Nevada § 41.0385 - Claims made against state agencies and local governments for tortious conduct: Annual filing of summary of claims with Secretary of State or clerk of local government; summaries of claims are public records
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 41.0385 — Claims made against state agencies and local governments for tortious conduct: Annual filing of summary of claims with Secretary of State or clerk of local government; summaries of claims are public records, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 41.0385. Claims made against state agencies and local governments for tortious conduct: Annual filing of summary of claims with Secretary of State or clerk of local government; summaries of claims are public records
1. On or before January 10 of each year, for the preceding calendar year, each agency
represented by the Attorney General shall submit to the Attorney General a summary
of all claims made against the agency for tortious conduct. On or before February 1 of each year, the Attorney General shall compile the summaries
submitted pursuant to this subsection and file the compilation with the Secretary
of State. The compilation is a public record open to inspection. 2. On or before February 1 of each year, for the preceding calendar year, the district
attorney, city attorney or other attorney on behalf of each local government shall
compile and file with the clerk of its governing body a summary of all claims made
against that government for tortious conduct. The summary is a public record open to inspection. 3. The claims summarized pursuant to this section must be arranged by category of
wrong alleged, such as battery, false arrest, negligent injury, wrongful death, and
the like, and divided by status into: (a) Claims paid; (b) Judgments entered but unpaid; and (c) Claims pending. A total must be shown for each status in each category, and a total overall for each
status and each category. 4. For each claim must be shown: (a) The name of the claimant; (b) The amount paid, reduced to judgment, or claimed, as the case may be, including
fees and costs determined; and (c) The type of wrong alleged. 5. A court order sealing the record of a proceeding does not prevent the disclosure
of the information required by this section, or excuse the attorney for the state
or local government from providing that information.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Nevada Revised Statutes § 41.0385 cover?
Section 41.0385 ("Claims made against state agencies and local governments for tortious conduct: Annual filing of summary of claims with Secretary of State or clerk of local government; summaries of claims are public records") 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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