Nevada § 21.025 - Writ of execution: Form on judgment for money
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§ 21.025. Writ of execution: Form on judgment for money
A writ of execution issued on a judgment for the recovery of money must be substantially
in the following form: (Title of the Court) (Number and abbreviated title of the case) EXECUTION THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA: To the sheriff of ____________________ County. Greetings: To FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS: This judgment is for the recovery of money for the support
of a person. On __________(month) __________(day) __________(year), a judgment was entered by the above-entitled court in the above-entitled action
in favor of __________ as judgment creditor and against __________as judgment debtor for: $ __________ principal, $ __________ attorney's fees, $ __________ interest, and $ __________ costs, making a total amount of $ __________ the judgment as entered, and WHEREAS, according to an affidavit or a memorandum of costs after judgment, or both,
filed herein, it appears that further sums have accrued since the entry of judgment,
to wit: $ __________ accrued interest, and $ __________ accrued costs, together with $ __________ fee, for the issuance of this writ, making a total of $ __________ as accrued costs, accrued interest and fees. Credit must be given for payments and partial satisfactions in the amount of $ __________ which is to be first credited against the total accrued costs and accrued interest,
with any excess credited against the judgment as entered, leaving a net balance of $ __________ actually due on the date of the issuance of this writ, of which $ __________ bears interest at __________ percent per annum, in the amount of $ __________ per day, from the date of judgment to the date of levy, to which must be added the
commissions and costs of the officer executing this writ. NOW, THEREFORE, SHERIFF OF _______________ COUNTY, you are hereby commanded to satisfy this judgment with interest and costs
as provided by law, out of the personal property of the judgment debtor, except that
for any workweek, 82 percent of the disposable earnings of the debtor during that
week if the gross weekly salary or wage of the debtor on the date the most recent
writ of garnishment was issued was $770 or less, 75 percent of the disposable earnings
of the debtor during that week if the gross weekly salary or wage of the debtor on
the date the most recent writ of garnishment was issued exceeded $770, or 50 times
the minimum hourly wage prescribed by section 206(a)(1) of the federal Fair Labor
Standards Act of 1938, 29 U.S.C. §§ 201 et seq., and in effect at the time the earnings are payable, whichever is greater, is exempt
from any levy of execution pursuant to this writ, and if sufficient personal property
cannot be found, then out of the real property belonging to the debtor in the aforesaid
county, and make return to this writ within not less than 10 days or more than 60
days endorsed thereon with what you have done. Dated: This _______ day of the month of _______ of the year _______ ____________________, Clerk. By__________, Deputy Clerk.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Nevada Revised Statutes § 21.025 cover?
Section 21.025 ("Writ of execution: Form on judgment for money") 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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