1.  A person seeking recognition of a Canadian judgment described in NRS 17.920 to enforce the judgment may register the judgment in the office of the clerk of a court in which an action for recognition of the judgment could be filed under NRS 17.770.

Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 17.925

  • Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
  • 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.
  • person: means a natural person, any form of business or social organization and any other nongovernmental legal entity including, but not limited to, a corporation, partnership, association, trust or unincorporated organization. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.039

2.  A registration under subsection 1 must be executed by the person registering the judgment or the person’s attorney and include:

(a) A copy of the Canadian judgment authenticated in the same manner as a copy of a foreign judgment is authenticated in an action under NRS 17.770 as an accurate copy by the court that entered the judgment;

(b) The name and address of the person registering the judgment;

(c) If the person registering the judgment is not the person in whose favor the judgment was rendered, a statement describing the interest the person registering the judgment has in the judgment which entitles the person to seek its recognition and enforcement;

(d) The name and last known address of the person against whom the judgment is being registered;

(e) If the judgment is of the type described in subsection 2 or 3 of NRS 17.920, a description of the part of the judgment being registered;

(f) The amount of the judgment or part of the judgment being registered, identifying:

(1) The amount of interest accrued as of the date of registration on the judgment or part of the judgment being registered, the rate of interest, the part of the judgment to which interest applies and the date when interest began to accrue;

(2) Costs and expenses included in the judgment or part of the judgment being registered, other than an amount awarded for attorney’s fees; and

(3) The amount of an award of attorney’s fees included in the judgment or part of the judgment being registered;

(g) The amount, as of the date of registration, of postjudgment costs, expenses, and attorney’s fees claimed by the person registering the judgment or part of the judgment;

(h) The amount of the judgment or part of the judgment being registered which has been satisfied as of the date of registration;

(i) A statement that:

(1) The judgment is final, conclusive and enforceable under the law of the Canadian jurisdiction in which it was rendered;

(2) The judgment or part of the judgment being registered is within the scope of NRS 17.900 to 17.955, inclusive; and

(3) If a part of the judgment is being registered, the amounts stated in the registration under paragraphs (f), (g) and (h) relate to the part;

(j) If the judgment is not in English, a certified translation of the judgment into English; and

(k) A registration fee in an amount equal to the fee for filing an action for recognition of a judgment pursuant to NRS 17.700 to 17.820, inclusive.

3.  On receipt of a registration that includes the documents, information and registration fee required by subsection 2, the clerk shall file the registration, assign a docket number and enter the Canadian judgment in the court’s docket.

4.  A registration substantially in the following form complies with the registration requirements under subsection 2 if the registration includes the attachments specified in the form:

  Previous section
Next section  
 Registration of Canadian Money Judgments (Uniform Act) Contents