1. A court on its own motion or on the motion of the district attorney may, for good cause shown, order the taking of a videotaped deposition of: (a) A victim of sexual abuse as that term is defined in NRS 432B.100; (b) A prospective witness in any criminal prosecution if the witness is less […]
A court may allow a videotaped deposition to be used instead of the deponent’s testimony at trial only if: 1. In the case of a victim of sexual abuse, as that term is defined in NRS 432B.100: (a) Before the deposition is taken, a hearing is held by a justice of the peace or district […]
If a prospective witness who is scheduled to testify before a grand jury or at a preliminary hearing is less than 14 years of age, the court shall, upon the motion of the district attorney, and may, upon its own motion, order the child’s testimony to be videotaped at the time it is given. (Added […]
The provisions of NRS 174.227, 174.228 and 174.229 do not preclude: 1. The submission of videotaped depositions or testimony which are otherwise admissible as evidence in court. 2. A victim or prospective witness from testifying at a proceeding without the use of his or her videotaped deposition or testimony. (Added to NRS by 1985, 1424; […]
