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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 49.255 (2026)

Confessor and confessant

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NRS 49.255  Confessor and confessant.  A member of the clergy or priest shall not, without the consent of the person making the confession, be examined as a witness as to any confession made to the member of the clergy or priest in his or her professional character.

      (Added to NRS by 1971, 785)

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1990–1993 · leading case: In Re Grand Jury Investigation. Appeal of United States of Am., 918 F.2d 374 (3rd Cir. 1990).
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In Re Grand Jury Investigation. Appeal of United States of Am., 918 F.2d 374 (3rd Cir. 1990). “1989); Nev.Rev.Stat.Ann. § 49.255 (Michie 1971 & Supp.”
Ashokan v. State, Dep't of Ins., 856 P.2d 244 (Nev. 1993). “, NRS 49.255 (clergyman “shall not... be examined as a witness as to any confession” without consent); NRS 49.”
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