Nevada Revised Statutes

Nev. Rev. Stat. § 179.440 (2026)

“Oral communication” defined

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NRS 179.440 “Oral communication” defined. “Oral communication” means any verbal message uttered by a person exhibiting an expectation that such communication is not subject to interception, under circumstances justifying such expectation. The term does not include an electronic communication.

(Added to NRS by 1973, 1743; A 2015, 2488)

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1976–2022 · leading case: Summers v. State, 718 P.2d 676 (Nev. 1986).

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Summers v. State, 718 P.2d 676 (Nev. 1986). “3 NRS 179.440 defines “Oral communication” as: [A]ny verbal message uttered by a person exhibiting an expectation that such communication is not subject to interception, under circumstances justifying such expectation.”

State v. Bonds, 550 P.2d 409 (Nev. 1976). · cites it 2× “Furthermore, we find no evidence of an oral communication, as that term is defined by NRS 179.440. 5 Here, *310 although the conversation took place in Bonds’ home .”

Clark (William) v. State (Nev. 2022). · cites it 2× “Thus, under these circumstances, Clark had no justifiable expectation that his statements were "not subject to interception," NRS 179.440 (defining "oral communication"), by the interviewing detectives.”

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