Title 2

NRS 18.025 Court not to refuse to award attorney’s fees or costs solely because public officer or agency is prevailing party. 1. A court shall not: (a) Refuse to award attorney’s fees or costs to the State, a local government, a public officer or a public employee; or (b) Reduce …

NRS 18.030 Costs and disbursements in actions where defendants might have been joined. When several actions are brought on one bond, undertaking, promissory note, bill of exchange, or other instrument in writing, or in any other case for the same cause of action, against several …

NRS 18.050 Discretion of court in allowing costs. Except as limited by this section, in other actions in the district court, part or all of the prevailing party’s costs may be allowed and may be apportioned between the parties, or on the same or adverse sides. If, in the judgment…

NRS 18.060 Costs of appeal to Court of Appeals or Supreme Court; discretion of court. In the following cases the costs of an appeal to the Court of Appeals or the Supreme Court shall be in the discretion of the court: 1. Where a new trial is ordered. 2. When a judgment is modifie…

NRS 18.070 Payment of costs on postponement; costs and attorney’s fees on mistrial. 1. When an application is made to a court or master to postpone a trial, the payment of costs, occasioned by the postponement may be imposed, in the discretion of the court or master, as a conditi…

NRS 18.080 Effect of tender in action for recovery of money. When, in an action for the recovery of money only, the defendant alleges in his or her answer that before the commencement of the action the defendant tendered to the plaintiff the full amount to which the plaintiff was…

NRS 18.090 Costs in actions by or against executors and trustees. In an action prosecuted or defended by an executor, administrator, trustee of express trust, or a person expressly authorized by statute, costs may be recovered as in an action by and against a person prosecuting a…

NRS 18.110 Verified memorandum of costs: Filing and service; witness’ and clerk’s fee; retaxing and settling costs. 1. The party in whose favor judgment is rendered, and who claims costs, must file with the clerk, and serve a copy upon the adverse party, within 5 days after the e…

NRS 18.120 Interest and costs must be included by clerk in judgment. The clerk shall include in the judgment entered up by the clerk any interest on the verdict or judgment of the court or master, from the time it was rendered or made, and the costs, if the same have been taxed o…

NRS 18.130 When plaintiff may be required to secure costs; affidavits of sureties; dismissal of action if undertaking not filed. 1. When a plaintiff in an action resides out of the State, or is a foreign corporation, security for the costs and charges which may be awarded against…

NRS 18.140 Plaintiffs for whom bond or undertaking not required. In any civil action or proceeding wherein the State, or the people of the State, is a party plaintiff, or any state officer, in his or her official capacity or in behalf of the State, or any county, city and county,…

NRS 18.150 Payment of costs and attorney’s fees when State or county is a party. 1. When the State is a party, and costs or attorney’s fees are awarded against it, they must be paid out of the State Treasury. 2. When a county is a party, and costs or attorney’s fees are awarded a…

NRS 18.160 Costs allowed judgment creditor; memorandum of costs; motion to tax. 1. A judgment creditor may claim costs for one or more of the following items: (a) Statutory fees for preparing or issuing an abstract of judgment. (b) Statutory fees for recording, receiving or filin…

NRS 18.170 Notice of motion for order allowing costs and necessary disbursements; order. A judgment creditor claiming costs or necessary disbursements reasonably incurred in aid of the collection of a judgment or of any execution issued thereon, other than those specified in NRS …

NRS 18.180 Entry of amount of costs on margin of judgment. Within 2 days after the costs are tried or ascertained, or after the time for making a motion to tax the same has expired, the clerk or judge shall enter the amount thereof on the margin of the judgment, and thereafter th…