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NRS 178.514

Enforcement of forfeiture

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case State v. American Bankers Insurance (1989)

Most recently applied in JUSTIN VS. DIST. CT. (STATE) (June 2016)

(Added to NRS by 1967, 1453; A 2003, 2105; 2015, 2568; 2017, 277)

1. When a forfeiture has not been set aside, the court shall on motion enter a judgment of default and execution may issue thereon.

2. If an order setting aside a forfeiture has not been entered within 180 days after the issuance of the order of forfeiture, the court shall enter judgment by default and commence execution proceedings therein.

3. By entering into a bond the obligors submit to the jurisdiction of the court and irrevocably appoint the clerk of the court as their agent upon whom any papers affecting their liability may be served. Their liability may be enforced on motion and such notice of the motion as the court prescribes may be served on the clerk of the court, who shall forthwith mail or electronically transmit copies to the obligors to their last known addresses or by means that have been designated by the obligors for the purpose of receiving electronic transmissions.

Official source: Nevada Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Nevada statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.