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NRS 41.03435 Employment of special counsel by Attorney General. The Attorney General may employ special counsel whose compensation must be fixed by the Attorney General, subject to the approval of the State Board of Examiners, if the Attorney General determines that it is impract…

NRS 41.0344 Employment of special counsel by chief legal officer or attorney of political subdivision. The chief legal officer or attorney of a political subdivision may employ special counsel whose compensation must be fixed by the governing body of the political subdivision if …

NRS 41.0345 Defense may be tendered to insurer authorized to defend action. The official attorney may provide for the defense of any person who is entitled to a defense from the State or political subdivision by tendering the defense to an insurer who, pursuant to a contract of i…

NRS 41.03455 Defendant may employ own counsel. At any time after a written request for defense is submitted to the official attorney, the person requesting the defense may employ his or her own counsel to defend the action. At that time, the State or political subdivision is excu…

NRS 41.0346 Withdrawal of official attorney as attorney of record. 1. At any time after the official attorney has appeared in any civil action and commenced to defend any person sued as a local judicial officer, state judicial officer, public officer, employee, immune contractor,…

NRS 41.0347 Liability of State or political subdivision for failure to provide defense. 1. If the official attorney does not provide for the defense of a present or former local judicial officer, state judicial officer, officer, employee, immune contractor, member of a board or c…

NRS 41.03473 Provisions providing for defense by official attorney do not abrogate, alter or affect immunity or protection provided by law. The provisions of NRS 41.03375 to 41.03473, inclusive, do not abrogate or otherwise alter or affect any immunity from, or protection against…

NRS 41.03475 No judgment against State or political subdivision permitted for acts outside scope of public duties or employment; exception. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 41.745, no judgment may be entered against the State of Nevada or any agency of the State or against any…

NRS 41.0348 Special verdict required. In every action or proceeding in any court of this state in which both the State or political subdivision and any present or former officer, employee, immune contractor or member of a board or commission thereof or any present or former State…

NRS 41.0349 Indemnification of present or former public officer, employee, immune contractor or State Legislator. In any civil action brought against any present or former officer, employee, immune contractor, member of a board or commission of the State or a political subdivisio…

NRS 41.035 Limitation on award for damages in tort actions. 1. An award for damages in an action sounding in tort brought under NRS 41.031 or against a present or former officer or employee of the State or any political subdivision, immune contractor or State Legislator arising o…

NRS 41.036 Filing tort claim against State with Attorney General; filing tort claim against political subdivision with governing body; review and investigation by Attorney General of tort claim against State; regulations by State Board of Examiners. 1. Each person who has a claim…

NRS 41.037 Administrative settlement of claims or actions. 1. Upon receiving a report of findings pursuant to subsection 5 of NRS 41.036, the State Board of Examiners may approve, settle or deny any claim or action against the State, any of its agencies or any of its present or f…

NRS 41.0375 Agreement to settle: Prohibited contents; required contents; constitutes public record; void under certain circumstances. 1. Any agreement to settle a claim or action brought under NRS 41.031 or against a present or former officer or employee of the State or any polit…

NRS 41.038 Insurance of officers, employees and immune contractors of State or local government against liability. 1. The State and any local government may: (a) Insure itself against any liability arising under NRS 41.031. (b) Insure any of its officers, employees or immune cont…

NRS 41.0385 Claims made against state agencies and local governments for tortious conduct: Annual filing of summary of claims with Secretary of State or clerk of local government; summaries of claims are public records. 1. On or before January 10 of each year, for the preceding c…

NRS 41.039 Filing of valid claim against political subdivision condition precedent to commencement of action against immune contractor, employee or officer. An action which is based on the conduct of any immune contractor, employee or appointed or elected officer of a political s…

NRS 41.0393 Grounds for award; application; eligibility; receipt of evidence and testimony; payment of award; payment of interest following unsuccessful appeal; definitions. 1. A court may, in a criminal action, award to a prevailing party, other than the State, reasonable attorn…

NRS 41.0395 Person from whom firearm is unlawfully confiscated may commence action against State or political subdivision responsible for confiscation; court in which action may be commenced; court shall award attorney’s fees and costs. 1. A person from whom a firearm is confisca…

NRS 41.0396 Limitations on liability; exceptions. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a licensed firearm dealer or local law enforcement agency is immune from civil liability for any act or omission arising from a firearm hold agreement, including, without limitation…

NRS 41.0397 Prohibition against engaging in certain patterns or practices; investigation by Attorney General; civil action; venue; issuance of subpoenas; confidentiality of investigation; issuance of report by Attorney General; reprisal or retaliation prohibited; Attorney General…

NRS 41.040 Appointment and bond of elisor. Process and orders in an action or proceeding may be executed in any county by a person designated by the court or the judge thereof of the county in which the action or proceeding is pending, and denominated an elisor, in the following …

NRS 41.050 Execution of process by elisor. When process is delivered to an elisor, the elisor shall execute it in the same manner as the sheriff is required to execute similar process in other cases. [1911 CPA § 554; RL § 5496; NCL § 9043]

