Nevada § 425.410 - Payment of support through enforcing authority; collection and use of damages for dishonored check, draft or extension of credit
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 425.410 — Payment of support through enforcing authority; collection and use of damages for dishonored check, draft or extension of credit, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 425.410. Payment of support through enforcing authority; collection and use of damages for dishonored check, draft or extension of credit
1. Whenever, as a result of any assignment or action, money for the support of a dependent
child is paid, such payment must be paid to the enforcing authority upon written notice
by the enforcing authority to the responsible parent and the person who cares for
and has custody and control of the dependent child for whom a support obligation exists
that the child is receiving public assistance, or that the enforcing authority has
undertaken to secure support for the child for whom a support obligation exists. 2. If a responsible parent makes, utters, draws or delivers to the enforcing authority
a check, draft or extension of credit for the payment of support money that is drawn
upon any financial institution or other person when the responsible parent has no
account with the drawee of the check or draft or the issuer of the credit or has insufficient
money, property or credit with the drawee or issuer to pay the amount of the check,
draft or extension of credit, the enforcing authority shall mail to the responsible
parent, by certified mail, a demand for cash payment in the amount of the check, draft
or extension of credit. If the responsible parent does not pay the amount demanded by the enforcing authority
within 30 days after the demand is mailed by the enforcing authority, the enforcing
authority may initiate an action to collect damages from the responsible parent pursuant
to NRS 41.620 . 3. Any damages collected pursuant to subsection 2 that exceed the amount of the check,
draft or extension of credit that was the subject of the action must be used to offset
the costs of operating the Program.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 425.410 ("Payment of support through enforcing authority; collection and use of damages for dishonored check, draft or extension of credit") 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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