NAC616B.9936. Rules of evidence.

     1. Hearings will not be conducted according to the technical rules of evidence. Any relevant evidence may be admitted, except where precluded by law, if it is of a type commonly relied upon by reasonable and prudent persons in the conduct of their affairs, even though the evidence might be subject to objection in civil actions.

     2. “Hearsay evidence,” as that term is used in civil actions, may be admitted to supplement or explain other evidence.

     3. “Incompetent evidence,” as that term is used in civil actions, is not admissible, with the exception of hearsay evidence as provided in subsection 2.

     4. Irrelevant, cumulative and unduly repetitious evidence is not admissible.

     5. The rules of privilege must be applied as they are applied in civil actions.

     (Added to NAC by Comm’r of Insurance by R006-03, eff. 12-16-2003)