Nevada § 31.180 - Defendant, having appeared in action, may move for discharge of attachment upon giving undertaking; stipulations for release of attachments

Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 31.180 — Defendant, having appeared in action, may move for discharge of attachment upon giving undertaking; stipulations for release of attachments, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 31.180. Defendant, having appeared in action, may move for discharge of attachment upon giving undertaking; stipulations for release of attachments

1. Whenever the defendant shall have appeared in the action, the defendant may apply,

upon reasonable notice to the plaintiff, to the court in which the action is pending,

or to the judge thereof, for an order to discharge the attachment, wholly or in part,

upon the execution and filing of the undertaking mentioned in NRS 31.190 . Such order may be granted directing the release from the operation of the attachment,

upon the filing of such undertaking and the justification of the sureties thereon,

if required by the plaintiff, of all or any part of the property, money, debts or

credits attached, as the case may be. All the proceeds of sales and moneys collected by the sheriff, and all the property

attached remaining in the sheriff’s hands, so released, shall be delivered or paid

to the defendant upon the filing of such undertaking and making such justification,

if required by the plaintiff. 2. The plaintiff and defendant may stipulate in writing that the attachment of defendant's

property may be released wholly or in part. Upon the filing of such a stipulation, the sheriff shall release the property pursuant

to the stipulation.

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

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Section 31.180 ("Defendant, having appeared in action, may move for discharge of attachment upon giving undertaking; stipulations for release of attachments") 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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