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NRS 48.059

Habit; routine practice

Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Thomas v. Hardwick (2010)

Most recently applied in Richardson (Thomas) Vs. State (Death Penalty-Pc) (February 2021)

(Added to NRS by 1971, 781; A 1973, 25)

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1. Evidence of the habit of a person or the routine practice of an organization, whether corroborated or not and regardless of the presence of eyewitnesses, is relevant to prove that the conduct of the person or organization on a particular occasion was in conformity with the habit or routine practice.

2. Habit or routine practice may be proved by testimony in the form of an opinion or by specific instances of conduct sufficient in number to warrant a finding that the habit existed or that the practice was routine.

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