{"data":{"id":"us-nv/nrs-51.035","jurisdiction":"us-nv","citation":"NRS 51.035","heading":"“Hearsay” defined.","body":"“Hearsay” means a statement offered in evidence to prove the truth of the matter asserted unless:\n1. The statement is one made by a witness while testifying at the trial or hearing;\n2. The declarant testifies at the trial or hearing and is subject to cross-examination concerning the statement, and the statement is:\n(a) Inconsistent with the declarant’s testimony;\n(b) Consistent with the declarant’s testimony and offered to rebut an express or implied charge against the declarant of recent fabrication or improper influence or motive;\n(c) One of identification of a person made soon after perceiving the person; or\n(d) A transcript of testimony given under oath at a trial or hearing or before a grand jury; or\n3. The statement is offered against a party and is:\n(a) The party’s own statement, in either the party’s individual or a representative capacity;\n(b) A statement of which the party has manifested adoption or belief in its truth;\n(c) A statement by a person authorized by the party to make a statement concerning the subject;\n(d) A statement by the party’s agent or servant concerning a matter within the scope of the party’s agency or employment, made before the termination of the relationship; or\n(e) A statement by a coconspirator of a party during the course and in furtherance of the conspiracy.","path":["TITLE 4 — WITNESSES AND EVIDENCE","CHAPTER 51 - HEARSAY","GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-051.html#NRS051Sec035","current_through":"2025 session (NRS as revised 2026-08-25)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T05:51:30Z","sha256":"d2232e72a3184b456d83a11187fedc713a975c15f48fe3b4f7da0b0ec5fe5ccc","source_id":"us-nv","stale":true,"prev":"us-nv/nrs-51.025","next":"us-nv/nrs-51.045"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}