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NV Rev Stat § 30.040 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 30 - Declaratory Judgments|NRS 30.040 - Questions of construction or validity of instruments, contracts and statutes.

  1. Any person interested under a deed, written contract or other writings constituting a contract, or whose rights, status or other legal relations are affected by a statute, municipal ordinance, contract or franchise, may have determined any question of construction or validity arising under the instrument, statute, ordinance, contract or franchise and obtain a declaration of rights, status or other legal relations thereunder.  2. A maker or legal representative of a maker of a will, trust or other writings constituting a testamentary instrument may have determined any question of construction or validity arising under the instrument and obtain a declaration of rights, status or other legal relations thereunder. Any action for declaratory relief under this subsection may only be made in a proceeding commenced pursuant to the provisions of title 12 or 13 of NRS, as appropriate.  [2:22:1929; NCL § 9441] — (NRS A 2009, 1636)
NV Rev Stat § 30.050 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 30 - Declaratory Judgments|NRS 30.050 - Contract may be construed before or after breach.

A contract may be construed either before or after there has been a breach thereof.  [3:22:1929; NCL § 9442]
NV Rev Stat § 30.060 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 30 - Declaratory Judgments|NRS 30.060 - Declaration of rights in certain cases.

  1. Any person interested as or through an executor, administrator, trustee, guardian or other fiduciary, creditor, devisee, legatee, heir, next of kin or cestui que trust, in the administration of a trust, or of the estate of a decedent, an infant, lunatic or insolvent, may have a declaration of rights or legal relations in respect thereto:  (a) To ascertain any class of creditors, devisees, legatees, heirs, next of kin or others;  (b) To direct the executors, administrators or trustees to do or abstain from doing any particular act in their fiduciary capacity; or  (c) To determine any question arising in the administration of the estate or trust, including questions of construction of wills, trusts and other writings.  2. Any action for declaratory relief under this section may only be made in a proceeding commenced pursuant to the provisions of title 12 or 13 of NRS, as appropriate.  [4:22:1929; NCL § 9443] — (NRS A 2009, 1636)
NV Rev Stat § 30.070 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 30 - Declaratory Judgments|NRS 30.070 - Enumeration not exclusive.

The enumeration in NRS 30.040, 30.050 and 30.060 does not limit or restrict the exercise of the general powers conferred in NRS 30.030 in any proceeding where declaratory relief is sought, in which a judgment or decree will terminate the controversy or remove an uncertainty.   [5:22:1929; NCL § 9444]
NV Rev Stat § 30.080 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 30 - Declaratory Judgments|NRS 30.080 - Discretion of court to render or enter judgment.

The court may refuse to render or enter a declaratory judgment or decree where such judgment or decree, if rendered or entered, would not terminate the uncertainty or controversy giving rise to the proceeding.  [6:22:1929; NCL § 9445]
NV Rev Stat § 30.090 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 30 - Declaratory Judgments|NRS 30.090 - Review.

All orders, judgments and decrees under NRS 30.010 to 30.160, inclusive, may be reviewed as other orders, judgments and decrees.  [7:22:1929; NCL § 9446]
NV Rev Stat § 30.100 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 30 - Declaratory Judgments|NRS 30.100 - Supplemental relief.

Further relief based on a declaratory judgment or decree may be granted whenever necessary or proper. The application therefor shall be by petition to a court having jurisdiction to grant relief. If the application be deemed sufficient, the court shall, on reasonable notice, require any adverse party whose rights have been adjudicated by the declaratory judgment or decree, to show cause why further relief should not be granted forthwith.  [8:22:1929; NCL § 9447]
NV Rev Stat § 30.110 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 30 - Declaratory Judgments|NRS 30.110 - Jury trial.

When a proceeding under NRS 30.010 to 30.160, inclusive, involves the determination of an issue of fact, such issue may be tried and determined in the same manner as issues of fact are tried and determined in other civil actions in the court in which the proceeding is pending.  [9:22:1929; NCL § 9448]
NV Rev Stat § 30.120 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 30 - Declaratory Judgments|NRS 30.120 - Costs.

