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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 17.350 (2026)

Filing and status of foreign judgments

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NRS 17.350  Filing and status of foreign judgments.  An exemplified copy of any foreign judgment may be filed with the clerk of any district court of this state. The clerk shall treat the foreign judgment in the same manner as a judgment of the district court of this state. A judgment so filed has the same effect and is subject to the same procedures, defenses and proceedings for reopening, vacating or staying as a judgment of a district court of this state and may be enforced or satisfied in like manner.

      (Added to NRS by 1979, 1496)

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 13 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1987–2025 · leading case: Rosenstein v. Steele, 747 P.2d 230 (Nev. 1987).
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Rosenstein v. Steele, 747 P.2d 230 (Nev. 1987). · cites it 2× “In December of 1986, appellant filed a motion in the Nevada district court seeking to set aside the judgment and to stay *573 its enforcement pursuant to the provisions of NRCP 55(b), NRCP 60(b)(1), and NRS 17.350. 1 The court below entered an order denying appellant’s motion on…”
Karow v. Mitchell, 878 P.2d 978 (Nev. 1994). · cites it 6× “" NRS 17.350. They are not entitled, therefore, to have a writ of execution issued by one of our courts.”
Trubenbach v. Amstadter, 849 P.2d 288 (Nev. 1993). · cites it 4× “190(l)(a); NRS 17.350. 2 To protect a judgment debtor from the excessive compounding of interest, California prohibits the renewal of a judgment within five years.”
City of Oakland v. Desert Outdoor Advert., Inc., 267 P.3d 48 (Nev. 2011). · cites it 8× “NRS 17.350. Nevada's UEFJA *51 applies to all foreign judgments filed in Nevada district court for the purpose of enforcing the judgment in Nevada.”
Taylor v. Vilcheck, 745 P.2d 702 (Nev. 1987). “…and modified in the same manner as a support decree of this state, i.e., in a formal civil proceeding. See also NRS 17.350.”
In Re: Guardianship of Echevarria, 2016 NV 45 (Nev. 2016). · cites it 6× “2Ansara argues that Michael's judgment was not properly domesticated in this jurisdiction pursuant to NRS 17.350 and, as such, was not a valid lien and would be excluded from the payment priority outlined in NRS 159.”
Harvey v. Torrent Leasing Inc. (D. Nev. 2025). · cites it 5× “3 He then filed an 4 “emergency motion for temporary stay of enforcement” pending a ruling on his motion to quash, 5 which the state court granted, finding that NRS 17.350 required Torrent to domesticate the 6 Illinois judgment before enforcing it in Nevada.”
Flangas v. Perfekt Mktg., LLC, 2022 NV 26 (Nev. 2022). · cites it 4× “" NRS 17.350 (emphasis added). We have explained that this language means that the act of domesticating a "foreign judgment in a Nevada district court" creates "a new action for the purposes of the statute of limitations.”
Flangas v. Perfekt Mktg., LLC, 2022 NV 26 (Nev. 2022). · cites it 4× “" NRS 17.350 (emphasis added). We have explained that this language means that the act of domesticating a "foreign judgment in a Nevada district court" creates "a new action for the purposes of the statute of limitations.”
In re Guardianship & Est. of Echevarria, 2016 NV 45 (Nev. 2016). · cites it 2× “2Ansara argues that Michael's judgment was not properly domesticated in this jurisdiction pursuant to NRS 17.350 and, as such, was not a valid lien and would be excluded from the payment priority outlined in NRS 159.”
In Re: Guardianship of Echevarria, 2016 NV 45 (Nev. 2016). · cites it 2× “2Ansara argues that Michael's judgment was not properly domesticated in this jurisdiction pursuant to NRS 17.350 and, as such, was not a valid lien and would be excluded from the payment priority outlined in NRS 159.”
Peters v. Maxwell & Morgan, Corp. (D. Nev. 2019). · cites it 2× “” Nev. Rev. Stat. § 17.350 . The party seeking 11112222 recovery of the foreign judgment in Nevada then must comply with the UEFJA’s filing and 11113333 notice requirements, as well as waiting the applicable time-period before executing or enforcing 11114444 the foreign judgment…”
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