voluntarily discloses or consents to disclosure of any significant part of the matter.
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 49.385
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- 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. This section does not apply if the disclosure is:
(a) Itself a privileged communication;
(b) Made to an interpreter employed merely to facilitate communications; or
(c) Made to the Department of Indigent Defense Services or a designee of the Department for the purpose of:
(1) Requesting prior approval of a claim pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 1 of NRS 7.135;
(2) Submitting a claim for compensation or expenses pursuant to NRS 7.125 or 7.135; or
(3) Submitting a complaint against an attorney providing indigent defense services pursuant to NRS 180.320.