When a married person is insane, and has been so declared by a court of competent jurisdiction, the other spouse shall be a competent witness to testify as to any fact which transpired before or during such insanity, but the privilege of so testifying shall cease when the party declared insane has been found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be of sound mind, and the spouses shall then have the testimonial limitations and privileges provided in NRS 49.295.
NRS 49.305
Married person: Exception for insanity
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Meador v. State (1985)
Most recently applied in Peck v. State (August 2000)
(Added to NRS by 1971, 786; A 2017, 778)
Official source: Nevada Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Nevada statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.