NRS40.687. Disclosure of information concerning warranties after action is commenced; disclosure of information concerning insurance agreements; compelled production of information.

  Notwithstanding any other provision of law:

      1.  A claimant shall, within 10 days after commencing an action against a contractor, disclose to the contractor all information about any homeowner’s warranty that is applicable to the claim.

      2.  The contractor shall, no later than 10 days after a response is made pursuant to this chapter, disclose to the claimant any information about insurance agreements that may be obtained by discovery pursuant to rule 26(b)(2) of the Nevada Rules of Civil Procedure. Such disclosure does not affect the admissibility at trial of the information disclosed.

      3.  Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, if either party fails to provide the information required pursuant to subsection 1 or 2 within the time allowed, the other party may petition the court to compel production of the information. Upon receiving such a petition, the court may order the party to produce the required information and may award the petitioning party reasonable attorney’s fees and costs incurred in petitioning the court pursuant to this subsection.

      4.  The parties may agree to an extension of time to produce the information required pursuant to this section.

      5.  For the purposes of this section, “information about insurance agreements” is limited to any declaration sheets, endorsements and contracts of insurance issued to the contractor from the commencement of construction of the residence of the claimant to the date on which the request for the information is made and does not include information concerning any disputes between the contractor and an insurer or information concerning any reservation of rights by an insurer.

      (Added to NRS by 1997, 2716; A 1999, 1443)