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NRS 14.050 Service by publication on unknown parties generally. If any plaintiff shall allege that there are, or that the plaintiff verily believes that there are, persons, other than heirs, interested in the subject matter of the complaint, whose names the plaintiff cannot inser…

NRS 14.060 Proceedings where there are several defendants and part only are served. Where the action is against two or more defendants, and the summons is served on one or more but not on all of them, the plaintiff may proceed as follows: 1. If the action be against the defendant…

NRS 14.065 Exercise of jurisdiction on any basis consistent with State and Federal Constitutions; service of summons to confer jurisdiction. 1. A court of this state may exercise jurisdiction over a party to a civil action on any basis not inconsistent with the Constitution of th…

NRS 14.070 Service of process on operator of motor vehicle involved in crash. 1. The use and operation of a motor vehicle over the public roads, streets or highways, or in any other area open to the public and commonly used by motor vehicles, in the State of Nevada by any person,…

NRS 14.075 Service of process on short-term lessor of vehicles where short-term lessee not United States resident. 1. When a short-term lessor enters into a lease with a short-term lessee who is not a resident of the United States and, as part of or associated with the lease, the…

NRS 14.080 Service of process on foreign manufacturers, producers and suppliers of products. 1. Any company, firm, partnership, corporation or association created and existing under the laws of any other state, territory, foreign government or the Government of the United States,…

NRS 14.090 Service of process at residence accessible only through gate. 1. A person who resides at a location to which access is not reasonably available except through a gate may be lawfully served with any legal process in the manner provided in this section. If there is: (a) …

NRS 15.010 Verification of pleadings. 1. In all cases of the verification of a pleading, the affidavit of the party shall state that the same is true of the party’s own knowledge, except as to the matters which are therein stated on the party’s information and belief, and as to t…

NRS 15.030 Transfer of motion when judge unable to hear parties. When a notice of a motion is given, or an order to show cause is made returnable before a judge out of court, and at the time fixed for the motion, or, on the return day of the order, the judge is unable to hear the…

NRS 15.040 Enforcement of order for payment of money. Whenever an order for the payment of a sum of money is made by a court, it may be enforced by execution in the same manner as if it were a judgment. [1911 CPA § 424; RL § 5366; NCL § 8913]

NRS 15.050 Vacation or modification of order made out of court without notice. An order made out of court without notice to the adverse party, may be vacated or modified without notice by the judge who made it, but such proceeding must be limited to the same record upon which the…

NRS 16.010 Motion to postpone trial on ground of absence of evidence. A motion to postpone a trial, on the ground of the absence of evidence, shall only be made upon affidavit showing the materiality of the evidence expected to be obtained, and that due diligence has been used to…

NRS 16.020 Depositions of witnesses in case of postponement; actions involving title to mining claims. 1. The party obtaining the postponement of a trial shall also, if required by the adverse party, consent that the testimony of any witness of such adverse party who is in attend…

NRS 16.025 Preferences in setting date for trial: Party 70 years of age or older; party seriously ill; defendant convicted of crime punishable as felony; wrongful conviction of felony. 1. Upon the motion of a party to an action who is 70 years of age or older, the court may give …

NRS 16.030 Drawing and examination of jurors; administration of oath or affirmation. 1. Except when the jurors are drawn by a jury commissioner, in preparing for the selection of the jury, the clerk, under the direction of the judge, shall place in a box ballots containing the na…

NRS 16.040 Challenges to jurors; peremptory challenges. 1. Either party may challenge the jurors. The challenges must be to individual jurors and be peremptory or for cause. Each side is entitled to four peremptory challenges. 2. If there are two or more parties on any side and t…

NRS 16.050 Grounds for challenges for cause. 1. Challenges for cause may be taken on one or more of the following grounds: (a) A want of any of the qualifications prescribed by statute to render a person competent as a juror. (b) Consanguinity or affinity within the third degree …

NRS 16.060 Challenges for cause tried by court. Challenges for cause shall be tried by the court. The juror challenged and any other person may be examined as a witness on the trial of the challenge. [1911 CPA § 265; RL § 5207; NCL § 8763]

NRS 16.070 Jury to be sworn; court may order jury into custody of officer. 1. As soon as the jury is completed, the judge or the judge’s clerk shall administer an oath or affirmation to the jurors in substantially the following form: Do you, and each of you, (solemnly swear, or a…

NRS 16.080 Discharge and replacement of jurors who become unable or disqualified to perform duties. After the impaneling of the jury and before verdict, the court may discharge a juror upon a showing of the juror’s sickness, a serious illness or death of a member of the juror’s i…

NRS 16.090 Order of proceedings after jury has been sworn. When the jury has been sworn, the trial must proceed in the following order, unless the judge for special reasons otherwise directs: 1. The pleadings may be read by counsel for the respective parties, as they may prefer, …

NRS 16.100 Jury may view property or premises. When, in the opinion of the court, it is proper for the jury to have a view of the property which is the subject of litigation, or of the place in which any material fact occurred, it may order them to be conducted, in a body, under …

NRS 16.110 Instructions to jury. 1. The court shall reduce to writing the instructions to be given to the jury, unless the parties agree otherwise, and shall read such instructions to the jury. The court shall give instructions only as to the law of the case. An original and one …

