Nevada Revised Statutes

Nev. Rev. Stat. § 50.155 (2026)

Exclusion and sequestration of witnesses

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NRS 50.155 Exclusion and sequestration of witnesses.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2 and 3, at the request of a party the judge shall order witnesses excluded so that they cannot hear the testimony of other witnesses, and the judge may make the order of his or her own motion.

2. This section does not authorize the exclusion of:

(a) A party who is a natural person;

(b) An officer or employee of a party which is not a natural person designated as its representative by its attorney;

(d) Except as otherwise provided in NRS 171.204, any of the persons listed in subsection 1 of that section.

3. A person who is called as a witness primarily for the purpose of identifying the victim may not be excluded except in the discretion of the judge.

(Added to NRS by 1971, 790; A 1995, 72, 997; 1997, 513)

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Notes of Decisions

Cited in 21 cases (7 in the last 5 years), 1983–2024 · leading case: Evans v. State, 926 P.2d 265 (Nev. 1996).

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Evans v. State, 926 P.2d 265 (Nev. 1996). · cites it 6× “Violation of exclusion order At the beginning of trial, the judge ordered all witnesses excluded pursuant to NRS 50.155, [16] the witness-exclusion rule.”

Givens v. State, 657 P.2d 97 (Nev. 1983). · cites it 7× “He contends that the district court committed reversible error in denying his motions to preclude the State from using both the fact and specific nature of a prior felony conviction to impeach his testimony, and in refusing to exclude witnesses from the courtroom in violation of…”

Dickey v. State, 540 P.3d 442 (Nev. 2024). · cites it 3× “See NRS 50.155(1) (providing that “at the request of a party the judge shall order witnesses Supreme Court OF NEVADA 14 10) 19474 eo excluded so that they cannot hear the testimony of other witnesses”).”

Romo v. Keplinger, 978 P.2d 964 (Nev. 1999). · cites it 2× “After jury selection, the district court, at the request of the respondents’ attorneys, invoked the exclusion of witnesses rule pursuant to NRS 50.155. 1 The district judge announced from the bench, “The rule of exclusion has been *96 invoked.”

Pray v. State, 959 P.2d 530 (Nev. 1998). · cites it 2× “DISCUSSION First, Pray contends that the district court erred in allowing Ghiglione’s mother to sit through the trial in violation of the exclusionary rule, NRS 50.155. 1 However, we have held that the exclusionary rule does not apply to witnesses who testify only during the…”

City of Las Vegas Vs. Dist. Ct. (kamide (steven)), 2017 NV 82 (Nev. 2017). · cites it 14× “In Givens, we examined a situation in which the district court denied defense counsel's request to invoke the witness exclusion rule and held that, based on a conceded violation of the rule, we would "presume prejudice from a violation of NRS 50.155 unless the record shows that…”

Heglemeier v. State, 878 P.2d 294 (Nev. 1994). · cites it 3× “Heglemeier insists that the district court erred in permitting a rebuttal witness to testify for the State after remaining in the courtroom despite the court’s order excluding witnesses.”

City of Las Vegas Vs. Dist. Ct. (kamide (steven)), 2017 NV 82 (Nev. 2017). · cites it 7× “In Givens, we examined a situation in which the district court denied defense counsel's request to invoke the witness exclusion rule and held that, based on a conceded violation of the rule, we would "presume prejudice from a violation of NRS 50.155 unless the record shows that…”

Witter v. State, 921 P.2d 886 (Nev. 1996). · cites it 3× “Exclusion of witnesses At the beginning of trial, Witter made a motion to exclude all witnesses pursuant to NRS 50.155(1), 2 the witness exclusion rule, including those who would be testifying at a penalty hearing.”

Hayes v. Watson, 140 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 55 (Nev. 2024). “080 and NRS 50.155."); see also Coyote Springs Inv.”

Fulbrook v. Allstate Ins. Co. C/W 61567 (Nev. 2015). · cites it 6× “2005) (applying this standard when considering the exclusion of a witness pursuant to Federal Rule of Evidence 615, which is analogous to NRS 50.155); see also Hallmark v. Eldridge, 124 Nev.”

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— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 50.155(1) — 13 cases

Dickey v. State, 540 P.3d 442 (Nev. 2024). “See NRS 50.155(1) (providing that “at the request of a party the judge shall order witnesses Supreme Court OF NEVADA 14 10) 19474 eo excluded so that they cannot hear the testimony of other witnesses”).”

Pray v. State, 959 P.2d 530 (Nev. 1998). “DISCUSSION First, Pray contends that the district court erred in allowing Ghiglione’s mother to sit through the trial in violation of the exclusionary rule, NRS 50.155. 1 However, we have held that the exclusionary rule does not apply to witnesses who testify only during the…”

City of Las Vegas Vs. Dist. Ct. (kamide (steven)), 2017 NV 82 (Nev. 2017). “In Givens, we examined a situation in which the district court denied defense counsel's request to invoke the witness exclusion rule and held that, based on a conceded violation of the rule, we would "presume prejudice from a violation of NRS 50.155 unless the record shows that…”

Witter v. State, 921 P.2d 886 (Nev. 1996). “Exclusion of witnesses At the beginning of trial, Witter made a motion to exclude all witnesses pursuant to NRS 50.155(1), 2 the witness exclusion rule, including those who would be testifying at a penalty hearing.”

— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 50.155(2) — 2 cases

Fulbrook v. Allstate Ins. Co. C/W 61567 (Nev. 2015). “2005) (applying this standard when considering the exclusion of a witness pursuant to Federal Rule of Evidence 615, which is analogous to NRS 50.155); see also Hallmark v. Eldridge, 124 Nev.”

Fulbrook v. Allstate Ins. Co. C/W 61567 (Nev. 2015).

— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 50.155(2)(b) — 1 case

Fortunet, Inc. v. Playbook Publ'g, LLC (Nev. 2019).

— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 50.155(2)(d) — 1 case

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