# Nev. Rev. Stat. § 179.465: Disclosure or use of intercepted communications

> Nevada · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T14_C179_S179.465

## Section

- **Citation:** Nev. Rev. Stat. § 179.465
- **Heading:** Disclosure or use of intercepted communications
- **Jurisdiction:** Nevada
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** NV Code / Title 14 / Chapter 179 / Section 179.465

## Text

1. Any investigative or law enforcement officer who, by any means authorized by NRS 179.410 to 179.515 , inclusive, or 704.195 or 18 U.S.C. §§ 2510 to 2522 , inclusive, has obtained knowledge of the contents of any wire, electronic or oral communication, or evidence derived therefrom, may disclose the contents to another investigative or law enforcement officer or use the contents to the extent that the disclosure or use is appropriate to the proper performance of the official duties of the officer making or receiving the disclosure.

2. Any person who has received, by any means authorized by NRS 179.410 to 179.515 , inclusive, or 704.195 or 18 U.S.C. §§ 2510 to 2522 , inclusive, or by a statute of another state, any information concerning a wire, electronic or oral communication, or evidence derived therefrom intercepted in accordance with the provisions of NRS 179.410 to 179.515 , inclusive, may disclose the contents of that communication or the derivative evidence while giving testimony under oath or affirmation in any criminal proceeding in any court or before any grand jury in this state, or in any court of the United States or of any state, or in any federal or state grand jury proceeding.

3. An otherwise privileged wire, electronic or oral communication intercepted in accordance with, or in violation of, the provisions of NRS 179.410 to 179.515 , inclusive, or 18 U.S.C. §§ 2510 to 2522 , inclusive, does not lose its privileged character.

4. When an investigative or law enforcement officer engaged in intercepting wire, electronic or oral communications as authorized by NRS 179.410 to 179.515 , inclusive, intercepts wire, electronic or oral communications relating to offenses other than those specified in the order provided for in NRS 179.460 , the contents of the communications and the evidence derived therefrom may be disclosed or used as provided in subsection 1. The direct evidence derived from the communications is inadmissible in a criminal proceeding, but any other evidence obtained as a result of knowledge obtained from the communications may be disclosed or used as provided in subsection 2 when authorized or approved by a justice of the Supreme Court or district judge who finds upon application made as soon as practicable that the contents of the communications were intercepted in accordance with the provisions of NRS 179.410 to 179.515 , inclusive, or 18 U.S.C. §§ 2510 to 2522 , inclusive.

## Nearby sections

- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 179.005 Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T14_C179_S179.005.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 179.011 “No-knock warrant” defined](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T14_C179_S179.011.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 179.015 “Property” defined](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T14_C179_S179.015.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 179.025 Authority for issuance](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T14_C179_S179.025.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 179.035 Grounds for issuance](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T14_C179_S179.035.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 179.045 Issuance and contents; sealing information upon which warrant is based; time for serving warrant](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T14_C179_S179.045.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 179.049 Issuance of no-knock warrant: Requirements; circumstances rendering no-knock warrant void](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T14_C179_S179.049.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 179.055 Officer may break door to serve warrant after admittance refused; breaking of door or window to liberate officer or person acting in aid of officer; use of reasonable and necessary force](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T14_C179_S179.055.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 179.063 Officer prohibited from performing body cavity search unless warrant contains specific authorization to perform body cavity search of person](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T14_C179_S179.063.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 179.065 Person charged with felony may be searched](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T14_C179_S179.065.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 179.075 Execution and return of warrant with inventory](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T14_C179_S179.075.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 179.077 Execution and return of warrant for collection of biological specimen](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T14_C179_S179.077.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 179.079 Additional requirements for execution of no-knock warrant](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T14_C179_S179.079.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 179.085 Motions for return of property and to suppress evidence](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T14_C179_S179.085.md)

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