Nevada § 17.214 - Filing and contents of affidavit; recording affidavit; notice to judgment debtor; successive affidavits

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§ 17.214. Filing and contents of affidavit; recording affidavit; notice to judgment debtor; successive affidavits

1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 484A.7047 , a judgment creditor or a judgment creditor's successor in interest may renew a judgment

which has not been paid by: (a) Filing an affidavit with the clerk of the court where the judgment is entered

and docketed, within 90 days before the date the judgment expires by limitation. The affidavit must be titled as an “Affidavit of Renewal of Judgment” and must specify: (1) The names of the parties and the name of the judgment creditor's successor in

interest, if any, and the source and succession of his or her title; (2) If the judgment is recorded, the name of the county and the document number or

the number and the page of the book in which it is recorded; (3) The date and the amount of the judgment and the number and page of the docket

in which it is entered; (4) Whether there is an outstanding writ of execution for enforcement of the judgment; (5) The date and amount of any payment on the judgment; (6) Whether there are any setoffs or counterclaims in favor of the judgment debtor

and the amount or, if a setoff or counterclaim is unsettled or undetermined it will

be allowed as payment or credit on the judgment; (7) The exact amount due on the judgment; (8) If the judgment was docketed by the clerk of the court upon a certified copy from

any other court, and an abstract recorded with the county clerk, the name of each

county in which the transcript has been docketed and the abstract recorded; and (9) Any other fact or circumstance necessary to a complete disclosure of the exact

condition of the judgment. All information in the affidavit must be based on the personal knowledge of the

affiant, and not upon information and belief. (b) If the judgment is recorded, recording the affidavit of renewal in the office

of the county recorder in which the original judgment is filed within 3 days after

the affidavit of renewal is filed pursuant to paragraph (a). 2. The filing of the affidavit renews the judgment to the extent of the amount shown

due in the affidavit. 3. The judgment creditor or the judgment creditor's successor in interest shall notify

the judgment debtor of the renewal of the judgment by sending a copy of the affidavit

of renewal by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the judgment debtor at

his or her last known address within 3 days after filing the affidavit. 4. Successive affidavits for renewal may be filed within 90 days before the preceding

renewal of the judgment expires by limitation.

Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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