Nevada Revised Statutes (Last Updated: December 24, 2014) |
TITLE3 REMEDIES; SPECIAL ACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS |
CHAPTER31. Attachment, Garnishment and Other Extraordinary Remedies |
ATTACHMENT |
NRS 31.010. Application to court for writ of attachment: Timing; requirements when Department of Taxation has taken over management of local government. |
NRS 31.013. Issuance of writ of attachment after notice and hearing. |
NRS 31.017. Issuance of writ of attachment without notice and hearing. |
NRS 31.020. Affidavit for attachment: Contents. |
NRS 31.022. Procedure when notice and hearing not required. |
NRS 31.024. Procedure when notice and hearing required: Order to show cause. |
NRS 31.026. Procedure when notice and hearing required: Hearing. |
NRS 31.028. Contents of order for attachment. |
NRS 31.030. Written undertaking on attachment; additional bond; exception to sufficiency of sureties; vacation of writ. |
NRS 31.040. Sheriff to attach and keep property; undertaking by defendant. |
NRS 31.045. Notice of execution on writ of attachment: Service required; form; contents. |
NRS 31.050. Attachment of shares of stock, debts due defendant and other property. |
NRS 31.060. Execution of writ of attachment: Manner in which property is to be attached. |
NRS 31.065. Deposits by plaintiff of money with sheriff to pay expenses of taking, transporting and keeping certain personal property; liability of sheriff. |
NRS 31.070. Third-party claims in property levied on; undertaking by plaintiff; liability of sheriff; exception to sufficiency of sureties; hearing to determine title to property. |
NRS 31.100. Examination of person served with copy of writ and defendant; delivery and memoranda of personal property. |
NRS 31.110. Sheriff’s return of writ; certificate. |
NRS 31.120. Sale of attached perishable property; sheriff to retain proceeds and attached property to answer judgment. |
NRS 31.130. Sale of attached property; proceeds to be deposited in court. |
NRS 31.140. Satisfaction of judgment by sales of attached property. |
NRS 31.150. Deficiency after sale of attached property; sheriff to collect balance as upon an execution. |
NRS 31.160. Plaintiff may prosecute undertaking if execution returned unsatisfied. |
NRS 31.170. Discharge of attachment after judgment for defendant or dismissal of action; stay of release pending appeal. |
NRS 31.180. Defendant, having appeared in action, may move for discharge of attachment upon giving undertaking; stipulations for release of attachments. |
NRS 31.190. Undertaking of defendant; determination of disputed value of property; justification by sureties. |
NRS 31.200. Grounds for discharge of attachment. |
NRS 31.210. When motion to discharge attachment made on affidavits, plaintiff may oppose by affidavits. |
NRS 31.220. Improperly, improvidently or irregularly issued writ must be discharged; issuance of new writ. |
NRS 31.235. Constables have powers and duties of sheriff with respect to writ of attachment. |
GARNISHMENT |
NRS 31.240. Writ of garnishment may issue at time of issuance of writ of attachment or later. |
NRS 31.249. Application to court for writ of garnishment. |
NRS 31.260. Issuance and contents of writ of garnishment; notice of execution. |
NRS 31.270. Service of writ; tender of garnishee’s fees. |
NRS 31.280. Service and return of writ give court jurisdiction. |
NRS 31.290. Form of interrogatories to garnishee; garnishee to answer in writing under oath. |
NRS 31.291. Garnishment of certain financial institutions. |
NRS 31.292. Garnishment of court clerks, sheriffs, justices of the peace, peace officers, other public officers, executors and administrators. |
NRS 31.293. Unpaid subscription to corporate stock subject to garnishment by creditor of corporation. |
NRS 31.294. Procedure for garnishment when another action pending. |
NRS 31.295. Garnishment of earnings: Limitations on amount. |
NRS 31.296. Garnishment of earnings: Period of garnishment; fee for withholding; termination of employment; periodic report by judgment creditor. |
NRS 31.297. Garnishment of earnings: Liability of employer for refusal to withhold or for misrepresentation of earnings. |
NRS 31.298. Garnishment of earnings: Unlawful to discharge or discipline employee. |
NRS 31.300. Property to be delivered to sheriff; sale; judgment against garnishee. |
NRS 31.310. Property to be retained by garnishee or delivered to officer; effect of delivery; certificate of receipt of property. |
