Nevada Revised Statutes (Last Updated: December 24, 2014) |
TITLE3 REMEDIES; SPECIAL ACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS |
CHAPTER41. Actions and Proceedings in Particular Cases Concerning Persons |
LIABILITY OF PERSONS WHO ENGAGE IN RIGHT TO PETITION OR FREE SPEECH IN DIRECT CONNECTION WITH AN ISSUE OF PUBLIC CONCERN |
NRS41.637. “Good faith communication in furtherance of the right to petition or the right to free speech in direct connection with an issue of public concern” defined.
- “Good faith communication in furtherance of the right to petition or the right to free speech in direct connection with an issue of public concern” means any:
1. Communication that is aimed at procuring any governmental or electoral action, result or outcome;
2. Communication of information or a complaint to a Legislator, officer or employee of the Federal Government, this state or a political subdivision of this state, regarding a matter reasonably of concern to the respective governmental entity;
3. Written or oral statement made in direct connection with an issue under consideration by a legislative, executive or judicial body, or any other official proceeding authorized by law; or
4. Communication made in direct connection with an issue of public interest in a place open to the public or in a public forum,
Ê which is truthful or is made without knowledge of its falsehood.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 1364; A 1997, 2593; 2013, 623)