In any proceeding under NRS 30.010 to 30.160, inclusive, the court may make such award of costs as may seem equitable and just.  [10:22:1929; NCL § 9449]
NV Rev Stat § 30.130 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 30 - Declaratory Judgments|NRS 30.130 - Parties.

When declaratory relief is sought, all persons shall be made parties who have or claim any interest which would be affected by the declaration, and no declaration shall prejudice the rights of persons not parties to the proceeding. In any proceeding which involves the validity of a municipal ordinance or franchise, such municipality shall be made a party, and shall be entitled to be heard, and if the statute, ordinance or franchise is alleged to be unconstitutional, the Attorney General shall also be served with a copy of the proceeding and be entitled to be heard.  [11:22:1929; NCL § 9450]
NV Rev Stat § 30.140 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 30 - Declaratory Judgments|NRS 30.140 - Construction.

NRS 30.010 to 30.160, inclusive, are declared to be remedial; their purpose is to settle and to afford relief from uncertainty and insecurity with respect to rights, status and other legal relations; and are to be liberally construed and administered.  [12:22:1929; NCL § 9451]
NV Rev Stat § 30.150 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 30 - Declaratory Judgments|NRS 30.150 - Severability.

The several sections and provisions of NRS 30.010 to 30.160, inclusive, except NRS 30.030 and 30.040, are hereby declared independent and severable, and the invalidity, if any, or part or feature thereof shall not affect or render the remainder of such sections invalid or inoperative.  [14:22:1929; NCL § 9453]
NV Rev Stat § 30.160 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 30 - Declaratory Judgments|NRS 30.160 - Uniformity of interpretation.

NRS 30.010 to 30.160, inclusive, shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate their general purpose to make uniform the law of those states which enact them, and to harmonize, as far as possible, with federal laws and regulations on the subject of declaratory judgments and decrees.  [15:22:1929; NCL § 9454]
NV Rev Stat § 30.170 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 30 - Declaratory Judgments|NRS 30.170 - Validity of order prohibiting publication or broadcasting of information concerning judicial proceedings and actions.

  1. If during the course of any proceeding or the trial of any action in any court, the trial judge issues an order prohibiting a newspaper or other news media from publishing or broadcasting information lawfully obtained by such newspaper or other news media concerning such proceeding or trial, the newspaper or other news media may seek declaratory relief concerning the validity of the order by filing a petition with:  (a) A district judge of the judicial district where the court sits; or  (b) Any district judge of an adjacent judicial district, if there is only one district judge in the judicial district in which such proceeding or action is being heard or tried.  2. All cases in which the validity of any such order is questioned shall be advanced as a matter of immediate public interest and concern, and shall be heard at the earliest practicable moment.  3. Notwithstanding the provisions of NRS 30.080, a district court shall not refuse to render or enter a declaratory judgment or decree if the proceeding or trial in which the prohibitory order was entered has been concluded, the orderly administration of justice demanding an early judicial examination into and a determination of the validity of the order to afford relief from uncertainty and insecurity with respect to constitutional rights.  (Added to NRS by 1971, 846)
NV Rev Stat § 31.010 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 31 - Attachment, Garnishment and Other Extraordinary Remedies|NRS 31.010 - Application to court for writ of attachment: Timing; requirements when Department of Taxation has taken over management of local government.

