If scientific, technical or other specialized knowledge will assist the trier of fact to understand the evidence or to determine a fact in issue, a witness qualified as an expert by special knowledge, skill, experience, training or education may testify to matters within the scope of such knowledge.
NRS 50.275
Testimony by experts
Known as the Uniform Child Witness Testimony by Alternative Methods Act
The act spans §§ 50–50 (64 sections).
Applied in 69 court decisions — leading case Lord v. State (1991)
Most recently applied in 142 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 20 - MATADAMAS-SERRANO (RUBEN) v. STATE (March 2026)
(Added to NRS by 1971, 793)
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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.