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NRS 533.185

Entry of judicial decree; revised map; delivery and filing of final judgment

Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Mineral County v. Walker River Irrigation Dist. (2021)

Most recently applied in Mineral County v. Walker River Irrigation Dist. (January 2021)

[Part 36:140:1913; A 1915, 378; 1931, 413; 1937, 327; 1931 NCL § 7923]—(NRS A 1995, 436; 2017, 712)

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1. After the hearing the court shall enter a decree affirming or modifying the order of the State Engineer.

2. If the court enters a decree holding that the water right of a claimant is different than the right claimed in the proof of appropriation filed by the claimant or determined by the State Engineer in the order of determination, the court may require the claimant to prepare and file with the court and the Office of the State Engineer a revised map which conforms to the decree and the rules and regulations of the State Engineer.

3. Within 30 days after the entry of final judgment by the district court, or if an appeal is taken, within 30 days after the entry of the final judgment by the appellate court or within 30 days after the entry of the final judgment after remand, the clerk of the court issuing the final judgment shall:

(a) Deliver to the State Engineer a certified copy of the final judgment; and

(b) Cause a certified copy of the final judgment to be filed in the office of the county recorder in each county in which the water adjudicated is applied to beneficial use and in each county in which the water adjudicated is diverted from its natural source.

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