NRS 31.320. Judgment against garnishee on failure to answer; relief from judgment. |
NRS 31.330. Answer of garnishee; reply of plaintiff by affidavit. |
NRS 31.340. New matter in plaintiff’s reply deemed denied; trial; judgment; costs; attorney’s fees. |
NRS 31.350. Third person may be interpleaded as defendant; notice; proceedings. |
NRS 31.360. Garnishee may retain or deduct amounts due to garnishee by either party; record of judgment to show any counterclaims allowed. |
NRS 31.370. Judgment acquits garnishee for amounts paid. |
NRS 31.380. Discharge of garnishee does not bar action by defendant; exception. |
NRS 31.390. Judgment against garnishee for debt not due; execution deferred until debt due. |
NRS 31.400. Property in hands of garnishee subject to security interest to be delivered to sheriff on payment or tender by plaintiff. |
NRS 31.410. Property held by garnishee to secure performance to be delivered to sheriff upon performance or tender by plaintiff. |
NRS 31.420. Disposal of property received by sheriff; reimbursement of plaintiff. |
NRS 31.450. Issuance of writ of garnishment after judgment; procedure; liberal construction. |
NRS 31.460. New trials and appeals. |
ARREST AND BAIL |
NRS 31.470. Arrest in civil cases. |
NRS 31.480. Cases in which defendant may be arrested. |
NRS 31.490. Order for arrest. |
NRS 31.500. Order for arrest made when plaintiff’s affidavit shows a sufficient cause; requisites and filing of affidavit. |
NRS 31.510. Undertaking from plaintiff. |
NRS 31.520. Order and arrest; return of order. |
NRS 31.530. Delivery of affidavit and order to sheriff and defendant. |
NRS 31.540. Arrest of defendant. |
NRS 31.550. Defendant to be discharged on bail or deposit. |
NRS 31.560. Defendant may give bail. |
NRS 31.570. Bail may surrender defendant. |
NRS 31.580. Arrest, delivery and surrender of defendant by bail; exoneration of bail. |
NRS 31.590. Action against bail. |
NRS 31.600. Bail exonerated by death, imprisonment or discharge of defendant. |
NRS 31.610. Return of order; plaintiff may except to bail. |
NRS 31.620. Notice of justification of bail. |
NRS 31.630. Qualifications of bail. |
NRS 31.640. Examination of bail. |
NRS 31.650. Allowance of bail exonerates sheriff. |
NRS 31.660. Deposit by defendant in lieu of bail. |
NRS 31.670. Sheriff must pay deposit into court. |
NRS 31.680. Undertaking may be substituted for deposit. |
NRS 31.690. Disposition of deposit. |
NRS 31.700. Liability of sheriff for escape or rescue. |
NRS 31.710. Recovery on official bond of sheriff. |
NRS 31.720. Defendant may move to vacate arrest or reduce bail; hearing. |
NRS 31.730. Vacation of order of arrest and reduction of bail. |
DISCHARGE OF PERSONS IMPRISONED ON CIVIL PROCESS |
NRS 31.740. Persons confined on execution issued on judgment may be discharged. |
NRS 31.750. Notice of application for discharge. |
NRS 31.760. Service of notice of application. |
NRS 31.770. Hearing on application. |
NRS 31.780. Oath of defendant on discharge. |
NRS 31.790. Order of discharge. |
NRS 31.800. Renewal of application for discharge. |
NRS 31.810. Effect of discharge; judgment remains in force. |
NRS 31.820. Plaintiff may order discharge of prisoner; effect of discharge. |
NRS 31.830. Creditor to advance money to jailer for support of prisoner. |
CLAIM AND DELIVERY |
NRS 31.840. Delivery may be claimed before answer. |
NRS 31.850. Requisites of affidavit by plaintiff. |
NRS 31.853. Order to show cause; contents; service. |
NRS 31.856. Issuance of writ of possession without hearing; order shortening time for hearing; undertaking by plaintiff. |
NRS 31.859. Temporary restraining order in lieu of immediate issue of writ of possession. |
NRS 31.863. Hearing on order to show cause; undertaking by plaintiff. |
NRS 31.866. Writ of possession. |
NRS 31.870. Sheriff to take property described in writ; service of writ and undertaking on defendant. |
NRS 31.880. Defendant may except to sufficiency of sureties. |
NRS 31.890. Return of property to defendant upon giving written undertaking. |
NRS 31.900. Justification of defendant’s sureties. |
NRS 31.910. Qualifications of sureties and manner of justification. |
NRS 31.920. Sheriff may take concealed property by force after demand. |
NRS 31.930. Sheriff to keep property in secure place; to deliver upon receipt of fees and expenses. |
NRS 31.940. Claim by third party; undertaking by plaintiff; determination of title. |
NRS 31.950. Sheriff to make return within 20 days after taking property. |