  1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the plaintiff at the time of issuing the summons, or at any time thereafter, may apply to the court for an order directing the clerk to issue a writ of attachment and thereby cause the property of the defendant to be attached as security for the satisfaction of any judgment that may be recovered, unless the defendant gives security to pay such judgment as provided in this chapter.  2. If the Department of Taxation has taken over the management of a local government at the request of the local government pursuant to subsection 3 of NRS 354.685, and if a plaintiff is allowed by law to apply to a court for an order directing the clerk to issue a writ of attachment, the action must be stayed until the following conditions have been satisfied:  (a) The plaintiff must meet with the Department to formulate a program for the liquidation of the debt owed by the local government to the plaintiff; and  (b) The Department must adopt a program for the liquidation of the debt owed by the local government to the plaintiff as described in paragraph (a). The Department shall formulate the program not later than 60 days after meeting with the plaintiff pursuant to paragraph (a). The formulation of the program is a final decision for the purposes of judicial review.  [1911 CPA § 205; RL § 5147; NCL § 8703] — (NRS A 1973, 1170; 2005, 1394; 2015, 738)
NV Rev Stat § 31.013 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 31 - Attachment, Garnishment and Other Extraordinary Remedies|NRS 31.013 - Issuance of writ of attachment after notice and hearing.

The court may after notice and hearing, order the clerk to issue a writ of attachment in the following cases:  1. In an action upon a judgment or upon a contract, express or implied, for the direct payment of money:  (a) If the judgment is not a lien upon or the contract is not secured by mortgage, lien or pledge upon real or personal property situated in this state; or  (b) If such lien or security has, without any act of the plaintiff or the person to whom the security was given, become valueless or insufficient in value to secure the sum due the plaintiff, in which case the attachment shall issue only for the unsecured portion of the amount due the plaintiff, which is equal to the excess of the amount due the plaintiff above the value of the security.  2. In any case where the attachment of the property of the defendant is allowed pursuant to this chapter or other provision of law.  3. In any other case where the court finds that extraordinary circumstances exist which will make it improbable for the plaintiff to reach the property of the defendant by execution after the judgment has been entered.  (Added to NRS by 1973, 1171)
NV Rev Stat § 31.017 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 31 - Attachment, Garnishment and Other Extraordinary Remedies|NRS 31.017 - Issuance of writ of attachment without notice and hearing.

The court may order the writ of attachment issued without notice to the defendant only in the following cases:  1. In an action by a resident of this State against a defendant not residing in this State. For purposes of this subsection only, domestic corporations and foreign corporations who are doing business in this State and who have qualified to do business in this State as required in chapter 80 of NRS shall be deemed residents of this State. Alien corporations and foreign corporations who have not qualified to do business shall be deemed nonresidents.  2. In an action upon a foreign judgment for the direct payment of money.  3. In an action for the recovery of the value of personal property, where such personal property is owned by the plaintiff and has been taken or converted by the defendant without the consent of the plaintiff.  4. In an action by a resident of this State, where the defendant is about to remove the defendant’s money or property, or any part thereof, from this State, and the defendant’s property which may remain within this State, if any, will be insufficient to satisfy plaintiff’s claim. For purposes of this subsection only, a foreign corporation qualified to do business in this State as provided in chapter 80 of NRS shall be deemed a resident of this State.  5. Where the defendant is about to give, assign, hypothecate, pledge, dispose of or conceal the defendant’s money or property or any part thereof and the defendant’s money or property remaining in this State or that remaining unconcealed will be insufficient to satisfy the plaintiff’s claim.  6. In an action for the recovery of money or property, or the proceeds thereof, obtained from the plaintiff by the defendant through embezzlement, forgery, larceny or extortion.  7. In an action brought under chapter 112 of NRS.  8. In an action by the State, or a political subdivision thereof, brought under chapter 130 of NRS.  9. In an action where jurisdiction in this State can only be obtained by the attachment of the defendant’s property.  (Added to NRS by 1973, 1172)
NV Rev Stat § 31.020 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 31 - Attachment, Garnishment and Other Extraordinary Remedies|NRS 31.020 - Affidavit for attachment: Contents.

