Nev. Rev. Stat. § 11.190

Periods of limitation

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NRS 11.190  Periods of limitation.  Except as otherwise provided in NRS 40.4639, 125B.050 and 217.007, actions other than those for the recovery of real property, unless further limited by specific statute, may only be commenced as follows:

      1.  Within 6 years:

      (a) Except as otherwise provided in NRS 62B.420 and 176.275, an action upon a judgment or decree of any court of the United States, or of any state or territory within the United States, or the renewal thereof.

      (b) An action upon a contract, obligation or liability founded upon an instrument in writing, except those mentioned in the preceding sections of this chapter.

      2.  Within 4 years:

      (a) An action on an open account for goods, wares and merchandise sold and delivered.

      (b) An action for any article charged on an account in a store.

      (c) An action upon a contract, obligation or liability not founded upon an instrument in writing.

      (d) Except as otherwise provided in NRS 11.245, an action against a person alleged to have committed a deceptive trade practice in violation of NRS 598.0903 to 598.0999, inclusive, but the cause of action shall be deemed to accrue when the aggrieved party discovers, or by the exercise of due diligence should have discovered, the facts constituting the deceptive trade practice.

      3.  Within 3 years:

      (a) An action upon a liability created by statute, other than a penalty or forfeiture.

      (b) An action for waste or trespass of real property, but when the waste or trespass is committed by means of underground works upon any mining claim, the cause of action shall be deemed to accrue upon the discovery by the aggrieved party of the facts constituting the waste or trespass.

      (c) An action for taking, detaining or injuring personal property, including actions for specific recovery thereof, but in all cases where the subject of the action is a domestic animal usually included in the term “livestock,” which has a recorded mark or brand upon it at the time of its loss, and which strays or is stolen from the true owner without the owner’s fault, the statute does not begin to run against an action for the recovery of the animal until the owner has actual knowledge of such facts as would put a reasonable person upon inquiry as to the possession thereof by the defendant.

      (d) Except as otherwise provided in NRS 112.230 and 166.170, an action for relief on the ground of fraud or mistake, but the cause of action in such a case shall be deemed to accrue upon the discovery by the aggrieved party of the facts constituting the fraud or mistake.

      (e) An action pursuant to NRS 40.750 for damages sustained by a financial institution or other lender because of its reliance on certain fraudulent conduct of a borrower, but the cause of action in such a case shall be deemed to accrue upon the discovery by the financial institution or other lender of the facts constituting the concealment or false statement.

      (f) An action pursuant to NRS 41.1335, but the cause of action shall be deemed to accrue upon the discovery by the aggrieved party of the facts constituting fertility fraud or of any medical or genetic disorder which results from the human reproductive material implanted in, used on or provided to a patient in violation of NRS 200.975, whichever occurs later.

      4.  Within 2 years:

      (a) An action against a sheriff, coroner or constable upon liability incurred by acting in his or her official capacity and in virtue of his or her office, or by the omission of an official duty, including the nonpayment of money collected upon an execution.

      (b) An action upon a statute for a penalty or forfeiture, where the action is given to a person or the State, or both, except when the statute imposing it prescribes a different limitation.

      (c) An action for libel, slander, assault, battery, false imprisonment or seduction.

      (d) An action against a sheriff or other officer for the escape of a prisoner arrested or imprisoned on civil process.

      (e) Except as otherwise provided in NRS 11.215 or 11.217, an action to recover damages for injuries to a person or for the death of a person caused by the wrongful act or neglect of another. The provisions of this paragraph relating to an action to recover damages for injuries to a person apply only to causes of action which accrue after March 20, 1951.

      (f) An action to recover damages under NRS 41.740.

      (g) Except as otherwise provided in NRS 165.1214, absent fraud or intentional misrepresentation, an action to recover for breach of fiduciary duty against a fiduciary, as defined in NRS 163.554, who resides in this State or a trust company as described in chapter 669 or 669A of NRS that has its principal place of business in this State. The cause of action shall be deemed to accrue when the aggrieved party discovers or should have discovered through the use of reasonable diligence the material facts that constitute the cause of action, whichever occurs earlier.

