NRS 239.0113

Burden of proof where confidentiality of public book or record is at issue

Applied in 9 court decisions — leading case Reno Newspapers, Inc. v. Haley (2010)

Most recently applied in THE NEVADA INDEP. v. WHITLEY (March 2022)

(Added to NRS by 2007, 2062)

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Except as otherwise provided in NRS 239.0115, if:

1. The confidentiality of a public book or record, or a part thereof, is at issue in a judicial or administrative proceeding; and

2. The governmental entity that has legal custody or control of the public book or record asserts that the public book or record, or a part thereof, is confidential,

Ê the governmental entity has the burden of proving by a preponderance of the evidence that the public book or record, or a part thereof, is confidential.

Official source: Nevada Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Nevada statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.