§ 31.010 Application to court for writ of attachment: Timing; requirements when Department of Taxation has taken over management of local government
§ 31.013 Issuance of writ of attachment after notice and hearing
§ 31.017 Issuance of writ of attachment without notice and hearing
§ 31.020 Affidavit for attachment: Contents
§ 31.022 Procedure when notice and hearing not required
§ 31.024 Procedure when notice and hearing required: Order to show cause
§ 31.026 Procedure when notice and hearing required: Hearing
§ 31.028 Contents of order for attachment
§ 31.030 Written undertaking on attachment; additional bond; exception to sufficiency of sureties; vacation of writ
§ 31.040 Sheriff to attach and keep property; undertaking by defendant
§ 31.045 Notice of execution on writ of attachment: Service required; form; contents
§ 31.050 Attachment of shares of stock, debts due defendant and other property
§ 31.060 Execution of writ of attachment: Manner in which property is to be attached
§ 31.065 Deposits by plaintiff of money with sheriff to pay expenses of taking, transporting and keeping certain personal property; liability of sheriff
§ 31.070 Third-party claims in property levied on; undertaking by plaintiff; liability of sheriff; exception to sufficiency of sureties; hearing to determine title to property
§ 31.100 Examination of person served with copy of writ and defendant; delivery and memoranda of personal property
§ 31.110 Sheriff’s return of writ; certificate
§ 31.120 Sale of attached perishable property; sheriff to retain proceeds and attached property to answer judgment
§ 31.130 Sale of attached property; proceeds to be deposited in court
§ 31.140 Satisfaction of judgment by sales of attached property
§ 31.150 Deficiency after sale of attached property; sheriff to collect balance as upon an execution
§ 31.160 Plaintiff may prosecute undertaking if execution returned unsatisfied
§ 31.170 Discharge of attachment after judgment for defendant or dismissal of action; stay of release pending appeal
§ 31.180 Defendant, having appeared in action, may move for discharge of attachment upon giving undertaking; stipulations for release of attachments
§ 31.190 Undertaking of defendant; determination of disputed value of property; justification by sureties
§ 31.200 Grounds for discharge of attachment
§ 31.210 When motion to discharge attachment made on affidavits, plaintiff may oppose by affidavits
§ 31.220 Improperly, improvidently or irregularly issued writ must be discharged; issuance of new writ
§ 31.235 Constables have powers and duties of sheriff with respect to writ of attachment
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Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes > Chapter 31 > Attachment

  • Buyer: means a person who buys or contracts to buy goods. See Nevada Revised Statutes 104.2103
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
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  • Embezzlement: In most states, embezzlement is defined as theft/larceny of assets (money or property) by a person in a position of trust or responsibility over those assets. Embezzlement typically occurs in the employment and corporate settings. Source: OCC
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Forgery: The fraudulent signing or alteration of another's name to an instrument such as a deed, mortgage, or check. The intent of the forgery is to deceive or defraud. Source: OCC
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Garnishment: Generally, garnishment is a court proceeding in which a creditor asks a court to order a third party who owes money to the debtor or otherwise holds assets belonging to the debtor to turn over to the creditor any of the debtor
  • 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.
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents.
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Seller: means a person who sells or contracts to sell goods. See Nevada Revised Statutes 104.2103
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
  • Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.