      5.  Within 1 year:

      (a) An action against an officer, or officer de facto to recover goods, wares, merchandise or other property seized by the officer in his or her official capacity, as tax collector, or to recover the price or value of goods, wares, merchandise or other personal property so seized, or for damages for the seizure, detention or sale of, or injury to, goods, wares, merchandise or other personal property seized, or for damages done to any person or property in making the seizure.

      (b) An action against an officer, or officer de facto for money paid to the officer under protest, or seized by the officer in his or her official capacity, as a collector of taxes, and which, it is claimed, ought to be refunded.

      [1911 CPA § 25; A 1951, 247]—(NRS A 1965, 948, 1415; 1967, 113; 1981, 1023, 1885; 1983, 612; 1985, 698; 1987, 14, 1346; 1991, 117; 1993, 454, 2628; 1997, 1591; 1999, 1238; 2005, 1424; 2007, 742, 2472, 2848; 2011, 1745; 2013, 1027; 2015, 2576; 2017, 4354; 2021, 1353, 1453; 2023, 582, 1413; 2025, 2317)

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 497 cases (182 in the last 5 years), 1960–2026 · leading case: FAUSTO VS. SANCHEZ-FLORES
FAUSTO VS. SANCHEZ-FLORES (2021) nev · cites it 40× “Spinney, we recognized that the doctrine of equitable tolling could pertain to the deadline for enforcing judgments under NRS 11.190(1). 110 Nev. 496, 501, 874 P.2d 754, 757 (1994).”
Stalk v. Mushkin (2009) nev · cites it 24× “In response, Mushkin maintains that the district court properly applied NRS 11.”
Edwards v. Emperor's Garden Restaurant (2006) nev · cites it 7× “26 One such procedural law, NRS 11.190, provides that an action on “a statute for a penalty or forfeiture” must be commenced within two years.”
ADKINS v. UNION PAC. R.R. CO. (2024) nev · cites it 26× “190(3)(b) provides a three-year limitations period for claims alleging waste or trespass of real property, "but when the waste or trespass is committed by means of underground works upon any mining claim, the cause of action shall be deemed to accrue upon the discovery by the…”
Torrealba v. Kesmetis (2008) nev · cites it 14× “150(2) are claims upon a liability created by statute, other than a penalty or forfeiture, and are subject to a three-year statute of limitations under NRS 11.190(3)(a). Because the Torrealbas’ negligence per se claim is based upon NRS 240.”
WILSON v. LAS VEGAS METRO. POLICE DEP'T (2021) nev · cites it 16× “The district court did not err in dismissing Wilson's complaint NRS 11.190(4) provides a two-year limitations period for an action for battery or false imprisonment, or for "an action to recover damages for injuries to a person .”
Petersen v. Bruen (1990) nev · cites it 8× “NRS 11.190(4) (e) expressly declares that civil actions must be commenced within two years “for injuries to a person .”
Ridenour v. Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (2012) ca8 · cites it 6× “Specifically, Ridenour asserts in his brief that violations of the Nevada Deceptive Trade Practices Act are governed by a four-year limitations period under Nev.Rev.Stat. § 11.190(2)(d); that UCC express and implied warranty claims are governed by a four-year limitations period…”
Fed. Hous. Fin. Agency, Home Loan Mortg. Corp. v. LN Mgmt. LLC (2019) nvd · cites it 6× “Nev. Rev. Stat. § 11.190 (3)(a). ECF No. 1 at 8-10.”
Siragusa v. Brown (1998) nev · cites it 6× “2d 569 , (1971) (stating that the term "action" in NRS 11.190 "refers to the nature or subject matter and not to what the pleader says it is").”
Leven v. Frey (2007) nev · cites it 3× “26 See NRS 11.190 (limitation of actions); NRAP 4(a)(1) (time and location for filing a notice of appeal).”
O'LANE v. Spinney (1994) nev · cites it 10× “DISCUSSION NRS 11.190 gives judgment creditors six years within which to enforce their judgments.”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 11.190(1) — 13 cases
FAUSTO VS. SANCHEZ-FLORES (2021) nev “Spinney, we recognized that the doctrine of equitable tolling could pertain to the deadline for enforcing judgments under NRS 11.190(1). 110 Nev. 496, 501, 874 P.2d 754, 757 (1994).”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 11.190(1)(a) — 19 cases
Leven v. Frey (2007) nev “26 See NRS 11.190 (limitation of actions); NRAP 4(a)(1) (time and location for filing a notice of appeal).”
