§ 31.240 Writ of garnishment may issue at time of issuance of writ of attachment or later
§ 31.249 Application to court for writ of garnishment
§ 31.260 Issuance and contents of writ of garnishment; notice of execution
§ 31.270 Service of writ; tender of garnishee’s fees
§ 31.280 Service and return of writ give court jurisdiction
§ 31.290 Form of interrogatories to garnishee; garnishee to answer in writing under oath
§ 31.291 Garnishment of certain financial institutions
§ 31.292 Garnishment of court clerks, sheriffs, justices of the peace, peace officers, other public officers, executors and administrators
§ 31.293 Unpaid subscription to corporate stock subject to garnishment by creditor of corporation
§ 31.294 Procedure for garnishment when another action pending
§ 31.2945 Garnishment under foreign judgment: Liability for failure to comply with Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act
§ 31.295 Garnishment of earnings: Limitations on amount
§ 31.2955 Garnishment of earnings: Calculations for determining gross weekly salary or wage of employee
§ 31.296 Garnishment of earnings: Period of garnishment; fee for withholding; termination of employment; periodic report by judgment creditor
§ 31.297 Garnishment of earnings: Liability of employer for refusal to withhold or for misrepresentation of earnings
§ 31.298 Garnishment of earnings: Unlawful to discharge or discipline employee
§ 31.300 Property to be delivered to sheriff; sale; judgment against garnishee
§ 31.310 Property to be retained by garnishee or delivered to officer; effect of delivery; certificate of receipt of property
§ 31.320 Judgment against garnishee on failure to answer; relief from judgment
§ 31.330 Answer of garnishee; reply of plaintiff by affidavit
§ 31.340 New matter in plaintiff’s reply deemed denied; trial; judgment; costs; attorney’s fees
§ 31.350 Third person may be interpleaded as defendant; notice; proceedings
§ 31.360 Garnishee may retain or deduct amounts due to garnishee by either party; record of judgment to show any counterclaims allowed
§ 31.370 Judgment acquits garnishee for amounts paid
§ 31.380 Discharge of garnishee does not bar action by defendant; exception
§ 31.390 Judgment against garnishee for debt not due; execution deferred until debt due
§ 31.400 Property in hands of garnishee subject to security interest to be delivered to sheriff on payment or tender by plaintiff
§ 31.410 Property held by garnishee to secure performance to be delivered to sheriff upon performance or tender by plaintiff
§ 31.420 Disposal of property received by sheriff; reimbursement of plaintiff
§ 31.450 Issuance of writ of garnishment after judgment; procedure; liberal construction
§ 31.460 New trials and appeals

Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes > Chapter 31 > Garnishment

  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • 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
  • Bequest: Property gifted by will.
  • 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.
  • Counterclaim: A claim that a defendant makes against a plaintiff.
  • Credit report: A detailed report of an individual's credit history prepared by a credit bureau and used by a lender in determining a loan applicant's creditworthiness. Source: OCC
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Devise: To gift property by will.
  • Federal Reserve System: The central bank of the United States. The Fed, as it is commonly called, regulates the U.S. monetary and financial system. The Federal Reserve System is composed of a central governmental agency in Washington, D.C. (the Board of Governors) and twelve regional Federal Reserve Banks in major cities throughout the United States. Source: OCC
  • Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
  • Forgery: The fraudulent signing or alteration of another's name to an instrument such as a deed, mortgage, or check. The intent of the forgery is to deceive or defraud. 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
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Grace period: The number of days you'll have to pay your bill for purchases in full without triggering a finance charge. Source: Federal Reserve
  • Interrogatories: Written questions asked by one party of an opposing party, who must answer them in writing under oath; a discovery device in a lawsuit.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • Legacy: A gift of property made by will.
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • 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.
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • 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.
  • Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents.
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
  • Variable Rate: Having a "variable" rate means that the APR changes from time to time based on fluctuations in an external rate, normally the Prime Rate. This external rate is known as the "index." If the index changes, the variable rate normally changes. Also see Fixed Rate.
  • Verdict: The decision of a petit jury or a judge.