Nevada Revised Statutes Title 16. Correctional Institutions; Aid to Victims of Crime § 209.419. Interception of offender’s communications by telecommunications devices: Notice; exceptions

1. Communications made by an offender on any telephone or other telecommunications device in an institution or facility to any person outside the institution or facility may be intercepted if:

2. The Director shall provide notice or cause notice to be provided to both parties to a communication which is being intercepted pursuant to subsection 1, indicating that the communication is being intercepted. For the purposes of this section, a periodic sound which is heard by both parties during the communication shall be deemed notice to both parties that the communication is being intercepted.

3. The Director shall adopt regulations providing for an alternate method of communication for those communications by offenders which are confidential.

4. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 239.0115, a communication made by an offender is confidential if it is made to:

5. Reliance in good faith on a request or order from the Director or the Director's authorized representative constitutes a complete defense to any action brought against any public utility intercepting or assisting in the interception of communications made by offenders pursuant to subsection 1.

6. As used in this section, “telecommunications device” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 209.417.