NRS
14.030 Service of process when artificial person fails to appoint
registered agent or when street address of registered agent is not staffed.
1. If any artificial person described in NRS 14.020 fails to appoint a registered
agent, or fails to file a statement of change of registered agent pursuant to NRS 77.340 before the effective date of a
vacancy in the agency pursuant to NRS 77.330
or 77.370, on the production of a
certificate of the Secretary of State showing either fact, which is conclusive
evidence of the fact so certified to be made a part of the return of service,
or if the street address of the registered agent of the artificial person is
not staffed as required pursuant to NRS
14.020, which fact is to be made part of the return of service, the
artificial person may be served with any and all legal process, or a demand or
notice described in NRS 14.020, by
delivering a copy to the Secretary of State or, in the absence of the Secretary
of State, to any deputy secretary of state, and such service is valid to all
intents and purposes. The copy must:
(a) Include a specific citation to the provisions
of this section. The Secretary of State may refuse to accept such service if
the proper citation is not included.
(b) Be accompanied by a fee of $10.
Ê The
Secretary of State shall keep a copy of the legal process received pursuant to
this section in the Office of the Secretary of State for at least 1 year after
receipt thereof and shall make those records available for public inspection
during normal business hours.
2. In all cases of such service, the defendant
has 40 days, exclusive of the day of service, within which to answer or plead.
3. Before such service is authorized, the
plaintiff shall make or cause to be made and filed an affidavit setting forth
the facts, showing that due diligence has been used to ascertain the
whereabouts of the officers of the artificial person to be served, and the
facts showing that direct or personal service on, or notice to, the artificial
person cannot be had.
4. If it appears from the affidavit that
there is a last known address of the artificial person or any known officers
thereof, the plaintiff shall, in addition to and after such service on the
Secretary of State, mail or cause to be mailed to the artificial person or to
the known officer, at such address, by registered or certified mail, a copy of
the summons and a copy of the complaint, and in all such cases the defendant
has 40 days after the date of the mailing within which to appear in the action.
5. This section provides an additional
manner of serving process, and does not affect the validity of any other valid
service.
[1911 CPA § 83; A 1921,
107; 1939,
66; 1931 NCL § 8581]—(NRS A 1960,
226; 1969,
17, 95;
1997,
472; 1999,
404, 1632;
2005,
2206; 2007,
2707)
Notes of Decisions
Saavedra-Sandoval v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 245 P.3d 1198 (Nev. 2010).
“020(2) and NRS 14.030 describe the person upon whom service of process for a corporation must be made, and failure to properly serve that agent by the statutorily prescribed means is not, by itself, good cause for granting an enlargement of time to serve process.”
Venture v. G. C. Wallace Consulting Engineers, Inc., 794 P.2d 707 (Nev. 1990).
· cites it 2× “Jurisdiction over foreign corporations may be accomplished under Nevada law by complying with the procedures set forth in NRCP 4(d)(2) 1 or NRS 14.030. 2 Because respondent failed to *384 effectuate service under either provision and contented itself with service upon Arciero’s…”
The Harvest Found., Llc Vs. Alt. Med. Ass'N, Lc, 477 P.3d 368 (Nev. 2020).
· cites it 10× “All these attempts failed, so AMA turned to substitute service under NRS 14.030 and NRCP 4(d)(1). To that end, AMA delivered the following to the secretary of state: (1) a cover letter citing NRS 14.”
McCulloch Corp. v. O'Donnell, 433 P.2d 839 (Nev. 1967).
· cites it 3× “Service of process on McCulloch Corporation was made pursuant to NRS 14.030. 1 Petitioner moved to quash service of summons contending that the trial court had no jurisdiction over McCulloch Corporation since that corporation does not do business in Nevada, is not authorized or…”
Lu (D. Nev. 2025).
· cites it 6× “Discussion 15 Under the Federal Rules, a corporation in a judicial district of the United States may be 16 served: (A) “in the manner prescribed by Rule 4(e)(1) for serving an individual; or (B) by delivering 17 a copy of the summons and the complaint to an officer, a managing…”
Silverberg (D. Nev. 2025).
· cites it 5× “2(c)(3) and NRS 14.030. 20 Panorama Towers offers a conclusory argument stating it was not properly served under the 21 federal or state rules of civil procedure.”
Cha Venture v. Gc Wallace Cons. Eng., 794 P.2d 707 (Nev. 1990).
· cites it 2× “Jurisdiction over foreign corporations may be accomplished under Nevada law by complying with the procedures set forth in NRCP 4(d)(2) [1] or NRS 14.030. [2] Because respondent failed to effectuate service under either provision and contented itself with service upon Arciero's…”
Medmarc Cas. Ins. Co. v. Colquitt & Abbatangelo, Ltd. (D. Nev. 2022).
· cites it 2× “4(e)(1), NRS 14.030, and Nev. R. Civ. P. 4.3. In relevant part, Rule 4(e)(1) 13 provides that service on a corporation shall be made in accordance with the laws of the state in which 14 the federal court is located.”
Heagens v. Ganon (D. Nev. 2025).
· cites it 2× “2020) (unpublished) (“Here, AMA did not strictly comply with 14 NRS 14.030 because it did not send Harvest a copy of process by registered or certified mail as 15 the statute requires.”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 14.030(1) — 2 cases
Silverberg (D. Nev. 2025).
“2(c)(3) and NRS 14.030. 20 Panorama Towers offers a conclusory argument stating it was not properly served under the 21 federal or state rules of civil procedure.”
Lu (D. Nev. 2025).
“Discussion 15 Under the Federal Rules, a corporation in a judicial district of the United States may be 16 served: (A) “in the manner prescribed by Rule 4(e)(1) for serving an individual; or (B) by delivering 17 a copy of the summons and the complaint to an officer, a managing…”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 14.030(3) — 2 cases
Silverberg (D. Nev. 2025).
“2(c)(3) and NRS 14.030. 20 Panorama Towers offers a conclusory argument stating it was not properly served under the 21 federal or state rules of civil procedure.”
Lu (D. Nev. 2025).
“Discussion 15 Under the Federal Rules, a corporation in a judicial district of the United States may be 16 served: (A) “in the manner prescribed by Rule 4(e)(1) for serving an individual; or (B) by delivering 17 a copy of the summons and the complaint to an officer, a managing…”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 14.030(4) — 1 case
Silverberg (D. Nev. 2025).
“2(c)(3) and NRS 14.030. 20 Panorama Towers offers a conclusory argument stating it was not properly served under the 21 federal or state rules of civil procedure.”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 14.030(5) — 1 case
The Harvest Found., Llc Vs. Alt. Med. Ass'N, Lc, 477 P.3d 368 (Nev. 2020).
“All these attempts failed, so AMA turned to substitute service under NRS 14.030 and NRCP 4(d)(1). To that end, AMA delivered the following to the secretary of state: (1) a cover letter citing NRS 14.”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 14.030(b)(3) — 1 case
Lu (D. Nev. 2025).
“Discussion 15 Under the Federal Rules, a corporation in a judicial district of the United States may be 16 served: (A) “in the manner prescribed by Rule 4(e)(1) for serving an individual; or (B) by delivering 17 a copy of the summons and the complaint to an officer, a managing…”
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