ADKINS v. UNION PAC. R.R. CO. (2024) nev “190(3)(b) provides a three-year limitations period for claims alleging waste or trespass of real property, "but when the waste or trespass is committed by means of underground works upon any mining claim, the cause of action shall be deemed to accrue upon the discovery by the…”
Foster v. Marshman (1980) nev
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 11.190(1)(b) — 45 cases
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 11.190(1Xa) — 1 case
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 11.190(2) — 5 cases
DeLee v. Roggen (1995) nev
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 11.190(2)(a) — 3 cases
ADKINS v. UNION PAC. R.R. CO. (2024) nev “190(3)(b) provides a three-year limitations period for claims alleging waste or trespass of real property, "but when the waste or trespass is committed by means of underground works upon any mining claim, the cause of action shall be deemed to accrue upon the discovery by the…”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 11.190(2)(b) — 1 case
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 11.190(2)(c) — 30 cases
Saylor v. Arcotta (2010) nev
Pack v. LATOURETTE (2012) nev
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 11.190(2)(d) — 9 cases
Ridenour v. Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (2012) ca8 “Specifically, Ridenour asserts in his brief that violations of the Nevada Deceptive Trade Practices Act are governed by a four-year limitations period under Nev.Rev.Stat. § 11.190(2)(d); that UCC express and implied warranty claims are governed by a four-year limitations period…”
ADKINS v. UNION PAC. R.R. CO. (2024) nev “190(3)(b) provides a three-year limitations period for claims alleging waste or trespass of real property, "but when the waste or trespass is committed by means of underground works upon any mining claim, the cause of action shall be deemed to accrue upon the discovery by the…”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 11.190(3) — 32 cases
Siragusa v. Brown (1998) nev “2d 569 , (1971) (stating that the term "action" in NRS 11.190 "refers to the nature or subject matter and not to what the pleader says it is").”
Stalk v. Mushkin (2009) nev “In response, Mushkin maintains that the district court properly applied NRS 11.”
Allen v. Webb (1971) nev
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 11.190(3)(a) — 61 cases
Torrealba v. Kesmetis (2008) nev “150(2) are claims upon a liability created by statute, other than a penalty or forfeiture, and are subject to a three-year statute of limitations under NRS 11.190(3)(a). Because the Torrealbas’ negligence per se claim is based upon NRS 240.”
Fed. Hous. Fin. Agency, Home Loan Mortg. Corp. v. LN Mgmt. LLC (2019) nvd “Nev. Rev. Stat. § 11.190 (3)(a). ECF No. 1 at 8-10.”
Ridenour v. Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (2012) ca8 “Specifically, Ridenour asserts in his brief that violations of the Nevada Deceptive Trade Practices Act are governed by a four-year limitations period under Nev.Rev.Stat. § 11.190(2)(d); that UCC express and implied warranty claims are governed by a four-year limitations period…”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 11.190(3)(b) — 2 cases
ADKINS v. UNION PAC. R.R. CO. (2024) nev “190(3)(b) provides a three-year limitations period for claims alleging waste or trespass of real property, "but when the waste or trespass is committed by means of underground works upon any mining claim, the cause of action shall be deemed to accrue upon the discovery by the…”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 11.190(3)(c) — 18 cases
Stalk v. Mushkin (2009) nev “In response, Mushkin maintains that the district court properly applied NRS 11.”
ADKINS v. UNION PAC. R.R. CO. (2024) nev “190(3)(b) provides a three-year limitations period for claims alleging waste or trespass of real property, "but when the waste or trespass is committed by means of underground works upon any mining claim, the cause of action shall be deemed to accrue upon the discovery by the…”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 11.190(3)(d) — 44 cases
Stalk v. Mushkin (2009) nev “In response, Mushkin maintains that the district court properly applied NRS 11.”
Torrealba v. Kesmetis (2008) nev “150(2) are claims upon a liability created by statute, other than a penalty or forfeiture, and are subject to a three-year statute of limitations under NRS 11.190(3)(a). Because the Torrealbas’ negligence per se claim is based upon NRS 240.”
