Nevada Revised Statutes

Nev. Rev. Stat. § 50.570 (2026)

Hearing to determine whether to allow testimony by alternative method

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NRS 50.570  Hearing to determine whether to allow testimony by alternative method.

      1.  The presiding officer in a criminal or noncriminal proceeding:

      (a) May order a hearing to determine whether to allow a child witness to testify by an alternative method.

      (b) For good cause shown, shall order the hearing upon motion of a party, a child witness, or a natural person determined by the presiding officer to have sufficient standing to act on behalf of the child.

      2.  A hearing to determine whether to allow a child witness to testify by an alternative method must be conducted on the record after reasonable notice to all parties, any nonparty movant, and any other person the presiding officer specifies. The child’s presence is not required at the hearing unless ordered by the presiding officer. In conducting the hearing, the presiding officer is not bound by rules of evidence except the rules of privilege.

      (Added to NRS by 2003, 988)

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2017–2017 · leading case: Gordon Vs. Geiger (child Custody), 2017 NV 69 (Nev. 2017).
Gordon Vs. Geiger (child Custody), 2017 NV 69 (Nev. 2017). · cites it 8× “Although Gordon's acquiescence to the court's interviews of the children may have waived the requirement for a hearing under NRS 50.570, it did not constitute a complete waiver of the Act's provisions, including the court's obligation to set forth the parameters of the…”
Gordon Vs. Geiger (child Custody), 2017 NV 69 (Nev. 2017). · cites it 4× “Although Gordon's acquiescence to the court's interviews of the children may have waived the requirement for a hearing under NRS 50.570, it did not constitute a complete waiver of the Act's provisions, including the court's obligation to set forth the parameters of the…”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 50.570(1)(a) — 2 cases
Gordon Vs. Geiger (child Custody), 2017 NV 69 (Nev. 2017). “Although Gordon's acquiescence to the court's interviews of the children may have waived the requirement for a hearing under NRS 50.570, it did not constitute a complete waiver of the Act's provisions, including the court's obligation to set forth the parameters of the…”
Gordon Vs. Geiger (child Custody), 2017 NV 69 (Nev. 2017). “Although Gordon's acquiescence to the court's interviews of the children may have waived the requirement for a hearing under NRS 50.570, it did not constitute a complete waiver of the Act's provisions, including the court's obligation to set forth the parameters of the…”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 50.570(1)(b) — 2 cases
Gordon Vs. Geiger (child Custody), 2017 NV 69 (Nev. 2017). “Although Gordon's acquiescence to the court's interviews of the children may have waived the requirement for a hearing under NRS 50.570, it did not constitute a complete waiver of the Act's provisions, including the court's obligation to set forth the parameters of the…”
Gordon Vs. Geiger (child Custody), 2017 NV 69 (Nev. 2017). “Although Gordon's acquiescence to the court's interviews of the children may have waived the requirement for a hearing under NRS 50.570, it did not constitute a complete waiver of the Act's provisions, including the court's obligation to set forth the parameters of the…”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 50.570(2) — 2 cases
Gordon Vs. Geiger (child Custody), 2017 NV 69 (Nev. 2017). “Although Gordon's acquiescence to the court's interviews of the children may have waived the requirement for a hearing under NRS 50.570, it did not constitute a complete waiver of the Act's provisions, including the court's obligation to set forth the parameters of the…”
Gordon Vs. Geiger (child Custody), 2017 NV 69 (Nev. 2017). “Although Gordon's acquiescence to the court's interviews of the children may have waived the requirement for a hearing under NRS 50.570, it did not constitute a complete waiver of the Act's provisions, including the court's obligation to set forth the parameters of the…”
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