In any prosecution for sexual assault or statutory sexual seduction or for attempt to commit or conspiracy to commit either crime, the accused may not present evidence of any previous sexual conduct of the victim of the crime to challenge the victim’s credibility as a witness unless the prosecutor has presented evidence or the victim has testified concerning such conduct, or the absence of such conduct, in which case the scope of the accused’s cross-examination of the victim or rebuttal must be limited to the evidence presented by the prosecutor or victim.
NRS 50.090
Evidence of previous sexual conduct of victim of sexual assault or statutory sexual seduction inadmissible to challenge victim’s credibility; exceptions
Known as the Uniform Child Witness Testimony by Alternative Methods Act
The act spans §§ 50–50 (64 sections).
Applied in 28 court decisions — leading case Summitt v. State (1985)
Most recently applied in COX v. MGM GRAND HOTEL, LLC (April 2022)
(Added to NRS by 1975, 1132; A 1977, 1630; 1991, 126)
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Official source: Nevada Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Nevada statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.