Nevada § 126.111 - Pretrial hearing; testimony

§ 126.111. Pretrial hearing; testimony

1. The court shall endeavor to resolve the issues raised in an action pursuant to

this chapter by an informal hearing. 2. As soon as practicable after an action to declare the existence or nonexistence

of the father and child relationship has been brought, an informal hearing must be

held. The court may order that the hearing be held before a master or referee. The public shall be barred from the hearing. A record of the proceeding or any portion thereof must be kept if any party requests

or the court orders. Strict rules of evidence need not be observed, but those prescribed in NRS 233B.123 apply. 3. Upon refusal of any witness, including a party, to testify under oath or produce

evidence, the court may order the witness to testify under oath and produce evidence

concerning all relevant facts. If the refusal is upon the ground that the witness’s testimony or evidence might

tend to incriminate the witness, the court may grant the witness immunity from prosecution

for all criminal offenses shown in whole or in part by testimony or evidence the witness

is required to produce, except for perjury committed in his or her testimony. The refusal of a witness who has been granted immunity to obey an order to testify

or produce evidence is a civil contempt of the court. 4. Testimony of a physician concerning the medical circumstances of the pregnancy

and the condition and characteristics of the child upon birth is not privileged.