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Nevada Revised Statutes Title 14. Procedure in Criminal Cases § 178.5717. Office of prosecuting attorney required to maintain records relating to certain informants; contents of records; confidentiality

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

1. Every office of a prosecuting attorney shall maintain complete and systematic records of any case prosecuted by the office in which testimony is provided by an informant pursuant to a cooperation agreement. The records must include, without limitation:

(a) The substance of the testimony;

(b) Any benefit that has been or will be provided to the informant in connection with the provision of the testimony; and

(c) A copy of the cooperation agreement.

2. The records described in subsection 1 are confidential and are not public books or records within the meaning of NRS 239.010.

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