Nevada § 539.565 - Confirmation proceedings in district court: Petition; contents; notice of hearing on petition; pleadings
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 539.565 — Confirmation proceedings in district court: Petition; contents; notice of hearing on petition; pleadings, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 539.565. Confirmation proceedings in district court: Petition; contents; notice of hearing on petition; pleadings
1. The board of directors of the district shall file with the clerk of the district
court in and for the county in which its office is situated a petition praying in
effect that the proceedings be examined, approved and confirmed by the court. 2. The petition shall state generally that: (a) The irrigation district was duly organized. (b) The first board of directors was elected. (c) Due and legal proceedings were taken to issue bonds, stating the amount thereof. (d) An apportionment of benefits was made by the board and a list thereof duly filed
according to law. 3. A list of the apportionment shall be attached to the petition, but the petition
need not state other facts. 4. Such petition for confirmation of the proceedings thus far had may be filed after
the organization of the district is complete, or after the authorization of any issue
of bonds, or after any other undertaking of the district. 5. The court or judge shall fix the time and place for the hearing of any such petition,
and the clerk shall publish a notice thereof for 2 consecutive weeks in a newspaper
published in the county. 6. Any person interested may on or before the day fixed for the hearing answer the
petition. 7. None of the pleadings need be sworn to, and every material statement of the petition
not controverted by answer shall be taken as true. A failure to answer the petition shall be deemed to be an admission of the material
allegations thereof. 8. The rules of pleading and practice provided by law and the Nevada Rules of Civil
Procedure shall be followed so far as applicable. A motion for a new trial, and all proceedings in the nature of appeals or rehearings,
may be had as in any ordinary civil action.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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