The testimony of a witness is sufficient for authentication or identification if the witness has personal knowledge that a matter is what it is claimed to be.
NRS 52.025
Testimony of witness with knowledge
Applied in 8 court decisions — leading case Theriault v. State (1976)
Most recently applied in 141 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 61 - TALLEY (OMAR) v. STATE (December 2025)
(Added to NRS by 1971, 798)
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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.