NRS 41.060 Arrest and confinement of sheriff in a civil action. If the sheriff, on being arrested by an elisor, or if another, on being arrested in an action in which the sheriff is a party, upon an order of arrest in a civil action, neglect to give bail or make a deposit of mone…

NRS 41.070 Powers, duties and fees of elisors. An elisor appointed to execute process and orders in the cases mentioned in NRS 41.040 shall be invested with the powers, duties and responsibilities of the sheriff in the execution of such process or orders and in every matter incid…

NRS 41.071 Legislative privilege and immunity for State Legislators. 1. The Legislature hereby finds and declares that: (a) The Framers of the Nevada Constitution created a system of checks and balances so that the constitutional powers separately vested in the Legislative, Execu…

NRS 41.075 Limitations on liability of Committee on Local Government Finance. No cause of action may be brought against the Committee on Local Government Finance created pursuant to NRS 354.105, or any of its members, which is based upon: 1. Any act or omission in the execution o…

NRS 41.085 Heirs and personal representatives may maintain action. 1. As used in this section, “heir” means a person who, under the laws of this State, would be entitled to succeed to the separate property of the decedent if the decedent had died intestate. The term does not incl…

NRS 41.095 Presumption that person using deadly force against intruder in person’s residence, transient lodging or motor vehicle has reasonable fear of death or bodily injury; person who uses deadly force is immune from civil liability under certain circumstances; definitions. 1.…

NRS 41.100 Cause of action not lost by reason of death; damages; recovery for loss arising out of unfair practice regarding policy of life insurance; subrogation. 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, no cause of action is lost by reason of the death of any person, but…

NRS 41.130 Liability for personal injury. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 41.745, whenever any person shall suffer personal injury by wrongful act, neglect or default of another, the person causing the injury is liable to the person injured for damages; and where the person c…

NRS 41.1305 Liability of person who serves, sells or furnishes alcoholic beverages for damages caused as a result of consumption of alcoholic beverage: No liability if person served is 21 years of age or older; liability in certain circumstances if person served is under 21 years…

NRS 41.1307 Liability of person who serves, sells or furnishes cannabis or cannabis product for damages caused as a result of consumption of cannabis or cannabis product: No liability if person served is 21 years of age or older; liability in certain circumstances if person serve…

NRS 41.131 Limitation on basis of liability of manufacturers and distributors of firearms and ammunition. 1. No person has a cause of action against the manufacturer or distributor of any firearm or ammunition merely because the firearm or ammunition was capable of causing seriou…

NRS 41.1315 Limitation on liability of property owner for injury or damage on sidewalk in public right-of-way. No person who owns property is liable in a civil action for any injury or damage that occurs as a result of the use of a sidewalk in a public right-of-way that abuts the…

NRS 41.133 Conviction of crime is conclusive evidence of facts necessary to impose civil liability for related injury. If an offender has been convicted of the crime which resulted in the injury to the victim, the judgment of conviction is conclusive evidence of all facts necessa…

NRS 41.1335 Action for damages for injuries resulting from fertility fraud; award of costs and attorney’s fees to injured person; punitive damages; where violation deemed to have occurred. 1. A person who has suffered an injury as a result of a violation of NRS 200.975 may bring …

NRS 41.134 Action for damages for injuries resulting from acts of domestic violence; award of costs and attorney’s fees to injured person. A person who has suffered injury as the proximate result of an act that constitutes domestic violence pursuant to NRS 33.018 may bring an act…

NRS 41.1345 Action for damages for injuries resulting from unlawful use, possession, sale or transfer of personal identifying information; award of costs and attorney’s fees to injured person; punitive damages; limitation on time for commencement of action. 1. A person who has su…

NRS 41.1347 Action for damages for dissemination of personal identifying information or sensitive information; attorney’s fees and costs; exceptions; joint and several liability; injunctive relief; interactive computer service not liable for content provided by another person. 1.…

NRS 41.135 Limitation on liability of victims of certain crimes for injury or damage sustained by offender. A person who is convicted of committing or attempting to commit: 1. A felony; 2. An act that would have been a felony if committed by an adult; or 3. A misdemeanor or gross…

NRS 41.138 Action for unwelcome or nonconsensual sexual conduct; rebuttable presumption that sexual conduct was unwelcome or nonconsensual if alleged perpetrator was person in position of authority over alleged victim. 1. In any civil action concerning any unwelcome or nonconsens…

NRS 41.139 Actions by peace officers, firefighters and emergency medical attendants for injury resulting from willful acts or negligent management of property; employer not liable. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a peace officer, firefighter or emergency medical …

NRS 41.1391 Standard of care and duty of certain first responders not affected by training relating to developmental disabilities; standard of care and duty of certain emergency medical personnel not affected by training related to persons who are elderly or cognitively impaired.…

NRS 41.1393 Discharge of duty to warn trespasser against dangerous condition. In any case where there is a duty to warn a trespasser against a dangerous condition of the premises, that duty is discharged by painting, at intervals of not more than 200 feet on each side of the prem…

NRS 41.1395 Action for damages for injury or loss suffered by older or vulnerable person from abuse, neglect or exploitation; double damages; attorney’s fees and costs. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, if an older person or a vulnerable person suffers a personal i…