Title 2

NRS 19.031 Additional fees in civil actions: Programs for legal aid. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 and NRS 19.034, in each county in which legal services are provided without charge to indigent or elderly persons through a program for legal aid organized under t…

NRS 19.0312 Additional fees in civil actions: Pro bono programs and programs for abused or neglected children and victims of domestic violence. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, in addition to any other fee required by law, in each county that charges a fee pursuan…

NRS 19.0313 Additional fees in civil actions: Programs of mediation in cases involving custody or visitation of child; neighborhood justice centers. 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 19.034, in a county whose population is 100,000 or more, the clerk of the court shall, on th…

NRS 19.03135 Additional fees in civil actions: Programs for prevention and treatment of substance use disorders. 1. In a county whose population is less than 100,000, the board of county commissioners may, in addition to any other fee required by law, impose by ordinance a filing…

NRS 19.0315 Additional fees in civil actions: Programs for alternative dispute resolution. 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 19.034, on the commencement of any civil action or proceeding in the district court for which a filing fee is required, and on the filing of any answe…

NRS 19.033 Additional fees in action for dissolution of marriage or termination of domestic partnership. 1. In each county, on the commencement of any action for divorce or the termination of a domestic partnership in the district court, the clerk of the court shall charge and co…

NRS 19.0333 Additional fees for filing certain motions or papers after final order in action for dissolution of marriage: Special account for benefit of district court. 1. In addition to any other fees required by law, the first time a party files a motion or other paper that see…

NRS 19.0335 Additional fees in civil action involving multiple parties. 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 19.034, on the commencement of any civil action in the district court for which a filing fee is required, the clerk of court shall collect, in addition to any other fee …

NRS 19.034 Reduced fees for adoption of child with special needs or petition relating to agreement for postadoptive contact. 1. If the agency which provides child welfare services, or a child-placing agency licensed by the Division of Child and Family Services of the Department o…

NRS 19.035 Fees not to be charged or collected for services rendered certain governments or officers. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the clerk of the court shall neither charge nor collect any fee for any service rendered by the clerk of the court to: 1. The…

NRS 19.040 Table to be posted. Every clerk of the court shall publish and set up by conventional or electronic means, in some conspicuous place in his or her office and on the Internet website of the clerk of the court, a table of fees according to this chapter for the inspection…

NRS 19.050 Clerks to receive costs of publication. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 8 of NRS 127B.440 and subsection 5 of NRS 127C.490 or subsection 5 of NRS 127D.290, when by law any publication is required to be made by a clerk of the court of any suit, process, notic…

NRS 19.060 Payment in advance. Except as otherwise provided by specific statute, all fees prescribed in this chapter must be paid in advance, if demanded. If a clerk of the court has not received any or all of the fees which may be due for services rendered by the clerk of the co…

NRS 19.070 Limitation on fees charged by clerks. A clerk of the court shall not charge any fee that is not authorized by law. [17:49:1883; BH § 2358; C § 2482; RL § 2109; NCL § 2950]—(NRS A 1999, 1205; 2015, 2564)

NRS 19.080 Clerks to keep fee books or electronic records. The clerk of the court shall keep in his or her office, open to public inspection, a fee book or electronic record in which the clerk of the court shall enter in detail the fees charged with the title or the case number o…

NRS 19.090 Monthly financial statements of clerks. 1. The clerk of the court shall, on or before the 15th day of each month, make out and file with the county official designated by the board of county commissioners a full and correct statement under oath of all fees, percentage …

NRS 19.110 Clerks prohibited from taking more or greater fees than authorized by law. The clerk of the court shall not take more or greater fees than are authorized by law. [22:49:1883; BH § 2363; C § 2487; RL § 2024; NCL § 2955]—(NRS A 1999, 1205; 2015, 2564)

NRS 20.010 Undertaking with sureties; affidavits. 1. In all cases where an undertaking with sureties is required by the provisions of titles 2 to 6, inclusive, of NRS, the judge, justice, or clerk, or other officer taking the same, shall, unless it is otherwise provided in NRS, r…

NRS 20.015 Form of undertaking. Whenever a party to an action or proceeding desires to give an undertaking pursuant to any provision of titles 2 to 6, inclusive, of NRS, it is sufficient if the sureties sign an undertaking indicating that they are bound to the obligations imposed…

NRS 20.020 Justification of sureties. In all cases not otherwise provided for in titles 2 to 6, inclusive, of NRS, where sureties are required to justify, they shall appear before the officer or person authorized to take the justification, and may be examined under oath by such o…

NRS 20.030 Surety bond or cash may be furnished in lieu of personal sureties. In all cases where a bond or undertaking is required by the provisions of titles 2 to 6, inclusive, of NRS, the party required to give such bond or undertaking may furnish such bond or undertaking with …

NRS 20.035 Limitation on amount of bond in litigation involving Master Settlement Agreement. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, if an appeal is taken of a judgment in a civil action involving a signatory, or a successor in interest or affiliate of a signatory, of th…

NRS 20.037 Limitation on amount of bond to secure stay of execution of judgment pending appeal; exceptions. 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law or court rule, and except as otherwise provided in this section and NRS 20.035, if an appeal is taken of a judgment in a civil…