NRS 16.120 Deliberation of jury: How and where conducted. 1. After hearing the charge, the jury shall retire for deliberation until they agree upon their verdict or are discharged by the court and must be kept together in a room provided for them, under charge of one or more offi…

NRS 16.130 Jury may take papers, materials and notes of testimony when retiring for deliberation. Upon retiring for deliberation the jury may take with them all papers, except depositions, and all other items and materials which have been received as evidence in the cause, or cop…

NRS 16.140 Jury may come into court for further instructions. After the jury has retired for deliberation, if there is a disagreement among them as to any part of the testimony, or if they desire to be informed of any point of law arising in the cause, they may require the office…

NRS 16.150 Action may be tried again when jury discharged or prevented from giving verdict. In all cases where a jury are discharged, or prevented from giving a verdict by reason of accident or other cause during the progress of the trial, or after the cause is submitted to them,…

NRS 16.160 Court may adjourn from time to time while jury absent; sealed verdict. While the jury are absent the court may adjourn from time to time in respect to other business, but it shall, nevertheless, be deemed open for every purpose connected with the cause submitted to the…

NRS 16.170 Verdict of jury. When a jury has agreed upon its verdict, the jurors shall be conducted into court by the officer having them in charge; they shall be asked by the court, or clerk, whether they have agreed upon their verdict; and if the foreman answers in the affirmati…

NRS 16.180 Proceedings when verdict informal. If the verdict be informal or insufficient in not covering the whole issue or issues submitted, the verdict may be corrected by the jury, under the advice of the court, or the jury may again be sent out. [1911 CPA § 277; RL § 5219; NC…

NRS 16.190 Polling jury; recording verdict and discharging jury. When the verdict is given and is not informal or insufficient, the jury foreman or the clerk shall read it aloud. If the verdict is general, any party may request that the jury be polled. If a poll is requested, the…

NRS 16.200 Two of three masters may act. When there are three masters all shall meet, but two of them may do any act which might be done by all. [Part 1911 CPA § 546; RL § 5488; NCL § 9035]

NRS 17.010 Judgments of Utah territorial courts validated. No judgments of the courts of justice rendered in the Territory of Utah, prior to the organization of the Territory of Nevada, whereby property was acquired within any portion of the Territory of Nevada, shall be invalid …

NRS 17.020 Action against sheriff for official acts; notice to sureties. If an action be brought against a sheriff for an act done by virtue of his or her office, and the sheriff gives written notice thereof to the sureties on any bond of indemnity received by the sheriff, the ju…

NRS 17.025 Payment of judgment in favor of minor. Whenever a judgment for a sum of money is entered in favor of a minor, the court may: 1. Direct the money to be paid to either parent, or if the parents of the minor are living separate and apart, to the custodial parent, or if no…

NRS 17.030 Parties not summoned in action on joint obligation may be summoned after judgment. When a judgment is recovered against one or more of several persons jointly indebted upon an obligation, by proceedings as provided in NRS 14.060, those who were not originally served wi…

NRS 17.040 Summons: Contents and service. The summons, as provided in NRS 17.030, shall describe the judgment, and require the person summoned to show cause why the person should not be bound by it, and shall be served in the same manner, and returnable within the same time, as t…

NRS 17.050 Affidavit to accompany summons. The summons shall be accompanied by an affidavit of the plaintiff or the plaintiff’s agent, representative or attorney, that the judgment, or some part thereof, remains unsatisfied, and shall specify the amount due thereon. [1911 CPA § 3…

NRS 17.060 Answer. Upon such summons, the defendant may answer within the time specified therein, denying the judgment or setting up any defense which may have arisen subsequently, or the defendant may deny his or her liability on the obligation upon which the judgment was recove…

NRS 17.070 Written allegations. If the defendant, in his or her answer, deny the judgment, or set up any defense which may have arisen subsequently, the summons, with the affidavit annexed, and the answer shall constitute the written allegations in the case. If the defendant deny…

NRS 17.080 Trial of issues; amount of judgment if verdict found against defendant. The issues formed may be tried as in other cases, but when the defendant denies, in his or her answer, any liability on the obligation upon which the judgment was rendered, if a verdict be found ag…

NRS 17.090 Judgment by confession for debt due or contingent liability. Except as otherwise provided by law, a judgment by confession may be entered without action, either for money due or to become due or to secure any person against contingent liability on behalf of the defenda…

NRS 17.100 Written statement made by defendant; form. A statement in writing shall be made, signed by the defendant and verified by his or her oath, to the following effect: 1. It shall authorize the entry of judgment for a specified sum. 2. If it be money due, or to become due, …

NRS 17.110 Filing of statement; endorsement by clerk; entry of judgment; judgment roll; costs. The statement must be filed with the clerk of the court in which the judgment is to be entered. The clerk shall endorse upon it and enter in the judgment book a judgment of the court fo…

NRS 17.117 Offer of judgment. 1. At any time more than 21 days before trial, any party may serve an offer in writing to allow judgment to be taken in accordance with the terms and conditions of the offer. Unless otherwise specified, an offer made under this section is an offer to…

NRS 17.120 Replevin; judgment to be in alternative and with damages. 1. In an action to recover the possession of personal property, judgment for the plaintiff may be for the possession or the value thereof, in case a delivery cannot be had, and damages for the detention or the v…