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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 17.265 (2026)

Certain rights of indemnity unimpaired

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NRS 17.265  Certain rights of indemnity unimpaired.  Except as otherwise provided in NRS 17.245, the provisions of NRS 17.225 to 17.305, inclusive, do not impair any right of indemnity under existing law. Where one tortfeasor is entitled to indemnity from another, the right of the indemnity obligee is for indemnity and not contribution, and the indemnity obligor is not entitled to contribution from the obligee for any portion of his or her indemnity obligation.

      (Added to NRS by 1973, 1303; A 1979, 1356; 1997, 438)

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1985–2022 · leading case: Doctors Co. v. Vincent, 98 P.3d 681 (Nev. 2004).
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Doctors Co. v. Vincent, 98 P.3d 681 (Nev. 2004). · cites it 2× “8 Under NRS 17.265, the provisions of the contribution statutory scheme do not impair rights of indemnity and, more particularly, “[wjhere one tortfeasor is entitled to indemnity from another, the right of the indemnity obligee is for indemnity and not contribution, and the…”
Ins. Co. of the West v. Gibson Tile Co., 134 P.3d 698 (Nev. 2006). · cites it 2× “67, 73 , 214 P. 532, 534 (1923) (stating that, "when a contract is invalid or for any reason unenforceable, it necessarily follows that no right of action exists for damages occasioned by the breach thereof").”
Medallion Dev., Inc. v. Converse Consultants, 930 P.2d 115 (Nev. 1997). · cites it 2× “However, NRS 17.265 makes clear that the right of indemnity remains unimpaired: NRS 17.”
Van Cleave v. Gamboni Constr. Co., 706 P.2d 845 (Nev. 1985). “” NRS 17.265. The second sentence in the indemnity section of the Uniform Act was added by the drafters in the 1955 Revised Version.”
St. Paul Fire & Marine Ins. Co. v. Nat'L Union Fire Ins. Co. Of Pittsburgh, Pa, 521 P.3d 418 (Nev. 2022). “2d 845, 848 (1985) (emphasis omitted); see also NRS 17.265. "When the duty to indemnify arises from contractual language, it generally is not subject to equitable considerations; 'rather, it is enforced in accordance with the terms of the contracting parties' agreement.”
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