Nevada Revised Statutes

Nev. Rev. Stat. § 31.850 (2026)

Requisites of affidavit by plaintiff

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NRS 31.850 Requisites of affidavit by plaintiff. Where a delivery is claimed, an affidavit shall be made by the plaintiff, or by someone in the plaintiff’s behalf, and filed with the court showing:

1. That the plaintiff is the owner of the property claimed (particularly describing it), or is lawfully entitled to the possession thereof.

2. That the property is wrongfully detained by the defendant.

3. The alleged cause of the detention thereof according to the plaintiff’s best knowledge, information and belief.

4. That the same has not been taken for a tax, assessment or fine pursuant to a statute, or seized under an execution or an attachment against the property of the plaintiff, or, if so seized, that it is by statute exempt from such seizure.

5. The actual value of the property.

[1911 CPA § 183; RL § 5125; NCL § 8681]—(NRS A 1973, 1151)

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2020–2025 · leading case: Spectrum Leasing USA, Inc. v. Elite Extraction Servs. Corp. (D. Nev. 2022).

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Flint Cps Inks North Am., LLC v. Trend Offset Printing Servs., Inc. (D. Nev. 2020). · cites it 4× “DU CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 19 20 Particularly concerning for the Court is whether Flint Group would be able to establish NRS § 31.850(1)’s requisite showings in light of the disjunctive language in the 21 || contract that Flint Group relies on to argue that it owns…”

Spectrum Leasing USA, Inc. v. Elite Extraction Servs. Corp. (D. Nev. 2022). · cites it 4× “1 2 Nev. Rev. Stat. § 31.850 . 3 If the affidavit shows these five items, the court shall issue an order directed to the 4 defendant to show cause why the property should not be taken from the defendant and delivered 5 to the plaintiff.”

Crow v. Seaborne Freight & Logistics INC (D. Nev. 2025). · cites it 3× “” 28 NRS 31.850. 1 Although Plaintiff attached this information in Crow’s declaration (ECF No.”

— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 31.850(1) — 1 case

Flint Cps Inks North Am., LLC v. Trend Offset Printing Servs., Inc. (D. Nev. 2020). “DU CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 19 20 Particularly concerning for the Court is whether Flint Group would be able to establish NRS § 31.850(1)’s requisite showings in light of the disjunctive language in the 21 || contract that Flint Group relies on to argue that it owns…”

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