Title 6

NRS 64.090 “Real property” defined. “Real property” is coextensive with lands, tenements and hereditaments. [Part 1911 CPA § 533; RL § 5475; NCL § 9022]—(NRS A 1977, 183; 1985, 501)

NRS 64.100 “State” defined. “State” when applied to the different parts of the United States includes the District of Columbia and the territories. [Part 1911 CPA § 533; RL § 5475; NCL § 9022]—(NRS A 1977, 183; 1985, 501)

NRS 64.110 “United States” defined. “United States” may include the District of Columbia and territories or insular possessions. [Part 1911 CPA § 533; RL § 5475; NCL § 9022]—(NRS A 1977, 183; 1985, 501)

NRS 64.130 “Writ” defined. “Writ” signifies an order or precept in writing, issued in the name of the State or of a court or judicial officer. [Part 1911 CPA § 533; RL § 5475; NCL § 9022]—(NRS A 1977, 183; 1985, 501)

NRS 64.140 “Writing” defined. “Writing” includes printing and typewriting. [Part 1911 CPA § 533; RL § 5475; NCL § 9022]—(NRS A 1977, 183; 1985, 501)

NRS 64.150 Interpretation. As used in this title, every mode of oral statement, under oath or affirmation, is embraced by the term “testify,” and every written one in the term “depose.” [Part 1911 CPA § 533; RL § 5475; NCL § 9022]—(NRS A 1977, 183; 1985, 501)

NRS 64.160 Signature by mark. As used in this title, signature or subscription includes mark when the person cannot write, his or her name being written near it by a person who writes his or her own name as a witness; but when a signature is by mark it must, in order that it may …

NRS 65.010 Appointment of guardian ad litem. When a guardian ad litem is appointed by the justice, the guardian ad litem must be appointed as follows: 1. If the person is an infant, has a significant mental illness or is incapacitated and is the plaintiff, the appointment must be…

NRS 65.020 Action not to abate by death of any party after verdict. After verdict shall have been rendered in any action for a wrong, such action shall not abate by the death of any party, but the case shall proceed thereafter in the same manner as in cases where the cause of act…

NRS 65.030 Intervention: Right to intervene; procedure; determination and costs; exception. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2: (a) Before the trial, any person may intervene in an action or proceeding, who has an interest in the matter in litigation, in the success …

NRS 65.040 Indigent litigants: Waiver of costs and official fees. The provisions of NRS 12.015 apply to justice courts. (Added to NRS by 1967, 1210)

NRS 66.010 General rule. Actions in justice courts must be commenced, and, subject to the right to change the place of trial as provided in this chapter, must be tried: 1. If there is no justice court for the township in which the defendant resides, in any township of the county …

NRS 66.020 Place of trial may be changed in certain cases. 1. The court may, at any time before the trial, on motion, change the place of trial in the following cases: (a) When it appears to the satisfaction of the justice before whom the action is pending, by affidavit of either…

NRS 66.030 Limitation on right to change place of trial. The place of trial cannot be changed on motion of the same party more than once upon any or all of the grounds specified in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of subsection 1 of NRS 66.020. [1911 CPA § 775; RL § 5717; NCL § 9264]

NRS 66.040 Transfer of action to court agreed upon by parties. When the court orders the place of trial to be changed, the action must be transferred for trial to a court the parties may agree upon and, if they do not so agree, then to another justice court in the same county. [1…

NRS 66.050 Proceedings after order changing place of trial. After an order has been made transferring the action for trial to another court, the following proceedings must be had: 1. The justice ordering the transfer must immediately transmit to the justice of the court to which …

NRS 66.060 Effect of order changing place of trial. From the time the order changing the place of trial is made the court to which the action is thereby transferred has the same jurisdiction over it as though it had been commenced in such court. [1911 CPA § 778; RL § 5720; NCL § …

NRS 66.070 Transfer of cases to district court. 1. The parties to an action in a justice court cannot give evidence upon any question which is excluded from the jurisdiction of the justice court. If it appears from the plaintiff’s own showing on the trial, or from the answer of t…

NRS 67.010 Summoning of jury. 1. The jury must be summoned upon an order of the justice from the qualified electors of the county, whether or not registered as voters, and not from the bystanders. 2. The justice may summon to the court the number of qualified jurors which the jus…

NRS 67.020 Call and number of jurors. 1. At the time appointed for the trial, the justice shall proceed to call from the jurors summoned the names of the persons to constitute the jury for the trial of the issue. If a sufficient number of competent and indifferent jurors do not a…

NRS 67.030 Challenges: Kinds and number. The challenges are either peremptory or for cause. Each party is entitled to two peremptory challenges. Either party may challenge for cause on any grounds set forth in NRS 16.050. [Part 1911 CPA § 826; RL § 5768; NCL § 9315]—(NRS A 2005, …

NRS 67.040 Challenges for cause tried by court. Challenges for cause must be tried by the justice. [Part 1911 CPA § 826; RL § 5768; NCL § 9315]

NRS 67.050 Exemption from service. In a county whose population is 700,000 or more, a person who lives 65 miles or more from the justice court is exempt from serving as a trial juror. Whenever it appears to the satisfaction of the justice court, by affidavit or otherwise, that a …

