Nevada Revised Statutes 408.116 – Legal actions; process
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Except as otherwise provided in NRS 408.55048 to 408.55088, inclusive:
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 408.116
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
1. All legal notices, writs, service and process issued or ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction wherein the Department is named as a defendant must be personally served upon both the Director and the Chair of the Board or, in the absence of the Director and the Chair of the Board, the process must be served personally upon both the Secretary of State and one of the Deputy Directors.
2. All legal actions brought and defended by the Department must be in the name of the State of Nevada on relation of its Department.
3. This section is not a consent on the part of the Department to be sued.