Nev. R. Civ. P. 86 (2026)

Rule 86. Effective Dates

(a) In General. These rules and any amendments take effect on the date specified by the Supreme Court. They govern all proceedings:

(1) in actions commenced after the effective date; and

(2) in actions then pending, unless:

(A) the Supreme Court specifies otherwise, or

(B) the court determines that applying them in a particular action would not be feasible or would work an injustice.

(b) Effective Date of Amendments. The Nevada Rules of Civil Procedure became effective January 1, 1953. Subsequent amendments have been as follows:

(1) Amendment of Rules 5(b) and (d), effective January 4, 1954.

(2) Amendment of Rules 11 and 45(d)(1), effective May 15, 1954.

(3) Amendment of Rule 51, effective February 15, 1955.

(4) Amendment of Rules 3, 75(b), and 75(g), effective October 1, 1959.

(5) Amendment of Rules 38(b), 38(d), 65(b), 73(c), and 73(d), effective September 1, 1960.

(6) Amendment of Rules 4(d)(2), 5(a), 5(b), 6(a), 6(b), 7(a), 13(a), 14(a), 15(d), 24(c), 25(a)(1), 25(d), 26(e), 28(b), 30(f)(1), 41(b), 41(e), 47(a), 48, 50(a), 50(b), 50(c), 50(d), 52(b), 54(b), 56(c), 56(e), 59(a), 62(h), 77(c), 86, Forms 22-A and 22-B, 27, 30, 31, and 32, effective March 16, 1964.

(7) Amendment of Rule 86 and Form 31, effective April 15, 1964.

(8) Amendment of Rules 73(c), 73(d)(1), and 86, effective September 15, 1965.

(9) Amendment of Rules 4(b), 5(a), 8(a), 12(b), 12(g), 12(h), 13(h), 14(a), 17(a), 18(a), 19, 20(a), 23, 23.1, 23.2, 24(a), 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37(a), 37(b), 37(c), 37(d), 41(a), 41(b), 42(b), 43(f), 44(a), 44(b), 44(c), 44.1, 45(d)(1), 47(b), 50(b), 53(b), 54(c), 65(a), 65(b), 65(c), 65.1, 68, 69(a), 77(e), 86(b), and Form 24, effective September 27, 1971.

(10) Amendment of Rules 6 and 81, effective July 1, 1973; the abrogation of Rules 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 76A, and Form 27, effective July 1, 1973.

(11) Amendment of Rules 1, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 16.1, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 23.1, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 41, 43, 44, 44.1, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 58, 59, 60, 62, 63, 64, 65, 65.1, 67, 69, 71, 77, 78, 81, and 83 and Forms 3, 19, 31, and the Introductory Statement to the Appendix of Forms, effective January 1, 2005, and the adoption of new Form 33.

(12) Adoption of Rules 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 5.1, 5.2, 16.22, 16.23, 62.1, and 71.1, the amendment of all other rules and the introduction to the Appendix of Forms, the deletion of the former forms, and the adoption of Forms 1 through 6, effective March 1, 2019.

[Amended; effective March 1, 2019.]

APPENDIX OF FORMS

Introduction

1. The 2019 NRCP amendments delete the general-practice forms previously appended to the NRCP. Current sources of forms available to practitioners and parties include:

The State of Nevada Self-Help Center

http://selfhelp.nvcourts.gov/forms

First Judicial District Court Forms

http://carson.org/government/departments-a-f/courts/district-court-clerk/district-court-forms

Second Judicial District Court Forms

https://www.washoecourts.com/Main/FormsAndPackets

Eighth Judicial District Court Forms

http://www.clarkcountycourts.us/self-help-centers/

Ninth Judicial District Court Forms

https://douglasdistrictcourt.com/forms/

Clark County Law Library

http://www.clarkcountynv.gov/lawlibrary/Pages/LegalForms.aspx

Washoe County Law Library

https://www.washoecourts.com/LawLibrary/SelfHelp

Nevada Supreme Court Law Library

https://nvcourts.gov/Law_Library/Representing_Yourself/

Sources for legal assistance include:

Lawyer Referral and Information Service

https://www.nvbar.org/lawyerreferral/lawyer-referral-information-service/public-1/

Nevada State Bar

http://www.nvbar.org/

Nevada Attorney General

http://ag.nv.gov/

V.A.R.N. – Volunteer Attorneys for Rural Nevadans

http://www.varn.org/newsite/resources/self-help-court-forms/

Nevada Legal Services

https://nlslaw.net/get-legal-help/helpful-links/

The Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada

https://www.lacsn.org/

Washoe Legal Services

https://washoelegalservices.org/

2. Forms 1 and 2 are patterned on the waiver of service forms appended to FRCP 4, but are modified for use in Nevada. When preparing Forms 1 and 2, in the places on the forms that require “Attorney or Plaintiff Information” and “Caption,” an attorney or self-represented litigant should insert the attorney or plaintiff information and caption required by local rules. For example, in the district courts these requirements are located in DCR 12, FJDCR 19, WDCR 10, EDCR 7.20, 10JDCR 16, and other local court rules, and in the appellate courts in NRAP 27 and 32.

3. Form 3, Consent to Service by Electronic Means (former Form 33), provides a form to establish consent to electronic service among parties outside of an EFS under Rule 5(b)(2)(E). In general, the form should not be filed with the court. A party that is not authorized to register with an EFS may, however, use Form 3 under NEFCR 9(c)(2) to consent to electronic service though the EFS. In that case, it should be filed with the court with the required attorney, party, and caption information.

