Nevada Revised Statutes
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 35.040 (2026)
Action brought on relation of another; security for costs
✓ current as of July 2026 Cite as: Nev. Rev. Stat. § 35.040 (2026)
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NRS 35.040 Action brought on relation of another; security for costs. Such officer may, upon the officer’s own
relation, bring any such action, or the officer may, on the leave of the court,
or a judge thereof, bring the action upon the relation of another person; and,
if the action be brought under subsection 1 of NRS 35.010, the officer may require
security for costs to be given as in other cases.
[1911 CPA § 717; RL § 5659; NCL § 9206]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4
cases, 2004–2014 · leading case: Secretary of State v. STATE LEGISLATURE
Secretary of State v. STATE LEGISLATURE (2004)
“”); see also NRS 35.040 (providing that the Attorney General may sue in quo warranto on his own relation, or, with leave of court, on the relation of another person); NRS 35.”
Halverson v. Hardcastle (2007)
“030, NRS 35.040, and the circumstances presented here, the Attorney General is the only public officer authorized to petition for quo warranto relief because, although NRS 35.”
Lueck v. Teuton (2009)
“Under NRS Chapter 35, only persons "claiming to be entitled to a public office," NRS 35.”
Workman v. Attorney General (2014)
“See NRS 35.040; NRS 35.050; Lueck v. Teuton, 125 Nev.”
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