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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 11.020 (2026)

Effect of laws of limitation of other states or countries

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NRS 11.020  Effect of laws of limitation of other states or countries.  When a cause of action has arisen in another state, or in a foreign country, and by the laws thereof an action thereon cannot there be maintained against a person by reason of the lapse of time, an action thereon shall not be maintained against the person in this State, except in favor of a citizen thereof who has held the cause of action from the time it accrued.

      [1911 CPA § 5; RL § 4947; NCL § 8504]

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1979–2025 · leading case: Flowers v. Carville, 112 F. Supp. 2d 1202 (D. Nev. 2000).
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Flowers v. Carville, 112 F. Supp. 2d 1202 (D. Nev. 2000). · cites it 4× “Borrowing statutes are designed to prevent forum shopping and Nevada’s borrowing statute provides: When a cause of action has arisen in another state, or in a foreign country, and by the laws thereof an action thereon cannot there be maintained against a person by reason of the…”
Charles H. Alberding v. Everett S. M. Brunzell & Dana Brunzell, Charles H. Alberding v. Everett S. M. Brunzell & Dana Brunzell, 601 F.2d 474 (9th Cir. 1979). “However, Nevada law contains a borrowing statute which provides as follows: *477 When a cause of action has arisen in another state, or in a foreign country, and by the laws thereof an action thereon cannot there be maintained against a person by reason of the lapse of time, an…”
Taber (D. Nev. 2025). · cites it 8× “4 NRS § 11.020. Essentially, this means I apply another jurisdiction’s statute of limitations if: 5 (1) the cause of action arose in another jurisdiction; (2) the cause of action would be barred by 6 that other jurisdiction’s statute of limitations; and (3) the plaintiff was not…”
Taber (D. Nev. 2025). · cites it 7× “13 NRS § 11.020. Thus, a court applies another jurisdiction’s statute of limitations if: (1) the cause 14 of action arose in another jurisdiction; (2) the cause of action would be barred by that other 15 jurisdiction’s statute of limitations; and (3) the plaintiff was not a…”
Bradley v. Pnk (Lake Charles), L.L.C. (Nev. 2018). · cites it 6× “The district court held that NRS 11.020 provided that the Louisiana period of limitations applied, that Louisiana law set forth a one-year limitations period for the negligence action, and that Bradley's cause of action was accordingly time-barred, granting PNK's motion to…”
Taber v. Exemplar Holdings, LLC (D. Nev. 2025). · cites it 4× “11 Nev. Rev. Stat. § 11.020 . This statute bars a plaintiff’s claim when (1) the plaintiff is not a 12 Nevada citizen; (2) the cause of action arose in a different state; and (3) the cause of action would 13 be barred in that state.”
Schutze v. Springmeyer, 16 F. Supp. 2d 767 (S.D. Tex. 1998). “, Nev. Rev. Stat. § 11.020 . Again, Plaintiffs have presented no evidence whatsoever on this point to satisfy their summary judgment burden of showing that their claims would have been successful in another forum state.”
Brown v. Eiguren, 628 P.2d 299 (Nev. 1981). “1979); NRS 11.020. Nevertheless, we express no opinion relative to the result in future cases, should an estate’s representative fail to affirmatively plead the statute of limitations or laches as a defense.”
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