Nevada § 49.293 - Law enforcement or public safety personnel and counselor
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 49.293 — Law enforcement or public safety personnel and counselor, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 49.293. Law enforcement or public safety personnel and counselor
1. Any law enforcement or public safety personnel who participate in a peer support
counseling session and any counselor providing such counseling have a privilege to
refuse to disclose, and to prevent any other person from disclosing, any confidential
communications set forth in NRS 281.805 unless: (a) The communication is any of the following: (1) Any explicit threat of suicide; (2) Any explicit threat of imminent and serious physical harm or death to a clearly
identified or identifiable person; (3) Any information relating to the abuse or neglect of a child, older person or vulnerable
person, or any information that is required by law to be reported; or (4) Any admission of criminal conduct; or (b) The law enforcement or public safety personnel who were a party to the communication
waive the confidentiality of the communication. 2. As used in this section, “counselor,” “law enforcement or public safety personnel”
and “peer support counseling session” have the meanings ascribed to them in NRS 281.805 .
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About Nevada § 49.293
What does Nevada Revised Statutes § 49.293 cover?
Section 49.293 ("Law enforcement or public safety personnel and counselor") 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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