Nevada § 104.3311 - Accord and satisfaction by use of instrument
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 104.3311 — Accord and satisfaction by use of instrument, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 104.3311. Accord and satisfaction by use of instrument
1. If a person against whom a claim is asserted proves that he or she in good faith
tendered an instrument to the claimant as full satisfaction of the claim, the amount
of the claim was unliquidated or subject to a bona fide dispute, and the claimant
obtained payment of the instrument, subsections 2, 3 and 4 apply. 2. Unless subsection 3 applies, the claim is discharged if the person against whom
the claim is asserted proves that the instrument or an accompanying written communication
contained a conspicuous statement to the effect that the instrument was tendered as
full satisfaction of the claim. 3. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, a claim is not discharged under subsection
2 if either of the following applies: (a) The claimant, if an organization, proves that: (1) Within a reasonable time before the tender, the claimant sent a conspicuous statement
to the person against whom the claim is asserted that communications concerning disputed
debts, including an instrument tendered as full satisfaction of a debt, are to be
sent to a designated person, office or place; and (2) The instrument or accompanying communication was not received by that designated
person, office or place. (b) The claimant, whether or not an organization, proves that within 90 days after
payment of the instrument, the claimant tendered repayment of the amount of the instrument
to the person against whom the claim is asserted. This paragraph does not apply if the claimant is an organization that sent a statement
complying with subparagraph (1) of paragraph (a). 4. A claim is discharged if the person against whom the claim is asserted proves that
within a reasonable time before collection of the instrument was initiated, the claimant,
or an agent of the claimant having direct responsibility with respect to the disputed
obligation, knew that the instrument was tendered in full satisfaction of the claim.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 104.3311 ("Accord and satisfaction by use of instrument") is part of the Nevada Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Nevada. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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