Nevada Revised Statutes 394.580 – Jurisdiction; service of process
1. Any person, private school or postsecondary educational institution, whether or not a resident of or having a place of business in this state, that instructs or educates, or offers to instruct or educate, enrolls or offers to enroll, contracts or offers to contract, to provide education, educational services or educational credentials in this state, whether provided in person or by correspondence, to a resident of this state or a resident of another state if provided by a person in this state, thereby submits to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state, concerning any cause of action arising from violation of any section of this chapter. If the institution is a natural person, he or she thereby submits himself or herself or his or her personal representative to such jurisdiction.
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 394.580
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- 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
- Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
2. Service of process upon any institution subject to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state may be made by personally serving the summons upon the defendant within or outside this state, in the manner prescribed by the Nevada Rules of Civil Procedure, with the same effect as if the summons had been personally served within this state.
3. This section does not limit the right to serve any process as prescribed by the Nevada Rules of Civil Procedure.