Nevada Revised Statutes

Nev. Rev. Stat. § 338.150 (2026)

Provisions requiring use of method of alternate dispute resolution before initiation of judicial action; exception

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NRS 338.150  Provisions requiring use of method of alternate dispute resolution before initiation of judicial action; exception.

      1.  Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a public body charged with the drafting of specifications for a public work shall include in the specifications a clause requiring the use of a method of alternate dispute resolution before initiation of a judicial action if a dispute arising between the public body and the contractor engaged on a public work cannot otherwise be settled.

      2.  The provisions of subsection 1 do not require the Department of Transportation to include such a clause in any contract entered into by the Department.

      (Added to NRS by 1969, 618; A 1971, 621; 1979, 1796; 1985, 1462; 2003, 2438; 2005, 1808; 2009, 424)

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2003–2021 · leading case: Harris Assocs. v. Clark Cnty. Sch. Dist., 81 P.3d 532 (Nev. 2003).
Harris Assocs. v. Clark Cnty. Sch. Dist., 81 P.3d 532 (Nev. 2003). · cites it 32× “” 9 The legislative history of NRS 338.150 indicates that the Legislature intended it to mandate arbitration.”
Global Graphic Resources LLC v. Triunfo, Inc. (D. Nev. 2021). · cites it 4× “, Nev. Rev. Stat. § 338.150 (1). Finally, GGR argues that Catalina’s claim that 21 Nevada Revised Statutes § 597.”
Triunfo, Inc. v. Global Graphic Resources LLC (D. Nev. 2021). · cites it 4× “, Nev. Rev. Stat. § 338.150 (1). Finally, GGR argues that Catalina’s claim that 21 Nevada Revised Statutes § 597.”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 338.150(1) — 1 case
Harris Assocs. v. Clark Cnty. Sch. Dist., 81 P.3d 532 (Nev. 2003). “” 9 The legislative history of NRS 338.150 indicates that the Legislature intended it to mandate arbitration.”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 338.150(2) — 1 case
Harris Assocs. v. Clark Cnty. Sch. Dist., 81 P.3d 532 (Nev. 2003). “” 9 The legislative history of NRS 338.150 indicates that the Legislature intended it to mandate arbitration.”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 338.150(3) — 1 case
Harris Assocs. v. Clark Cnty. Sch. Dist., 81 P.3d 532 (Nev. 2003). “” 9 The legislative history of NRS 338.150 indicates that the Legislature intended it to mandate arbitration.”
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