Nev. Rev. Stat. § 52.255
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Admissibility of other evidence of contents
Official statutory text
Except as otherwise provided in NRS 52.247 , the original is not required, and other evidence of the contents of a writing, recording or photograph is admissible, if:
1. All originals are lost or have been destroyed, unless the loss or destruction resulted from the fraudulent act of the proponent;
2. No original can be obtained by any available judicial process or procedure;
3. At a time when an original was under the control of the party against whom offered, that party was put on notice, by the pleadings or otherwise, that the contents would be a subject of proof at the hearing, and that party does not produce the original at the hearing; or
4. The writing, recording or photograph is not closely related to a controlling issue.
1. All originals are lost or have been destroyed, unless the loss or destruction resulted from the fraudulent act of the proponent;
2. No original can be obtained by any available judicial process or procedure;
3. At a time when an original was under the control of the party against whom offered, that party was put on notice, by the pleadings or otherwise, that the contents would be a subject of proof at the hearing, and that party does not produce the original at the hearing; or
4. The writing, recording or photograph is not closely related to a controlling issue.
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