Nevada Revised Statutes

Nev. Rev. Stat. § 11.390 (2026)

Acknowledgment or new promise must be in writing; exception

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NRS 11.390 Acknowledgment or new promise must be in writing; exception. No acknowledgment or promise shall be sufficient evidence of a new or continuing contract whereby to take the case out of the operation of this chapter, unless the same be contained in some writing signed by the party to be charged thereby, except as provided in NRS 11.200.

[1911 CPA § 43; RL § 4985; NCL § 8542]

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Cited in 4 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1960–2025 · leading case: Havas v. Long, 454 P.2d 30 (Nev. 1969).

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Havas v. Long, 454 P.2d 30 (Nev. 1969). · cites it 2× “200 (the time-commencement statute), means an enforceable contract and that past payment of any sum on the debt, or credit given (absent written acknowledgment or new promise to pay, NRS 11.390), 2 does not extend the time within which suit may be brought to enforce the…”

Saye v. Paradise Mem'l Gardens, Inc., 554 P.2d 274 (Nev. 1976). · cites it 3× “1 Appellant argues that statute was tolled, pursuant to NRS 11.390, by an acknowledgment in the form of an affidavit signed by respondent’s president.”

Riff v. Kowal, 352 P.2d 819 (Nev. 1960). “31, was identical with NRS 11.390, hereinafter set forth, except for the italicized language of the present statute which was added by amendment after the decision in Wilcox v.”

Mmv Invs. LLC v. Dribble Dunk, LLC, 141 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 13 (Nev. 2025). · cites it 3× “206, 209 (1869) (providing this standard for tolling or restarting a limitations period under NRS 11.390's predecessor statute). Accordingly, the district court correctly determined that MMV's breach-of-contract claim against respondents Dribble Dunk and All Net was time-barred.”

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