Nevada § 179.465 - Disclosure or use of intercepted communications
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 179.465 — Disclosure or use of intercepted communications, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 179.465. Disclosure or use of intercepted communications
1. Any investigative or law enforcement officer who, by any means authorized by NRS 179.410 to 179.515 , inclusive, or 704.195 or 18 U.S.C. §§ 2510 to 2522 , inclusive, has obtained knowledge of the contents of any wire, electronic or oral
communication, or evidence derived therefrom, may disclose the contents to another
investigative or law enforcement officer or use the contents to the extent that the
disclosure or use is appropriate to the proper performance of the official duties
of the officer making or receiving the disclosure. 2. Any person who has received, by any means authorized by NRS 179.410 to 179.515 , inclusive, or 704.195 or 18 U.S.C. §§ 2510 to 2522 , inclusive, or by a statute of another state, any information concerning a wire,
electronic or oral communication, or evidence derived therefrom intercepted in accordance
with the provisions of NRS 179.410 to 179.515 , inclusive, may disclose the contents of that communication or the derivative evidence
while giving testimony under oath or affirmation in any criminal proceeding in any
court or before any grand jury in this state, or in any court of the United States
or of any state, or in any federal or state grand jury proceeding. 3. An otherwise privileged wire, electronic or oral communication intercepted in accordance
with, or in violation of, the provisions of NRS 179.410 to 179.515 , inclusive, or 18 U.S.C. §§ 2510 to 2522 , inclusive, does not lose its privileged character. 4. When an investigative or law enforcement officer engaged in intercepting wire,
electronic or oral communications as authorized by NRS 179.410 to 179.515 , inclusive, intercepts wire, electronic or oral communications relating to offenses
other than those specified in the order provided for in NRS 179.460 , the contents of the communications and the evidence derived therefrom may be disclosed
or used as provided in subsection 1. The direct evidence derived from the communications is inadmissible in a criminal
proceeding, but any other evidence obtained as a result of knowledge obtained from
the communications may be disclosed or used as provided in subsection 2 when authorized
or approved by a justice of the Supreme Court or district judge who finds upon application
made as soon as practicable that the contents of the communications were intercepted
in accordance with the provisions of NRS 179.410 to 179.515 , inclusive, or 18 U.S.C. §§ 2510 to 2522 , inclusive.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Nevada Revised Statutes § 179.465 cover?
Section 179.465 ("Disclosure or use of intercepted communications") is part of the Nevada Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Nevada. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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