NRS 38.550
Privilege against disclosure of collaborative law communication

  • admissibility
  • discovery.

1.

Except as otherwise provided in NRS 38.555 and 38.560, a collaborative law communication is privileged under subsection 2, is not subject to discovery and is not admissible in evidence.

2.

In a proceeding, the following privileges apply:

(a)

A party may refuse to disclose, and may prevent any other person from disclosing, a collaborative law communication; and

(b)

A nonparty participant may refuse to disclose, and may prevent any other person from disclosing, a collaborative law communication of the nonparty participant.

3.

Evidence or information that is otherwise admissible or subject to discovery does not become inadmissible or protected from discovery solely because of its disclosure or use in a collaborative law process.

Source: Section 38.550 — Privilege against disclosure of collaborative law communication; admissibility; discovery., https://www.­leg.­state.­nv.­us/NRS/NRS-038.­html#NRS038Sec550 (accessed May 26, 2025).

38.400
Short title. 38.405
Definitions. 38.410
“Collaborative law communication” defined. 38.415
“Collaborative law participation agreement” defined. 38.420
“Collaborative law process” defined. 38.425
“Collaborative lawyer” defined. 38.430
“Collaborative matter” defined. 38.435
“Law firm” defined. 38.440
“Nonparty participant” defined. 38.445
“Party” defined. 38.450
“Person” defined. 38.455
“Proceeding” defined. 38.460
“Prospective party” defined. 38.465
“Record” defined. 38.470
“Related to a collaborative matter” defined. 38.475
“Sign” defined. 38.480
“Tribunal” defined. 38.485
Requirements for collaborative law participation agreement 38.490
Collaborative law process: Commencement 38.495
Participation agreement by persons in proceeding pending before tribunal 38.500
Emergency order. 38.505
Approval of agreement by tribunal. 38.510
Disqualification of collaborative lawyer and lawyers in associated law firm in certain related proceedings. 38.515
Applicability of disqualification of collaborative lawyer or lawyer in associated law firm with respect to low-income parties. 38.520
Applicability of disqualification of collaborative lawyer or lawyer in associated law firm with respect to party that is governmental entity. 38.525
Disclosure of information during process. 38.530
Obligations and standards of professional responsibility and mandatory reporting not affected. 38.535
Required assessment and disclosures regarding process by prospective collaborative lawyer. 38.540
Prospective collaborative lawyer to make certain inquiries and assessments concerning relationship of parties. 38.545
Confidentiality of collaborative law communication. 38.550
Privilege against disclosure of collaborative law communication 38.555
Waiver and preclusion of privilege. 38.560
Limits of privilege. 38.565
Authority of tribunal in case of noncompliance. 38.570
Applying and construing Uniform Act to promote uniformity. 38.575
Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act.

May 26, 2025

§ 38.550. Privilege against disclosure of collaborative law communication's source at nv​.us