Nevada Revised Statutes

Nev. Rev. Stat. § 31.017 (2026)

Issuance of writ of attachment without notice and hearing

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NRS 31.017  Issuance of writ of attachment without notice and hearing.  The court may order the writ of attachment issued without notice to the defendant only in the following cases:

      1.  In an action by a resident of this State against a defendant not residing in this State. For purposes of this subsection only, domestic corporations and foreign corporations who are doing business in this State and who have qualified to do business in this State as required in chapter 80 of NRS shall be deemed residents of this State. Alien corporations and foreign corporations who have not qualified to do business shall be deemed nonresidents.

      2.  In an action upon a foreign judgment for the direct payment of money.

      3.  In an action for the recovery of the value of personal property, where such personal property is owned by the plaintiff and has been taken or converted by the defendant without the consent of the plaintiff.

      4.  In an action by a resident of this State, where the defendant is about to remove the defendant’s money or property, or any part thereof, from this State, and the defendant’s property which may remain within this State, if any, will be insufficient to satisfy plaintiff’s claim. For purposes of this subsection only, a foreign corporation qualified to do business in this State as provided in chapter 80 of NRS shall be deemed a resident of this State.

      5.  Where the defendant is about to give, assign, hypothecate, pledge, dispose of or conceal the defendant’s money or property or any part thereof and the defendant’s money or property remaining in this State or that remaining unconcealed will be insufficient to satisfy the plaintiff’s claim.

      6.  In an action for the recovery of money or property, or the proceeds thereof, obtained from the plaintiff by the defendant through embezzlement, forgery, larceny or extortion.

      7.  In an action brought under chapter 112 of NRS.

      8.  In an action by the State, or a political subdivision thereof, brought under chapter 130 of NRS.

      9.  In an action where jurisdiction in this State can only be obtained by the attachment of the defendant’s property.

      (Added to NRS by 1973, 1172)

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 2000–2026 · leading case: LFC Mktg. Grp., Inc. v. Loomis, 8 P.3d 841 (Nev. 2000).
LFC Mktg. Grp., Inc. v. Loomis, 8 P.3d 841 (Nev. 2000). “See NRS 31.017. Such circumstances include when the debtor resides in another state or when the property sought to be attached is in danger of being removed from the state.”
Johnson v. D3 Investments, LLC (D. Nev. 2024). · cites it 6× “NRS § 31.017(3). Additionally, all applications for 13 a writ of attachment without notice are required to include a detailed affidavit of the plaintiff or of 14 any other person having personal knowledge of the facts.”
City of Reno v. Dist. Ct. (conrad) (civil), 142 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 13 (Nev. 2026). · cites it 3× “NRS 31.017. Those circumstances include actions against out-of-state residents, against foreign corporations, or in cases where the plaintiff is seeking the return or value of wrongfully taken personal property.”
Petculescu v. Dist. Ct. (Debt Com. Prop. LLC) (Nev. 2015). · cites it 2× “See NRS 31.017; NRS 31.026; Connecticut ix Doehr, 501 U.”
LVC Surgical Ctr., LLC v. Insight Surgical Equip. Co. (D. Nev. 2019). “26 Plaintiff appears to seek a writ of attachment without notice to the defendant, pursuant to 27 NRS 31.017, though it is not entirely clear.”
Christian v. United States (D. Nev. 2024). “013 or may request that the court issue a writ of attachment without notice under the grounds stated in NRS 31.017. Christian cites neither ground for seeking a writ of attachment, fails to include a proper application for the writ, and further fails to submit an affidavit…”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 31.017(1) — 1 case
City of Reno v. Dist. Ct. (conrad) (civil), 142 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 13 (Nev. 2026). “NRS 31.017. Those circumstances include actions against out-of-state residents, against foreign corporations, or in cases where the plaintiff is seeking the return or value of wrongfully taken personal property.”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 31.017(3) — 1 case
Johnson v. D3 Investments, LLC (D. Nev. 2024). “NRS § 31.017(3). Additionally, all applications for 13 a writ of attachment without notice are required to include a detailed affidavit of the plaintiff or of 14 any other person having personal knowledge of the facts.”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 31.017(4) — 1 case
City of Reno v. Dist. Ct. (conrad) (civil), 142 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 13 (Nev. 2026). “NRS 31.017. Those circumstances include actions against out-of-state residents, against foreign corporations, or in cases where the plaintiff is seeking the return or value of wrongfully taken personal property.”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 31.017(5) — 2 cases
Johnson v. D3 Investments, LLC (D. Nev. 2024). “NRS § 31.017(3). Additionally, all applications for 13 a writ of attachment without notice are required to include a detailed affidavit of the plaintiff or of 14 any other person having personal knowledge of the facts.”
Petculescu v. Dist. Ct. (Debt Com. Prop. LLC) (Nev. 2015). “See NRS 31.017; NRS 31.026; Connecticut ix Doehr, 501 U.”
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