Nevada § 408.497 - Construction, alteration or improvement of highway: Claim for damage to land or interests; proceeding in inverse condemnation
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 408.497 — Construction, alteration or improvement of highway: Claim for damage to land or interests; proceeding in inverse condemnation, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 408.497. Construction, alteration or improvement of highway: Claim for damage to land or interests; proceeding in inverse condemnation
1. Any person asserting any claim for compensation or damage for injury to land or
interests therein arising from the construction, alteration or improvement of any
highway constructed, altered or improved under the provisions of this chapter shall
first, as a condition precedent to the action authorized by subsection 2 and not later
than 2 years after final acceptance of the contract by the Department as defined in NRS 408.387 , file such claim with the Department, verified under oath and containing all particulars
regarding such claim. Such claim must be promptly investigated by the Director, who shall recommend its
disposition to the Board, and if such claim or any portion thereof is approved by
the Board it must be paid upon obtaining a written release of the entire claim, out
of the State Highway Fund. The claimant must be given written notice by registered mail of the Board's decision. 2. Any claimant aggrieved by the Board's decision on such claim may commence, in the
district court for the county in which the land is situated, within 6 months after
receipt of notice of the decision on such claim, a proceeding in inverse condemnation
against the Department seeking just compensation for an alleged taking or damaging
of private property for highway purposes, and if such proceeding is not so commenced
within such time it is forever barred.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Nevada Revised Statutes § 408.497 cover?
Section 408.497 ("Construction, alteration or improvement of highway: Claim for damage to land or interests; proceeding in inverse condemnation") 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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