Nevada § 31.360 - Garnishee may retain or deduct amounts due to garnishee by either party; record of judgment to show any counterclaims allowed
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 31.360 — Garnishee may retain or deduct amounts due to garnishee by either party; record of judgment to show any counterclaims allowed, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 31.360. Garnishee may retain or deduct amounts due to garnishee by either party; record of judgment to show any counterclaims allowed
Every garnishee shall be allowed to retain or deduct out of the property, effects
or credits of the defendant in the garnishee’s hands all demands against the plaintiff
and all demands against the defendant of which the garnishee could have availed himself
or herself if the garnishee had not been summoned as garnishee, whether the same are
at the time due or not, and the garnishee shall be liable for the balance, only after
all mutual demands between the garnishee and plaintiff and defendant are adjusted,
not including unliquidated damages for wrongs and injuries; but the verdict or finding
as well as the record of the judgment shall show in all cases against which party,
and the amount thereof, any counterclaim shall be allowed, if any shall be allowed.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Nevada Revised Statutes § 31.360 cover?
Section 31.360 ("Garnishee may retain or deduct amounts due to garnishee by either party; record of judgment to show any counterclaims allowed") 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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