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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 17.090 (2026)

Judgment by confession for debt due or contingent liability

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NRS 17.090  Judgment by confession for debt due or contingent liability.  Except as otherwise provided by law, a judgment by confession may be entered without action, either for money due or to become due or to secure any person against contingent liability on behalf of the defendant, or both, in the manner prescribed by this section and NRS 17.100 and 17.110.

      [1911 CPA § 307; RL § 5249; NCL § 8805]—(NRS A 2015, 1369)

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2010–2023 · leading case: Coast to Coast Demolition & Crushing, Inc. v. Real Equity Pursuit, LLC, 226 P.3d 605 (Nev. 2010).
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Coast to Coast Demolition & Crushing, Inc. v. Real Equity Pursuit, LLC, 226 P.3d 605 (Nev. 2010). · cites it 3× “Nevada confession of judgment practice is governed by NRS 17.090 through NRS 17.110. These statutes have been in existence, with different code numbers but in substantially the same form, since 1869.”
Bd. of Trs. of Unite Here Health v. Aguilar, No. 2:16-cv-02501 (D. Nev. Sept. 25, 2023). · cites it 9× “” NRS § 17.090. As such, when parties move for confessions by judgment, they must obtain 18 a “statement in writing,” “signed by the defendant and verified by his or her oath,” the following: 19 1.”
Blue Sunsets LLC v. Kontilai, No. 2:18-cv-00090 (D. Nev. Mar. 9, 2020). · cites it 2× “100 and is entered 19 without action pursuant to NRS § 17.090. 20 4. Plaintiffs’ motion for leave to file supplemental authorities 21 Plaintiffs also move to file supplemental authorities.”
Bd. of Trs. of the S. Nevada & California Glaziers, Fabricators, Painters & Floorcoverers Pension Trust Fund v. Ltd. Edition Glass Inc., No. 2:23-cv-00042 (D. Nev. Apr. 11, 2023). “Under Nevada law, a judgment by confession is a statement 14 “in writing, signed by the defendant and verified by his or her oath” that “authorize[s] the 15 entry of judgment for a specified sum” and that if money is or will become due, “it shall state 16 concisely the facts out…”
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