  1. All applications to the court for an order directing the clerk to issue a writ of attachment without notice to the defendant shall be accompanied by the affidavit of the plaintiff or any other person having personal knowledge of the facts constituting one or more of the grounds for attachment, which affidavit or affidavits shall:  (a) Set forth clearly the nature of the plaintiff’s claim for relief and that the same is valid.  (b) Set forth the amount which the affiant believes the plaintiff is entitled to recover from the defendant, and if there is more than one plaintiff or more than one defendant, the amount the affiant believes each plaintiff is entitled to recover or the amount that the plaintiff is entitled to recover from each defendant.  (c) Describe in reasonable and clear detail all the facts which show the existence of any one of the grounds for an attachment without notice to the defendant.  (d) Describe in reasonable detail the money or property sought to be attached and the location thereof if known.  (e) If the property sought to be attached is other than money, set forth to the best knowledge and information of the affiant, the value of such property less any prior liens or encumbrances.  (f) Name all third persons upon whom a writ of garnishment in aid of the writ of attachment will be served.  (g) In an action upon a foreign judgment attach a copy of the judgment to the affidavit for attachment as an exhibit.  (h) State whether, to the best information and belief of the affiant, the money or property sought to be attached is exempt from execution.  2. All applications to the court for an order directing the clerk to issue a writ of attachment with notice to the defendant shall be accompanied by an affidavit setting forth the item required by subsection 1, except that such affidavit may show the existence of any one of the grounds for attachment with notice.  [1911 CPA § 206; RL § 5148; NCL § 8704] — (NRS A 1973, 1172)
NV Rev Stat § 31.022 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 31 - Attachment, Garnishment and Other Extraordinary Remedies|NRS 31.022 - Procedure when notice and hearing not required.

The court shall, without delay, examine the plaintiff’s application and affidavit and receive additional evidence if necessary, and shall order the clerk to issue a writ of attachment without notice to the defendant if:  1. The plaintiff’s affidavit, alone or as supplemented by additional evidence, meets the requirements of subsection 1 of NRS 31.020; and  2. The court determines, specifically, that there exist one or more grounds for attachment without notice as indicated in such affidavit or by additional evidence.  (Added to NRS by 1973, 1173)
NV Rev Stat § 31.024 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 31 - Attachment, Garnishment and Other Extraordinary Remedies|NRS 31.024 - Procedure when notice and hearing required: Order to show cause.

If the plaintiff’s application is for an order directing the clerk to issue a writ of attachment after notice and hearing, and the plaintiff’s affidavit, alone or as supplemented by additional evidence received by the court, meets the requirements of subsection 2 of NRS 31.020, the court shall issue an order directed to the debtor to show cause why the order for attachment should not be issued. The order must:  1. Fix the date and time for hearing on the order, which must not be set sooner than 3 days after the service of the order.  2. Direct the time within which service of the order must be made upon the defendant or the defendant’s attorney.  3. Fix the manner in which service of the order must be made, which may be by personal service upon the defendant or service upon the defendant’s attorney. If such service cannot be made, service may be by publication or in such a manner as the court determines is reasonably calculated to afford notice to the defendant under the circumstances set forth in the plaintiff’s affidavit.  4. State that the debtor:  (a) Is entitled to certain exemptions, describe those exemptions in the manner set forth in subsection 2 of NRS 31.045 and explain that the debtor may claim an exemption if it appears that exempt property may be seized;  (b) Has the right to file affidavits on the debtor’s behalf; and   (c) May appear personally or by way of an attorney, and present testimony on the debtor’s behalf at the time of hearing.  5. State that if the defendant fails to appear the defendant shall be deemed to have waived his or her right to the hearing and that in such case the court may order the clerk to issue a writ of attachment.  (Added to NRS by 1973, 1173; A 1989, 1140)
NV Rev Stat § 31.026 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 31 - Attachment, Garnishment and Other Extraordinary Remedies|NRS 31.026 - Procedure when notice and hearing required: Hearing.

