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Nevada Revised Statutes Title 4. Witnesses and Evidence § 48.045. Evidence of character inadmissible to prove conduct; exceptions; other crimes

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

1. Evidence of a person's character or a trait of his or her character is not admissible for the purpose of proving that the person acted in conformity therewith on a particular occasion, except:

(a) Evidence of a person's character or a trait of his or her character offered by an accused, and similar evidence offered by the prosecution to rebut such evidence;

(b) Evidence of the character or a trait of character of the victim of the crime offered by an accused, subject to the procedural requirements of NRS 48.069 where applicable, and similar evidence offered by the prosecution to rebut such evidence; and

(c) Unless excluded by NRS 50.090, evidence of the character of a witness, offered to attack or support his or her credibility, within the limits provided by NRS 50.085.

2. Evidence of other crimes, wrongs or acts is not admissible to prove the character of a person in order to show that the person acted in conformity therewith. It may, however, be admissible for other purposes, such as proof of motive, opportunity, intent, preparation, plan, knowledge, identity, or absence of mistake or accident.

3. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the admission of evidence in a criminal prosecution for a sexual offense that a person committed another crime, wrong or act that constitutes a separate sexual offense. As used in this subsection, “sexual offense” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 179D.097.

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Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Nevada Revised Statutes Title 4. Witnesses and Evidence § 48.045. Evidence of character inadmissible to prove conduct; exceptions; other crimes - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nv/title-4-witnesses-and-evidence/nv-rev-st-48-045/

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