Nevada Revised Statutes (Last Updated: December 24, 2014) |
TITLE4 WITNESSES AND EVIDENCE |
CHAPTER49. Privileges |
SOCIAL WORKER AND CLIENT |
NRS49.253. Who may claim privilege.
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1. The privilege may be claimed by the client, the client’s guardian or conservator or by the personal representative of a deceased client.
2. The person who is the social worker may claim the privilege, but only on behalf of the client. The person’s authority to do so is presumed in the absence of evidence to the contrary.
(Added to NRS by 1987, 1122)