Dummar v. Lummis (2008) ca10
Siragusa v. Brown (1998) nev “2d 569 , (1971) (stating that the term "action" in NRS 11.190 "refers to the nature or subject matter and not to what the pleader says it is").”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 11.190(3Xd) — 1 case
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 11.190(4) — 12 cases
WILSON v. LAS VEGAS METRO. POLICE DEP'T (2021) nev “The district court did not err in dismissing Wilson's complaint NRS 11.190(4) provides a two-year limitations period for an action for battery or false imprisonment, or for "an action to recover damages for injuries to a person .”
Petersen v. Bruen (1990) nev “NRS 11.190(4) (e) expressly declares that civil actions must be commenced within two years “for injuries to a person .”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 11.190(4)(2) — 1 case
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 11.190(4)(b) — 6 cases
Edwards v. Emperor's Garden Restaurant (2006) nev “26 One such procedural law, NRS 11.190, provides that an action on “a statute for a penalty or forfeiture” must be commenced within two years.”
Torrealba v. Kesmetis (2008) nev “150(2) are claims upon a liability created by statute, other than a penalty or forfeiture, and are subject to a three-year statute of limitations under NRS 11.190(3)(a). Because the Torrealbas’ negligence per se claim is based upon NRS 240.”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 11.190(4)(c) — 22 cases
WILSON v. LAS VEGAS METRO. POLICE DEP'T (2021) nev “The district court did not err in dismissing Wilson's complaint NRS 11.190(4) provides a two-year limitations period for an action for battery or false imprisonment, or for "an action to recover damages for injuries to a person .”
Knox v. Dick (1983) nev
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 11.190(4)(e) — 112 cases
FAUSTO VS. SANCHEZ-FLORES (2021) nev “Spinney, we recognized that the doctrine of equitable tolling could pertain to the deadline for enforcing judgments under NRS 11.190(1). 110 Nev. 496, 501, 874 P.2d 754, 757 (1994).”
Stalk v. Mushkin (2009) nev “In response, Mushkin maintains that the district court properly applied NRS 11.”
Petersen v. Bruen (1990) nev “NRS 11.190(4) (e) expressly declares that civil actions must be commenced within two years “for injuries to a person .”
ADKINS v. UNION PAC. R.R. CO. (2024) nev “190(3)(b) provides a three-year limitations period for claims alleging waste or trespass of real property, "but when the waste or trespass is committed by means of underground works upon any mining claim, the cause of action shall be deemed to accrue upon the discovery by the…”
Ridenour v. Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (2012) ca8 “Specifically, Ridenour asserts in his brief that violations of the Nevada Deceptive Trade Practices Act are governed by a four-year limitations period under Nev.Rev.Stat. § 11.190(2)(d); that UCC express and implied warranty claims are governed by a four-year limitations period…”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 11.190(4Xe) — 1 case
FAUSTO VS. SANCHEZ-FLORES (2021) nev “Spinney, we recognized that the doctrine of equitable tolling could pertain to the deadline for enforcing judgments under NRS 11.190(1). 110 Nev. 496, 501, 874 P.2d 754, 757 (1994).”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 11.190(5) — 3 cases
Turner v. Staggs (1973) nev
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 11.190(5)(a) — 2 cases
Thomas v. Bannister (2013) nev
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 11.190(5)(b) — 1 case
Turner v. Staggs (1973) nev
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 11.190(5)(c) — 1 case
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 11.190(a)(3) — 1 case
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 11.190(b) — 1 case
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 11.190(b)(1) — 1 case
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 11.190(e) — 2 cases
Coleman v. Telles (2025) nvd
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 11.190(l)(a) — 5 cases
Foster v. Marshman (1980) nev
O'LANE v. Spinney (1994) nev “DISCUSSION NRS 11.190 gives judgment creditors six years within which to enforce their judgments.”
Polk v. Tully (1981) nev
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 11.190(l)(b) — 13 cases
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