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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 432B.160 (2026)

Immunity from civil or criminal liability; presumption; attorney’s fees

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NRS 432B.160  Immunity from civil or criminal liability; presumption; attorney’s fees.

      1.  Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, immunity from civil or criminal liability extends to every person who in good faith:

      (a) Makes a report pursuant to NRS 432B.220;

      (b) Conducts an interview or allows an interview to be taken pursuant to NRS 432B.270;

      (c) Allows, takes, reviews or provides consultation or a medical opinion concerning photographs or X-rays pursuant to NRS 432B.270;

      (d) Causes a medical test to be performed pursuant to NRS 432B.270;

      (e) Reviews or provides consultation or a medical opinion concerning a medical test performed pursuant to NRS 432B.270;

      (f) Provides a record, or a copy thereof, of a medical test performed pursuant to NRS 432B.270 to an agency which provides child welfare services to the child, a law enforcement agency that participated in the investigation of the report made pursuant to NRS 432B.220 or the prosecuting attorney’s office;

      (g) Holds a child pursuant to NRS 432B.400, takes possession of a child pursuant to NRS 432B.630 or places a child in protective custody pursuant to any provision of this chapter;

      (h) Performs any act pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 432B.630;

      (i) Refers a case or recommends the filing of a petition pursuant to NRS 432B.380; or

      (j) Participates in a judicial proceeding resulting from a referral or recommendation.

      2.  The provisions of subsection 1 do not confer any immunity from liability for the negligent performance of any act pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 2 of NRS 432B.630.

      3.  In any proceeding to impose liability against a person for:

      (a) Making a report pursuant to NRS 432B.220; or

      (b) Performing any act set forth in paragraphs (b) to (j), inclusive, of subsection 1,

Ê there is a presumption that the person acted in good faith.

      4.  If a person who is required to report the abuse or neglect of a child pursuant to NRS 432B.220 prevails in a civil action brought to impose liability against the person for performing any act described in subsection 1, the court may award reasonable attorney’s fees and costs incurred by the person in defending the action.

      (Added to NRS by 1985, 1378; A 1987, 1154; 1999, 60, 3526; 2001, 1256; 2001 Special Session, 34; 2005, 2031; 2025, 496)

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2013–2024 · leading case: Jefferson v. Kramer, No. 2:24-cv-00316 (D. Nev. June 20, 2024).
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Jefferson v. Kramer, No. 2:24-cv-00316 (D. Nev. June 20, 2024). · cites it 2× “NRS 432B.160 the CPS case workers violated this 15 law and did not act in good faith and with negligent-performance.”
Hull (Roger) v. State, No. 62954 (Nev. Oct. 16, 2013). “Second, appellant claimed that he had good cause because he was immune from prosecution due to NRS 432B.160, which grants immunity to persons reporting child abuse or neglect.”
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