The provisions of NRS 108.221 to 108.246, inclusive, must not be construed to impair or affect the right of a lien claimant to whom any debt may be due for work, materials or equipment furnished to maintain a civil action to recover that debt against the person liable therefor or to submit any controversy arising under a contract to arbitration to recover that amount.
NRS 108.238
Right to maintain civil action or submit controversy to arbitration not impaired
Known as the Uniform Federal Lien Registration Act
The act spans §§ 108–108 (195 sections).
Applied in 6 court decisions — leading case Lane-Tahoe, Inc. v. Kindred Construction Company (1975)
Most recently applied in KORTE CONSTR. CO. VS. STATE, BD. OF REGENTS (July 2021)
(Added to NRS by 1965, 1165; A 2003, 2608)
How often courts cite this section
Court decisions citing this, by year. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
Official source: Nevada Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Nevada statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.