§ 21.005 Determination of gross weekly salary or wage of employee for purposes of chapter
§ 21.010 Writ of execution: Limitations of time
§ 21.020 Writ of execution: Issuance; contents
§ 21.025 Writ of execution: Form on judgment for money
§ 21.027 Writ to levy on property in safe-deposit box at financial institution: Separate writ required; service of notice of writ; effect of writ
§ 21.030 Satisfaction of judgment on joint contract
§ 21.040 Return of execution
§ 21.050 Enforcement of judgments requiring payment of money or delivery of property; performance of other act
§ 21.060 Execution may issue after death of party
§ 21.070 Execution to issue to sheriff
§ 21.075 Notice of writ of execution: Service required; form; contents
§ 21.076 Notice of writ of execution: Manner and time of service
§ 21.080 Property liable to execution; property not affected by execution until levy; exemption of certain trusts
§ 21.090 Property exempt from execution
§ 21.095 Property exempt from execution upon judgment for medical bill
§ 21.100 Collections of minerals, art curiosities and paleontological remains exempt from execution
§ 21.105 Certain amount in personal bank account not subject to execution; claim of exemption for additional amount; determination of exemption; immunity from liability for financial institution
§ 21.107 Court order that money in personal bank account is subject to writ; manner in which to claim exemption for exempt money
§ 21.110 Execution of writ by sheriff
§ 21.111 Constable authorized to act as sheriff with respect to writ
§ 21.112 Claim of exemption: Procedure; clerk to provide form and instructions; manner in which to object; burden of proof; release of property; debtor may not be required to waive
§ 21.118 Levy on property of going business
§ 21.120 Garnishment in aid of execution; notice of writ of garnishment; third-party claims
§ 21.130 Notice of sale under execution; separate notice for residential foreclosure
§ 21.140 Penalties for selling without notice; defacing notice
§ 21.150 Conduct of sales of real and personal property under execution: Place and time; who may not be purchasers; sales of parcels; directions of judgment debtor
§ 21.160 Proceedings after purchaser refuses to pay amount bid
§ 21.170 Delivery of personal property capable of manual delivery to purchaser; certificate of sale
§ 21.180 Delivery of personal property not capable of manual delivery; certificate of sale
§ 21.190 Sale of real property; purchaser acquires rights of judgment debtor; absolute sale and sale subject to redemption; certificate of sale
§ 21.200 Real property sold subject to redemption; who may redeem; redemptioner defined
§ 21.210 Time and manner of redemption
§ 21.220 Successive redemptions; redemption from previous redemptioner; notice of redemption; sheriff’s deed; certificate of redemption
§ 21.230 Payments of redemption to purchaser, redemptioner or officer; documents to be served by redemptioner; sheriff to pay over money
§ 21.240 Court may restrain waste until expiration of period for redemption; what is not considered waste
§ 21.250 Disposition of rents and profits
§ 21.260 Recovery by purchaser from judgment creditor after eviction from property because of irregularities of sale; revival of original judgment

Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes > Chapter 21 > Executions and Exemptions

  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Bankruptcy: Refers to statutes and judicial proceedings involving persons or businesses that cannot pay their debts and seek the assistance of the court in getting a fresh start. Under the protection of the bankruptcy court, debtors may discharge their debts, perhaps by paying a portion of each debt. Bankruptcy judges preside over these proceedings.
  • Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
  • Buyer: means a person who buys or contracts to buy goods. See Nevada Revised Statutes 104.2103
  • Codicil: An addition, change, or supplement to a will executed with the same formalities required for the will itself.
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Contract for sale: includes both a present sale of goods and a contract to sell goods at a future time. See Nevada Revised Statutes 104.2106
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
  • 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.
  • Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
  • Foreclosure: A legal process in which property that is collateral or security for a loan may be sold to help repay the loan when the loan is in default. Source: OCC
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Garnishment: Generally, garnishment is a court proceeding in which a creditor asks a court to order a third party who owes money to the debtor or otherwise holds assets belonging to the debtor to turn over to the creditor any of the debtor
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Legal tender: coins, dollar bills, or other currency issued by a government as official money. Source: U.S. Mint
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • mortgage: includes a deed of trust. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.037
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Pleadings: Written statements of the parties in a civil case of their positions. In the federal courts, the principal pleadings are the complaint and the answer.
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • Rescission: The cancellation of budget authority previously provided by Congress. The Impoundment Control Act of 1974 specifies that the President may propose to Congress that funds be rescinded. If both Houses have not approved a rescission proposal (by passing legislation) within 45 days of continuous session, any funds being withheld must be made available for obligation.
  • Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
  • Seller: means a person who sells or contracts to sell goods. See Nevada Revised Statutes 104.2103
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
  • Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
  • Verdict: The decision of a petit jury or a judge.