NRS 485.301

Judgment creditor authorized to report nonpayment of judgment entered as result of motor vehicle crash; Department to transmit copy of judgment to nonresident’s state

Known as the Motor Vehicle Insurance and Financial Responsibility Act

The act spans §§ 485–485 (74 sections).

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case SIMMONS VS. BRIONES (2017)

Most recently applied in SIMMONS VS. BRIONES (March 2017)

(Added to NRS by 1957, 723; A 1961, 144; 1983, 266; 1999, 3584; 2007, 2050; 2015, 1651)

1. Whenever any person fails within 60 days to satisfy any judgment that was entered as a result of a crash involving a motor vehicle, the judgment creditor or the judgment creditor’s attorney may forward to the Department immediately after the expiration of the 60 days a certified copy of the judgment.

2. If the defendant named in any certified copy of a judgment that was entered as a result of a crash involving a motor vehicle and reported to the Department is a nonresident, the Department shall transmit a certified copy of the judgment to the officer in charge of the issuance of licenses and registration certificates of the state in which the defendant is a resident.

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