Nevada Revised Statutes

Nev. Rev. Stat. § 21.270 (2026)

Examination of judgment debtor

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NRS 21.270  Examination of judgment debtor.

      1.  A judgment creditor, at any time after the judgment is entered, is entitled to an order from the judge of the court requiring the judgment debtor to appear and answer upon oath or affirmation concerning his or her property, before:

      (a) The judge or a master appointed by the judge; or

      (b) An attorney representing the judgment creditor,

Ê at a time and place specified in the order. No judgment debtor may be required to appear outside the county in which the judgment debtor resides.

      2.  If the judgment debtor is required to appear before any person other than a judge or master:

      (a) The oath or affirmation of the judgment debtor must be administered by a notary public; and

      (b) The proceedings must be transcribed by a court reporter or recorded electronically. The transcript or recording must be preserved for 2 years.

      3.  A judgment debtor who is regularly served with an order issued pursuant to this section, and who fails to appear at the time and place specified in the order, may be punished for contempt by the judge issuing the order.

      [1911 CPA § 365; RL § 5307; NCL § 8863]—(NRS A 1983, 17; 1989, 902)

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1969–2025 · leading case: Greene v. Eighth Jud. Dist. Court, 990 P.2d 184 (Nev. 1999).
Greene v. Eighth Jud. Dist. Court, 990 P.2d 184 (Nev. 1999). “See NRS 21.270 to 21.340. After the issuance or return of an execution against property of a judgment debtor, a judge may (under circumstances set forth in the statute) order a third party in possession of property of the judgment debtor to appear before the judge or a master to…”
Matusik v. Large, 452 P.2d 457 (Nev. 1969). “NRS 21.270; NRCP 69(a). The examination revealed that Davidson was penniless and that he had sold his rig and equipment to A.”
Mona Vs. Dist. Ct. (far West Indus.), 2016 NV 72 (Nev. 2016). · cites it 10× “After the California judgment was domesticated, the district court ordered Michael to appear for a judgment debtor examination and produce documents pursuant to NRS 21.270 Michael failed to disclose and produce the post-marital agreement in violation of the court order.”
Mona Vs. Dist. Ct. (far West Indus.), 2016 NV 72 (Nev. 2016). · cites it 5× “After the California judgment was domesticated, the district court ordered Michael to appear for a judgment debtor examination and produce documents pursuant to NRS 21.270 Michael failed to disclose and produce the post-marital agreement in violation of the court order.”
GW Grundbesitz AG v. A Investments LLC (D. Nev. 2021). · cites it 5× “15 Plaintiff previously moved for a judgment debtor examination, which the Court 16 conditionally approved upon a showing that Defendants reside in Clark County (to ensure 17 compliance with NRS 21.270, the statute governing judgment debtor examinations).”
GW Grundbesitz AG v. A Investments LLC (D. Nev. 2021). · cites it 4× “In 2 relevant part, NRS 21.270 provides: 3 1. A judgment creditor, at any time after the judgment is entered, is entitled to an order from the judge of the court requiring the judgment 4 debtor to appear and answer upon oath or affirmation concerning his or her property, before:…”
Aim High Inv. Grp. LLC v. Spectrum Labs., LLC (D. Nev. 2025). · cites it 3× “See NRS 21.270(1). 6 However, “[n]o judgment debtor may be required to appear outside the county in which the 7 judgment debtor resides.”
Magliarditi Vs. Transfirst Grp., Inc (Nrap 5) (Nev. 2019). “After the judgment was domesticated, the district court ordered the debtor and his wife to appear for a judgment debtor examination and produce a number of documents pursuant to NRS 21.270. Id. The district court sanctioned the debtor and his wife for failing to disclose the…”
Crowley, Esq. v. Burke (Nev. 2015). “Since a judgment debtor's examination is a proceeding upon which a judgment debtor provides information about his or her assets, NRS 21.270(1), it is a discovery issue whose resolution we review for an abuse of discretion.”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 21.270(1) — 2 cases
Aim High Inv. Grp. LLC v. Spectrum Labs., LLC (D. Nev. 2025). “See NRS 21.270(1). 6 However, “[n]o judgment debtor may be required to appear outside the county in which the 7 judgment debtor resides.”
Crowley, Esq. v. Burke (Nev. 2015). “Since a judgment debtor's examination is a proceeding upon which a judgment debtor provides information about his or her assets, NRS 21.270(1), it is a discovery issue whose resolution we review for an abuse of discretion.”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 21.270(1)(a) — 1 case
GW Grundbesitz AG v. A Investments LLC (D. Nev. 2021). “In 2 relevant part, NRS 21.270 provides: 3 1. A judgment creditor, at any time after the judgment is entered, is entitled to an order from the judge of the court requiring the judgment 4 debtor to appear and answer upon oath or affirmation concerning his or her property, before:…”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 21.270(3) — 1 case
GW Grundbesitz AG v. A Investments LLC (D. Nev. 2021). “15 Plaintiff previously moved for a judgment debtor examination, which the Court 16 conditionally approved upon a showing that Defendants reside in Clark County (to ensure 17 compliance with NRS 21.270, the statute governing judgment debtor examinations).”
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