Nevada Revised Statutes 645.845 – Administrator may answer petition for recovery; effect of judgment; compromise of claim
1. Whenever the court proceeds upon a petition as provided in NRS 645.844, the Administrator may answer and defend any such action against the Fund on behalf of the Fund and may use any appropriate method of review on behalf of the Fund. The judgment debtor may answer and defend any such action on his or her own behalf.
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 645.845
- Administrator: means the Real Estate Administrator. See Nevada Revised Statutes 645.001
- Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
2. Unless the judgment was entered by default, consent or stipulation or the case was uncontested, the judgment set forth in the petition is prima facie evidence but the findings of fact therein are not conclusive for the purposes of NRS 645.841 to 645.8494, inclusive.
3. The Administrator may, subject to court approval, compromise a claim based upon the application of a petitioner. The Administrator shall not be bound by any prior compromise of the judgment debtor.