Nevada § 120A.720 - Interstate agreements and cooperation; joint and reciprocal actions with other states
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§ 120A.720. Interstate agreements and cooperation; joint and reciprocal actions with other states
1. The Administrator may enter into an agreement with another state to exchange information
relating to abandoned property or its possible existence. The agreement may permit the other state, or another person acting on behalf of
a state, to examine records as authorized in NRS 120A.690 . The Administrator by regulation may require the reporting of information needed
to enable compliance with an agreement made under this section and prescribe the form. 2. The Administrator may join with another state to seek enforcement of this chapter
against any person who is or may be holding property reportable under this chapter. 3. At the request of another state, the Attorney General of this State may maintain
an action on behalf of the other state to enforce, in this State, the unclaimed property
laws of the other state against a holder of property subject to escheat or a claim
of abandonment by the other state, if the other state has agreed to pay expenses incurred
by the Attorney General in maintaining the action. 4. The Administrator may request that the attorney general of another state or another
attorney commence an action in the other state on behalf of the Administrator. With the approval of the Attorney General of this State, the Administrator may retain
any other attorney to commence an action in this State on behalf of the Administrator. This State shall pay all expenses, including attorney's fees, in maintaining an
action under this subsection. With the Administrator's approval, the expenses and attorney's fees may be paid
from money received under this chapter. The Administrator may agree to pay expenses and attorney's fees based in whole or
in part on a percentage of the value of any property recovered in the action. Any expenses or attorney's fees paid under this subsection may not be deducted from
the amount that is subject to the claim by the owner under this chapter.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 120A.720 ("Interstate agreements and cooperation; joint and reciprocal actions with other states") 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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