1.  In addition to any other requirements set forth by law, a proof of service of process filed with a court of competent jurisdiction in Nevada must include:

Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 14.025

  • 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
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.

(a) The name, residential or business address and telephone number of the person who performed the service of process;

(b) The date and time that the legal process was served;

(c) The manner in which the legal process was served;

(d) If practicable, the name of the person who was personally served or a physical description of that person; and

(e) A notation of:

(1) The license number of the process server or the registration number of the employee of a licensed process server who performed the service of process; or

(2) The reason why the person who performed the service of process was not required to be licensed under chapter 648 of NRS or another provision of law.

2.  A proof of service that does not include the information required by subsection 1 may be construed as legally insufficient by a court of competent jurisdiction.

3.  As used in this section, ‘process server’ has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 648.014.

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