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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 207.520 (2026)

Limitation of actions

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NRS 207.520 Limitation of actions. A criminal action or proceeding under NRS 205.322 or 207.400 may be commenced at any time within 5 years after the conduct in violation of the section occurs. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 217.007, a civil action or proceeding under NRS 207.470 may be commenced at any time within 5 years after the violation occurs or after the injured person sustains the injury, whichever is later. If a criminal prosecution or civil action or other proceeding is brought to punish, prevent or restrain any violation of the provisions of NRS 205.322 or 207.400, the running of the period of limitations prescribed by this section with respect to any cause of action arising under NRS 207.470, which is based in whole or in part upon any matter complained of in the prosecution or proceeding, is suspended during the pendency of the prosecution or proceeding and for 2 years following termination of the prosecution or proceeding.

(Added to NRS by 1983, 1501; A 1985, 1828; 1993, 454)

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 6 cases, 1988–2019 · leading case: Siragusa v. Brown, 971 P.2d 801 (Nev. 1998).

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Siragusa v. Brown, 971 P.2d 801 (Nev. 1998). · cites it 6× “NRS 207.520 provides that "a criminal action or proceeding under NRS .”

Allum v. Valley Bank of Nevada, 849 P.2d 297 (Nev. 1993). “350 through NRS 207.520, are patterned after the federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations, or “RICO,” statutes, 18 U.”

Hale v. Burkhardt, 764 P.2d 866 (Nev. 1988). “350 through NRS 207.520, inclusive, were enacted in 1983 2 and are patterned after the federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations, or “RICO,” statutes, 18 U.”

Cummings v. Charter Hosp. of Las Vegas, Inc., 896 P.2d 1137 (Nev. 1995). “350 through NRS 207.520. Under NRS 207.470, a civil action may be brought by any person injured as a result of racketeering activity.”

Lescinsky v. Clark Cnty. Sch. Dist. (D. Nev. 2019). · cites it 2× “”47 “Crimes related to racketeering” include, as relevant here, extortion, 3 perjury or subornation of perjury, and offering false evidence.48 4 The Nevada Supreme Court has held “that civil racketeering claims must be pled with 5 specificity”—which is the same standard used for…”

Davenport v. Gmac Mortg. (Nev. 2013). “350 through NRS 207.520. To state a claim for such a violation, a plaintiff must allege, with specificity, that the defendant "engag[ed] in at least two crimes related to racketeering that have the same or similar pattern, intents, results, accomplices, victims or methods of…”

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