Title 4

NRS 53.045 Use of unsworn declaration in lieu of affidavit or other sworn declaration; exception. Any matter whose existence or truth may be established by an affidavit or other sworn declaration may be established with the same effect by an unsworn declaration of its existence o…

NRS 53.100 Short title. The provisions of NRS 53.100 to 53.200, inclusive, may be cited as the Uniform Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act. (Added to NRS by 2011, 11)

NRS 53.110 Definitions. As used in NRS 53.100 to 53.200, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 53.120 to 53.160, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NRS by 2011, 11)

NRS 53.120 “Foreign jurisdiction” defined. “Foreign jurisdiction” means a state other than this State. (Added to NRS by 2011, 11)

NRS 53.130 “Foreign subpoena” defined. “Foreign subpoena” means a subpoena issued under the authority of a court of record of a foreign jurisdiction. (Added to NRS by 2011, 11)

NRS 53.140 “Person” defined. “Person” means a natural person, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited-liability company, association, joint venture, public corporation, government or governmental subdivision, agency or instrumentality or any other legal o…

NRS 53.150 “State” defined. “State” means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. (Added to NRS by 2011, 12)

NRS 53.160 “Subpoena” defined. “Subpoena” means a document, however denominated, issued under the authority of a court of record requiring a person to: 1. Attend and give testimony at a deposition; 2. Produce and permit the inspection and copying of designated books, documents, r…

NRS 53.170 Request for issuance of subpoena; duties of clerk of court; contents of subpoena. 1. To request the issuance of a subpoena pursuant to this section, a party must submit a foreign subpoena to the clerk of a court in the county in which discovery is sought to be conducte…

NRS 53.180 Service and enforcement of subpoena. A subpoena issued by the clerk of a court pursuant to NRS 53.170 must be served and enforced in compliance with Rule 45 of the Nevada Rules of Civil Procedure or Rule 45 of the Justice Court Rules of Civil Procedure. (Added to NRS b…

NRS 53.190 Application to court for protective order or for enforcement, quashing or modification of subpoena. An application to a court for a protective order or to enforce, quash or modify a subpoena issued by the clerk of the court pursuant to NRS 53.170 must comply with all a…

NRS 53.200 Uniformity of application and construction. In applying and construing the Uniform Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it. (Added t…

NRS 53.250 Short title. The provisions of NRS 53.250 to 53.390, inclusive, may be cited as the Uniform Unsworn Foreign Declarations Act. (Added to NRS by 2011, 13)

NRS 53.260 Definitions. As used in NRS 53.250 to 53.390, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 53.270 to 53.330, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NRS by 2011, 13)

NRS 53.270 “Boundaries of the United States” defined. “Boundaries of the United States” means the geographic boundaries of the United States, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands and any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. (A…

NRS 53.280 “Law” defined. “Law” includes the Constitution of the United States, a state constitution, a federal or state statute, a judicial decision or order, a rule of court, an executive order and an administrative rule, regulation or order. (Added to NRS by 2011, 13)

NRS 53.290 “Record” defined. “Record” means information which is inscribed on a tangible medium or which is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form. (Added to NRS by 2011, 13)

NRS 53.300 “Sign” defined. “Sign” means, with present intent to authenticate or adopt a record: 1. To execute or adopt a tangible symbol; or 2. To attach to or logically associate with the record an electronic symbol, sound or process. (Added to NRS by 2011, 13)

NRS 53.310 “State” defined. “State” means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. (Added to NRS by 2011, 14)

NRS 53.320 “Sworn declaration” defined. “Sworn declaration” means a declaration in a signed record given under oath. The term includes a sworn statement, verification, certificate and affidavit. (Added to NRS by 2011, 14)

NRS 53.330 “Unsworn declaration” defined. “Unsworn declaration” means a declaration in a signed record that is not given under oath but is given under penalty of perjury. (Added to NRS by 2011, 14)

NRS 53.340 Applicability. The provisions of NRS 53.250 to 53.390, inclusive, apply to an unsworn declaration by a declarant who at the time of making the declaration is physically located outside the boundaries of the United States, whether or not the location is subject to the j…

NRS 53.350 Validity of unsworn declaration. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, if a law of this State requires or permits the use of a sworn declaration, an unsworn declaration meeting the requirements of NRS 53.250 to 53.390, inclusive, has the same effect as a swo…

NRS 53.360 Medium of unsworn declaration. If a law of this State requires that a sworn declaration be presented in a particular medium, an unsworn declaration must be presented in that medium. (Added to NRS by 2011, 14)

NRS 53.370 Form of unsworn declaration. An unsworn declaration under NRS 53.250 to 53.390, inclusive, must be in substantially the following form: I declare under penalty of perjury under the law of the State of Nevada that the foregoing is true and correct, and that I am physica…

NRS 53.380 Uniformity of application and construction. In applying and construing NRS 53.250 to 53.390, inclusive, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it. (Added to NRS by 2011, 15)

NRS 53.390 Effect of Uniform Unsworn Foreign Declarations Act on federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act. The provisions of NRS 53.250 to 53.390, inclusive, modify, limit and supersede the federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act…