Nevada § 31.010 - Application to court for writ of attachment: Timing; requirements when Department of Taxation has taken over management of local government
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 31.010 — Application to court for writ of attachment: Timing; requirements when Department of Taxation has taken over management of local government, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 31.010. Application to court for writ of attachment: Timing; requirements when Department of Taxation has taken over management of local government
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the plaintiff at the time of issuing
the summons, or at any time thereafter, may apply to the court for an order directing
the clerk to issue a writ of attachment and thereby cause the property of the defendant
to be attached as security for the satisfaction of any judgment that may be recovered,
unless the defendant gives security to pay such judgment as provided in this chapter. 2. If the Department of Taxation has taken over the management of a local government
at the request of the local government pursuant to subsection 3 of NRS 354.685 , and if a plaintiff is allowed by law to apply to a court for an order directing
the clerk to issue a writ of attachment, the action must be stayed until the following
conditions have been satisfied: (a) The plaintiff must meet with the Department to formulate a program for the liquidation
of the debt owed by the local government to the plaintiff; and (b) The Department must adopt a program for the liquidation of the debt owed by the
local government to the plaintiff as described in paragraph (a). The Department shall formulate the program not later than 60 days after meeting
with the plaintiff pursuant to paragraph (a). The formulation of the program is a final decision for the purposes of judicial
review.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Nevada Revised Statutes § 31.010 cover?
Section 31.010 ("Application to court for writ of attachment: Timing; requirements when Department of Taxation has taken over management of local government") 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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