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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 11.010 (2026)

Commencement of civil actions

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NRS 11.010  Commencement of civil actions.  Civil actions can only be commenced within the periods prescribed in this chapter, after the cause of action shall have accrued, except where a different limitation is prescribed by statute.

      [1911 CPA § 4; RL § 4946; NCL § 8503]

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1964–2022 · leading case: Barry Stimpson v. Midland Credit Mgmt., Inc., 944 F.3d 1190 (9th Cir. 2019).
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Barry Stimpson v. Midland Credit Mgmt., Inc., 944 F.3d 1190 (9th Cir. 2019). “See NRS §§ 11.010, 11.190, 11.200. Over two years later, in March 2017, Midland Credit sent a letter to Stimpson indicating that his account balance was $1,145.”
Dredge Corp. v. Wells Cargo, Inc., 389 P.2d 394 (Nev. 1964). · cites it 2× “” NRS 11.010. The request by Dredge for a declaration of nonliability (that it need not convey to Wells an undivided one-half interest in the patented claims) does not present a “cause of action” in the sense that term is used in NRS 11.”
Pahlmann v. First Nat'l Bank, 465 P.2d 616 (Nev. 1970). “If a claim against an estate is equivalent to a civil action which can only be commenced “after the cause of action shall have accrued” (NRS 11.010), a determination may be required whether the successor trustees Pahlmann and Joseph D.”
U.S. Bank N.A. v. Thunder Props., Inc. (nrap 5), 2022 NV 3 (Nev. 2022). · cites it 2× “See NRS 11.010 ("Civil actions can only be commenced within the periods prescribed in this chapter, after the cause of action shall have accrued.”
The Bank of New York Mellon v. Sunrise Ridge Master Homeowners Ass'n (D. Nev. 2019). · cites it 2× “21 42 SeeNev. Rev. Stat. § 11.010 (providing that “Civil actions can only be commenced within the 22 periods prescribed in this chapter, after the after the cause of action shall have accrued, except where a different limitation is prescribed by statute.”
Deutsche Bank Nat'l Trust Co. v. SFR Investments Pool 1, LLC (D. Nev. 2020). · cites it 2× “1 The bank argues alternatively that if a limitation period applies, it’s a five-year one 2 established by NRS 11.070 or 11.”
Piazza v. U.S. Bank Nat'l Ass'n (Nev. 2017). “See NRS 11.010. Consistent with the rest of NRS Chapter 11, NRS 11.”
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