Smart phones render Nevada privacy law vague and outdated, says attorney “The burden has now become placed on us as humans. If we want to have a private conversation, we really need to take extra steps to have that private conversation,” an attorney said while arguing a case involving the statute. This article was originally published by Nevada Current. A law invoked by Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson in separate cases – one against a former Mesquite police chief and the other against a current Henderson city councilwoman – for allegedly secretly recording conversations in their respective city halls, is antiquated in an age of smart phone ubiquity, defense attorney Tony Sgro argued Wednesday in Mesquite Justice Court. The statute, passed in 1989, has never been amended, and is constitutionally vague, given modern standards, Sgro, who represents former Mesquite Police Chief Joseph MaQuade Chesley, told Pro Tem Justice of the Peace Christopher Laurent. “When you are out in the world and anyone in your proximity, which is everyone, has a smartphone, they can record your table, and you didn’t know about it, because that’s where technology is,” Sgro said during a hearing on his motion to dismiss the charge against Chesley. “The burden has now become placed on us as humans. If we want to have a private conversation, we really need to take extra steps to have that private conversation.” Chesley faces one felony count for allegedly secretly recording a 2024 conversation among two city council members and another person during business hours in Mesquite City Hall. Chesley contends there was nothing surreptitious about his uniformed presence on the stairs of the public building. Henderson City Councilwoman Carrie Cox, who is up for re-election, faces trial in October just as early voting begins, for allegedly hiding behind a