4. Forms 4, 5, and 6 are provided for use with Rules 16.2 and 16.205 in family law actions.

[Amended; effective March 1, 2019.]

Form 1. Rule 4.1 Request to Waive Service of Summons

(Attorney or Plaintiff Information)

(Caption)

Notice of a Lawsuit and Request to Waive Service of Summons under Rule 4.1 of the Nevada Rules of Civil Procedure

To (name the defendant or—if the defendant is a corporation, partnership, association, or other entity—name an officer or agent authorized to receive service):

Why are you getting this?

A lawsuit has been filed against you, or the entity you represent, in this court under the number shown above. A copy of the complaint is enclosed with this letter.

This is not a summons, or an official notice from the court. It is a request that, to avoid expenses, you waive formal service of a summons and complaint by signing and returning the enclosed waiver. To avoid these expenses, you must return the signed waiver within (give at least 30 days or at least 60 days if the defendant is outside the United States) from the date shown below, which is the date this notice was sent. Two copies of the waiver form are enclosed, along with a stamped, self-addressed envelope or other prepaid means for returning one copy. You may keep the other copy.

What happens next?

If you return the signed waiver, I will file it with the court. The lawsuit will then proceed as if you had been served on the date the waiver is filed, but no summons will be served on you, and you will have 60 days from the date this notice is sent (see the date below) to answer the complaint (or 90 days if this notice is sent to you outside the United States).

If you do not return the signed waiver within the time indicated, I will arrange to have the summons and complaint served on you. And I will ask the court to require you, or the entity you represent, to pay the expenses of making service.

Your Duty to Avoid Unnecessary Expenses of Serving a Summons

Rule 4.1(a) of the Nevada Rules of Civil Procedure requires certain defendants to cooperate in saving unnecessary expenses of serving a summons and complaint. You have a duty to cooperate in saving unnecessary expenses even if you believe that the lawsuit is groundless, or that it has been brought in an improper venue, or that the court has no jurisdiction over this matter or over the defendant or the defendant’s property.

If the waiver is signed and returned, you can still make these and all other defenses and objections, but you cannot object to the absence of a summons or of service.

If you waive service, then you must, within the time specified on the waiver form, serve an answer or a motion under Rule 12 of the Nevada Rules of Civil Procedure on the plaintiff and file a copy with the court. By signing and returning the waiver form, you are allowed more time to respond to the complaint than if a summons had been served.

I certify that this request is being sent to you on the date below.

Date: ______________________

_________________________________________________________________

(Signature of the attorney or self-represented party)

_________________________________________________________________

(Printed name)

_________________________________________________________________

(Address)

_________________________________________________________________

(Email address)

_________________________________________________________________

(Telephone number)

[Added; effective March 1, 2019; amended; effective March 26, 2019.]

Form 2. Rule 4.1 Waiver of Service of Summons

(Attorney or Plaintiff Information)

(Caption)

Waiver of Service of Summons under Rule 4.1 of the Nevada Rules of Civil Procedure

To (name the plaintiff’s attorney or the self-represented plaintiff):

I have received your request to waive service of a summons in this lawsuit along with a copy of the complaint, two copies of this waiver form, and a prepaid means of returning one signed copy of the form to you.

I, or the entity I represent, agree to save the expense of serving a summons and complaint in this lawsuit.

I understand that I, or the entity I represent, will keep all defenses or objections to the lawsuit, the court’s jurisdiction, and the venue of the lawsuit, but that I waive any objections to the absence of a summons or of service.

I also understand that I, or the entity I represent, must file and serve an answer or a motion under Rule 12 of the Nevada Rules of Civil Procedure within 60 days from _____________________, the date when this request was sent (or 90 days if it was sent outside the United States). If I fail to do so, a default judgment will be entered against me or the entity I represent.

Date: _____________________________

_________________________________________________________________

(Signature of the attorney or unrepresented party)

_________________________________________________________________

(Printed name)

_________________________________________________________________

(Address)

_________________________________________________________________

(Email address)

_________________________________________________________________

(Telephone number)

[Added; effective March 1, 2019.]

Form 3. Consent to Service by Electronic Means Under Rule 5

The undersigned party hereby consents to service of documents by electronic means as designated below in accordance with Rule 5(b)(2)(E) of the Nevada Rules of Civil Procedure.

Party name(s):

_________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________

Documents served by electronic means must be transmitted to the following person(s):

_________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________

Facsimile transmission to the following facsimile number(s):

_________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________

Electronic mail to the following email address(es):

_________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________

Attachments to email must be in the following format(s):

_________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________

Other electronic means (specify how the documents must be transmitted)

_________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________

The undersigned party also acknowledges that this consent does not require service by the specified means unless the serving party elects to serve by that means.

Dated this __________ day of _______________, 20_____.

Signed:_____________________________

Attorney for Consenting Party

or Consenting Party

Address: __________________________

Telephone: ________________________

Fax number: _______________________

Email address: ______________________

[Added; effective March 1, 2019.]

Form 4. General Financial Disclosure Form Under Rules 16.2 and 16.205

[Added; effective March 1, 2019.]

Form 5. Detailed Financial Disclosure Form Under Rules 16.2 and 16.205

[Added; effective March 1, 2019.]

Form 6. Request to Opt-In to Detailed Financial Disclosure Form And Complex Divorce Litigation Procedure Under Rules 16.2 and 16.205

[Added; effective March 1, 2019.]