A hearing on the order to show cause shall be conducted by the court without a jury. The court at such hearing shall consider all affidavits, testimony and other evidence presented and shall make a determination of the probable validity of the plaintiff’s underlying claim against the defendant. If the court determines such claim is probably valid it shall order the clerk to issue a writ of attachment.  (Added to NRS by 1973, 1174)
NV Rev Stat § 31.028 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 31 - Attachment, Garnishment and Other Extraordinary Remedies|NRS 31.028 - Contents of order for attachment.

The court or judge issuing any order for attachment with or without notice shall set forth in the order:  1. The ground or grounds for attachment relied upon for the issuance of the order.  2. The facts or reasons why the court believes the ground or grounds exist.  3. The fact that the plaintiff has alleged a meritorious claim for relief.  4. The amount for which the attachment will issue.  5. The amount of security which must be given by the plaintiff before the writ will issue.  6. The names of all third persons upon whom writs of garnishment in aid of attachment may be served.  7. A description in reasonable detail of the money or property to be attached, and, if property, the value of the property based upon the evidence or affidavits presented to the court. The writ of attachment shall demand the amount for which attachment will issue, as specified in the order, and the court may order several writs to be issued at the same time to the sheriffs of different counties.  (Added to NRS by 1973, 1175)
NV Rev Stat § 31.030 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 31 - Attachment, Garnishment and Other Extraordinary Remedies|NRS 31.030 - Written undertaking on attachment; additional bond; exception to sufficiency of sureties; vacation of writ.

  1. The court, in its order for attachment, shall require a written undertaking on the part of the plaintiff payable in lawful money of the United States in a sum not less than the amount claimed by the plaintiff or the value of the property to be attached, whichever is less, with two or more sureties to the effect that if the plaintiff dismiss such action or if the defendant recover judgment the plaintiff will pay in lawful money of the United States all costs that may be awarded to the defendant, and all damages which the defendant may sustain by reason of the attachment including attorney’s fees, not exceeding the sum specified in the undertaking. Each of the sureties shall annex to the undertaking an affidavit that the surety is a resident and householder or freeholder within the State, and worth double the sum specified in the undertaking over and above all the surety’s debts and liabilities, exclusive of property exempt from execution. In the case of an attachment issued with notice to the defendant, or in any case upon showing by the defendant after notice to the plaintiff, the court may require an additional bond. No bond may be required of the State or of an officer or agency thereof.  2. Before issuing the writ of attachment the clerk shall require the filing by the plaintiff of the written undertaking required by the court pursuant to subsection 1.  3. At any time after the issuing of the attachment, but not later than 5 days after actual notice of the levy thereof, the defendant may except to the sufficiency of the sureties. If the defendant fails to do so, the defendant is deemed to have waived all objections to them. When excepted to, the plaintiff’s sureties, within 5 days from service of written notice of exception, upon notice to the defendant of not less than 2 nor more than 5 days, must justify before the judge, justice, or clerk of the court in which the action is pending; and upon failure to justify, or if others in their place fail to justify, at the time and place appointed, the writ of attachment must be vacated.  [1911 CPA § 207; A 1949, 499; 1943 NCL § 8705] — (NRS A 1957, 271; 1965, 1003; 1973, 1174)
NV Rev Stat § 31.040 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 31 - Attachment, Garnishment and Other Extraordinary Remedies|NRS 31.040 - Sheriff to attach and keep property; undertaking by defendant.

The writ must be directed to the sheriff of any county in which property of the defendant may be and require the sheriff to attach and keep safely all the money or property of the defendant described in the order for attachment within the county not exempt from execution, or so much thereof as is sufficient to satisfy the amount demanded by the writ of attachment, whichever is less, unless the defendant gives the sheriff security by the undertaking of at least two sufficient sureties in an amount equal to the amount demanded by the writ or the value of the property levied upon, whichever is less, apart from costs, in lawful money of the United States, in which case the writ must require the sheriff to take such an undertaking.  [1911 CPA § 208; RL § 5150; NCL § 8706] — (NRS A 1973, 1175; 1989, 586; 1997, 419)