Nevada Revised Statutes

Nev. Rev. Stat. § 199.320 (2026)

Inducing lawsuit

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NRS 199.320 Inducing lawsuit. Every person who shall on his or her behalf bring or instigate, incite or encourage another to bring, any false suit at law or in equity, in any court of this State, with intent thereby to distress or harass a defendant therein, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

[1911 C&P § 101; RL § 6366; NCL § 10050]

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 1994–2005 · leading case: Jordan v. State Ex Rel. Dep't of Motor Vehs. & Pub. Saf., 110 P.3d 30 (Nev. 2005).

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Jordan v. State Ex Rel. Dep't of Motor Vehs. & Pub. Saf., 110 P.3d 30 (Nev. 2005). “58 Presumably, by citing NRS 199.320, “false lawsuit,” Jordan was alleging false arrest.”

Whitehead v. Nevada Comm'n on Jud. Discipline, 878 P.2d 913 (Nev. 1994). · cites it 2× “310 Malicious prosecution a felony or misdemeanor NRS 199.320 Inducing lawsuit a misdemeanor NRS 200.”

State v. Duffey, 981 P.2d 1 (Wash. Ct. App. 1999). “§ 97-9-11 (1994); Nev. Rev. Stat. § 199.320 (1997); N.M. Stat.”

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