NRS 20.040 Undertaking, bond or security not required in action by or against State, county, city or officer thereof. 1. In any action or proceeding before any court or other tribunal in this State, wherein the State of Nevada or any county, city or town of this State, or any off…

NRS 20.050 Bond or undertaking to be approved by clerk of court. 1. In all cases where a bond or other undertaking, except a bail bond, is required by the provisions of titles 2 to 5, inclusive, of NRS or in any civil action arising under any other title of NRS or by the Nevada R…

NRS 21.005 Determination of gross weekly salary or wage of employee for purposes of chapter. 1. For the purposes of this chapter: (a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraphs (b) and (c), the gross weekly salary or wage of an employee must be determined by dividing the employee…

NRS 21.010 Writ of execution: Limitations of time. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 125B.050 for enforcement of a judgment for support of a child, the party in whose favor judgment is given may, at any time before the judgment expires, obtain the issuance of a writ of executio…

NRS 21.020 Writ of execution: Issuance; contents. The writ of execution must be issued in the name of the State of Nevada, sealed with the seal of the court, and subscribed by the clerk, and must be directed to the sheriff; and must intelligibly refer to the judgment, stating the…

NRS 21.025 Writ of execution: Form on judgment for money. A writ of execution issued on a judgment for the recovery of money must be substantially in the following form: (Title of the Court) (Number and abbreviated title of the case) EXECUTION THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA: T…

NRS 21.027 Writ to levy on property in safe-deposit box at financial institution: Separate writ required; service of notice of writ; effect of writ. 1. If a writ of execution or garnishment is levied on property in a safe-deposit box maintained at a financial institution, a separ…

NRS 21.030 Satisfaction of judgment on joint contract. When a writ of execution is issued on a judgment recovered against two or more persons, in an action upon a joint contract, in which action all the defendants were not served with summons, or did not appear, it shall direct t…

NRS 21.040 Return of execution. The execution shall be returnable to the clerk with whom the judgment roll is filed not less than 10 nor more than 60 days after its receipt by the sheriff. [1911 CPA § 341; RL § 5283; NCL § 8839]—(NRS A 1969, 386)

NRS 21.050 Enforcement of judgments requiring payment of money or delivery of property; performance of other act. Where a judgment requires the payment of money or the delivery of real or personal property, the same shall be enforced in those respects by execution. Where it requi…

NRS 21.060 Execution may issue after death of party. Notwithstanding the death of a party after the judgment, execution thereon may be issued, in case of the death of the plaintiff, the same as if the plaintiff were living, upon the application of the plaintiff’s executor or admi…

NRS 21.070 Execution to issue to sheriff. Where the execution is against the property of the judgment debtor, it may be issued to the sheriff of any county in the State. Where it requires the delivery of real or personal property, it shall be issued to the sheriff of the county w…

NRS 21.075 Notice of writ of execution: Service required; form; contents. 1. Execution on the writ of execution by levying on the property of the judgment debtor may occur only if the sheriff serves the judgment debtor with a notice of the writ of execution pursuant to NRS 21.076…

NRS 21.076 Notice of writ of execution: Manner and time of service. The notice required by NRS 21.075 must be served by the sheriff on the judgment debtor by regular mail at the debtor’s last known address or, if the debtor is represented by an attorney, at the attorney’s office.…

NRS 21.080 Property liable to execution; property not affected by execution until levy; exemption of certain trusts. 1. All goods, chattels, money and other property, real and personal, of the judgment debtor, or any interest therein of the judgment debtor not exempt by law, and …

NRS 21.090 Property exempt from execution. 1. The following property is exempt from execution, except as otherwise specifically provided in this section or required by federal law: (a) Private libraries, works of art, musical instruments and jewelry not to exceed $5,000 in value,…

NRS 21.095 Property exempt from execution upon judgment for medical bill. The primary dwelling, including a mobile or manufactured home, of a judgment debtor is exempt from execution upon a judgment for a medical bill. The parcel of land upon which the dwelling is situated and an…

NRS 21.100 Collections of minerals, art curiosities and paleontological remains exempt from execution. 1. Any bona fide owner of a collection or cabinet of metal-bearing ores, geological specimens, art curiosities, or paleontological remains who shall properly arrange, classify, …

NRS 21.105 Certain amount in personal bank account not subject to execution; claim of exemption for additional amount; determination of exemption; immunity from liability for financial institution. 1. If a writ of execution or garnishment is levied on the personal bank account of…

NRS 21.107 Court order that money in personal bank account is subject to writ; manner in which to claim exemption for exempt money. 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of NRS 21.105, if a judgment debtor has a personal bank account in more than one financial institution, the judgme…

NRS 21.110 Execution of writ by sheriff. The sheriff shall, in the manner provided for writs of attachments in NRS 31.060, execute the writ against the property of the judgment debtor by levying on a sufficient amount of property, if there is sufficient, collecting or selling the…

NRS 21.111 Constable authorized to act as sheriff with respect to writ. A constable may perform any of the duties assigned to a sheriff and has all of the authority granted to a sheriff pursuant to this chapter with respect to a writ of execution or garnishment. (Added to NRS by …

NRS 21.112 Claim of exemption: Procedure; clerk to provide form and instructions; manner in which to object; burden of proof; release of property; debtor may not be required to waive. 1. In order to claim exemption of any property levied on pursuant to this section, the judgment …