§ 339.015 Definitions
§ 339.025 Performance and payment bonds: Amount; conditions; filing with contracting body
§ 339.035 Actions on payment bonds by claimants
§ 339.045 Certified copies of payment bonds and contracts to be furnished applicant by contracting body; fee; copies as prima facie evidence
§ 339.055 Actions on payment bonds: Venue; limitation of actions
§ 339.065 Requirement that bonds be furnished by particular surety company or through particular agent or broker unlawful; penalty

Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes > Chapter 339 - Contractors' Bonds on Public Works

  • Claimant: includes a natural person, firm, partnership, association or corporation. See Nevada Revised Statutes 339.015
  • Contracting body: means the State, county, city, town, school district, or any public agency of the State or its political subdivisions which has authority to contract for the construction, alteration or repair of any public building or other public work or public improvement. See Nevada Revised Statutes 339.015
  • 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.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Jurisprudence: The study of law and the structure of the legal system.
  • 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.
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.