Lack of personal knowledge
Known as the Uniform Child Witness Testimony by Alternative Methods Act
The act spans §§ 50–50 (64 sections).
Applied in 7 court decisions — leading case Sterling v. State (1992)
Most recently applied in 140 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 71 - PINNEY JR. (KENNETH) v. STATE (November 2024)
(Added to NRS by 1971, 788)
Court decisions citing this, by year. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
1. A witness may not testify to a matter unless:
(a) Evidence is introduced sufficient to support a finding that the witness has personal knowledge of the matter; or
(b) The witness states his or her opinion or inference as an expert.
2. Evidence to prove personal knowledge may, but need not, consist of the testimony of the witness.
Official source: Nevada Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Nevada statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.