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Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 40.6885

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • 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

1.  The court shall dismiss an action governed by NRS 40.600 to 40.695, inclusive, that is commenced against a design professional or a person primarily engaged in the practice of professional engineering, land surveying, architecture or landscape architecture, including, without limitation, an action for professional negligence, if the attorney for the complainant fails to:

(a) File an affidavit required pursuant to NRS 40.6884;

(b) File a report required pursuant to subsection 3 of NRS 40.6884; or

(c) Name the expert consulted in the affidavit required pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 40.6884.

2.  The fact that an attorney for a complainant has complied or failed to comply with the provisions of NRS 40.6884 is admissible in the action.