NRS 67.060 Adoption of rules and procedures by Supreme Court to limit length of trials. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, the Supreme Court shall adopt rules and procedures for conducting trials by jury in civil actions in the justice courts that are designed to li…

NRS 68.010 Abstract of judgment. The justice, on demand of a party in whose favor judgment is rendered, must give the party an abstract of the judgment in substantially the following form (filling blanks according to the facts): State of Nevada, ................ County, .........…

NRS 68.030 Execution may issue on entry of judgment on docket of justice of the peace. From the time of entry of judgment on the docket of the justice of the peace, execution may be issued thereon by the justice of the peace to the sheriff of any county in the State, in the same …

NRS 68.040 Judgment becomes lien when abstract recorded with county recorder. A judgment rendered in a justice court creates no lien upon any lands of the defendant, unless an abstract is recorded in the office of the county recorder of the county in which the lands are situated.…

NRS 68.050 Judgments by confession. 1. 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 defendant, or both, in any justice court…

NRS 69.010 Security for costs. 1. The justice may in all cases require a deposit of money to cover costs of court before issuing the summons. 2. When the plaintiff in an action is a nonresident of the State of Nevada, or a foreign corporation, upon motion of the opposite party at…

NRS 69.020 Prevailing party entitled to costs. The prevailing party in justice courts is entitled to costs of the action, and also of any proceedings taken in aid of an execution issued upon any judgment recovered therein. [1911 CPA § 871; RL § 5813; NCL § 9360]

NRS 69.030 Prevailing party allowed attorney’s fee to be taxed as costs in justice court. The prevailing party in any civil action at law in the justice courts of this State shall receive, in addition to the costs of court as now allowed by law, a reasonable attorney fee. The att…

NRS 69.040 Costs must be included in judgment; cost bill; motion to retax costs. 1. The justice must tax and include in the judgment the costs allowed by law to the prevailing party. 2. The party in whose favor judgment is rendered and who claims costs must deliver to the justice…

NRS 69.050 Award of costs to prevailing party by district court on appeal from justice court. In the event of an appeal, the district court is authorized to award to the prevailing party all costs of court as now allowed by law incurred by such party, and also a reasonable attorn…

NRS 70.010 Execution may issue at any time within 6 years; stay of execution of judgment. 1. Execution for the enforcement of a judgment of a justice court may be issued by a justice or the clerk of the court, under the direction and supervision of a justice, on the application o…

NRS 70.020 Contents. The execution must: 1. Be directed to a sheriff of any county in the State or to a constable of the county in which the justice court is located. 2. Be issued in the name of the State of Nevada, sealed with the seal of the court and subscribed by a justice or…

NRS 70.030 Renewal. An execution may, at the request of the judgment creditor, be renewed before the expiration of the time fixed for its return, by the word “renewed” written thereon, with the date thereof, and subscribed by a justice or the clerk of the justice court, under the…

NRS 70.040 Duties of officer receiving executions; sales of real property. 1. The sheriff or constable to whom the execution is directed must execute the same in the same manner as the sheriff is required by the provisions of chapter 21 of NRS to proceed upon executions directed …

NRS 70.050 Applicability of chapter 21 of NRS to justice courts. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the provisions of chapter 21 of NRS are applicable to justice courts, the word “justice” being inserted in lieu of the word “judge” wherever the word appears and the wor…

NRS 71.010 Order of arrest and arrest of defendant. An order to arrest the defendant may be endorsed on a summons issued by the justice, and the defendant may be arrested thereon by the sheriff or constable, at the time of serving the summons, and brought before the justice, and …

NRS 71.020 Affidavit and undertaking for order of arrest. Before an order for an arrest can be made, the party applying must prove to the satisfaction of the justice, by the affidavit of himself or herself or some other person, the facts upon which the application is founded. The…

NRS 71.030 Arrested defendant immediately taken before justice. The defendant, immediately upon being arrested, shall be taken to the office of the justice who made the order, and if the justice is absent or unable to try the action, or if it appears to such justice by the affida…

NRS 71.040 Arresting officer must give notice of arrest to plaintiff. The officer making the arrest must immediately give notice thereof to the plaintiff or the plaintiff’s attorney or agent, and endorse on the summons, and subscribe a certificate, stating the time of serving the…

NRS 71.050 Arresting officer must keep defendant in custody. The officer making the arrest must keep the defendant in custody until the defendant is discharged by order of the justice. [1911 CPA § 806; RL § 5748; NCL § 9295] ATTACHMENT

NRS 71.090 Applicability of chapter 31 of NRS to justice courts. The provisions of chapter 31 of NRS are applicable to attachments issued in justice courts, the word “constable” being substituted for the word “sheriff,” whenever the writ is directed to a constable, and the word “…

NRS 71.100 Enforcement; applicability of other provisions of NRS. In an action to recover possession of personal property, the plaintiff may, at the time of issuing summons, or at any time thereafter before answer, claim the delivery of such property. NRS 31.840 to 31.950, inclus…