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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 49.252 (2026)

General rule of privilege

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NRS 49.252  General rule of privilege.  A client has a privilege to refuse to disclose, and to prevent any other person from disclosing confidential communications among the client, the client’s social worker or any other person who is participating in the diagnosis or treatment under the direction of the social worker.

      (Added to NRS by 1987, 1122)

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1993–2020 · leading case: Diaz v. Eighth Jud. Dist. Court of Nevada, 993 P.2d 50 (Nev. 2000).
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Diaz v. Eighth Jud. Dist. Court of Nevada, 993 P.2d 50 (Nev. 2000). · cites it 2× “247 (therapist-patient privilege); NRS 49.252 (social worker-client privilege); NRS 49.”
Ashokan v. State, Dep't of Ins., 856 P.2d 244 (Nev. 1993). “247 (marriage/family therapist-client); NRS 49.252 (social worker-client). The legislature grouped NRS 49.”
Lincoln v. State, 988 P.2d 305 (Nev. 1999). · cites it 2× “Lincoln next asserts that the district court erred by admitting the testimony of naval social worker Barron.”
Ward (Joshua) Vs. State (Nev. 2020). “2504 (same as to clinical professional counselor/client records); NRS 49.252 (same as to social worker/client records).”
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