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NRS 50.175

Witness protected from arrest when attending, going to and returning from court or other place of attendance. [Effective through June 30, 2026.]

Known as the Uniform Child Witness Testimony by Alternative Methods Act

The act spans §§ 50–50 (64 sections).

(Added to NRS by 1971, 791) (Added to NRS by 1971, 791; A 2025, 2196, effective July 1, 2026)

Every person who has been, in good faith, served with a subpoena to attend as a witness before a court, judge, commissioner, master or other person, in a case where the disobedience of the witness may be punished as a contempt, is exonerated from arrest in a civil action while going to the place of attendance, necessarily remaining there, and returning therefrom.

Every person who has been, in good faith, served with a subpoena to attend as a witness before a court, judge, commissioner, master, judicial officer appointed by a court or other person, in a case where the disobedience of the witness may be punished as a contempt, is exonerated from arrest in a civil action while going to the place of attendance, necessarily remaining there, and returning therefrom.

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