Nevada Revised Statutes

Nev. Rev. Stat. § 485.301 (2026)

Judgment creditor authorized to report nonpayment of judgment entered as result of motor vehicle crash; Department to transmit copy of judgment to nonresident’s state

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NRS 485.301  Judgment creditor authorized to report nonpayment of judgment entered as result of motor vehicle crash; Department to transmit copy of judgment to nonresident’s state.

      1.  Whenever any person fails within 60 days to satisfy any judgment that was entered as a result of a crash involving a motor vehicle, the judgment creditor or the judgment creditor’s attorney may forward to the Department immediately after the expiration of the 60 days a certified copy of the judgment.

      2.  If the defendant named in any certified copy of a judgment that was entered as a result of a crash involving a motor vehicle and reported to the Department is a nonresident, the Department shall transmit a certified copy of the judgment to the officer in charge of the issuance of licenses and registration certificates of the state in which the defendant is a resident.

      (Added to NRS by 1957, 723; A 1961, 144; 1983, 266; 1999, 3584; 2007, 2050; 2015, 1651)

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2017–2017 · leading case: Simmons Vs. Briones, 2017 NV 9 (Nev. 2017).
Simmons Vs. Briones, 2017 NV 9 (Nev. 2017). · cites it 12× “SUPREME COURT OF NEVADA 4 (0) 1947A e Despite this definition, the parties disagree as to what qualifies as a "judgment" for purposes of the nonpayment of judgment statutes, NRS 485.301 through NRS 485.305. Simmons argues that the nonpayment of judgment statutes unambiguously…”
Simmons Vs. Briones, 2017 NV 9 (Nev. 2017). · cites it 6× “SUPREME COURT OF NEVADA 4 (0) 1947A e Despite this definition, the parties disagree as to what qualifies as a "judgment" for purposes of the nonpayment of judgment statutes, NRS 485.301 through NRS 485.305. Simmons argues that the nonpayment of judgment statutes unambiguously…”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 485.301(1) — 2 cases
Simmons Vs. Briones, 2017 NV 9 (Nev. 2017). “SUPREME COURT OF NEVADA 4 (0) 1947A e Despite this definition, the parties disagree as to what qualifies as a "judgment" for purposes of the nonpayment of judgment statutes, NRS 485.301 through NRS 485.305. Simmons argues that the nonpayment of judgment statutes unambiguously…”
Simmons Vs. Briones, 2017 NV 9 (Nev. 2017). “SUPREME COURT OF NEVADA 4 (0) 1947A e Despite this definition, the parties disagree as to what qualifies as a "judgment" for purposes of the nonpayment of judgment statutes, NRS 485.301 through NRS 485.305. Simmons argues that the nonpayment of judgment statutes unambiguously…”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 485.301(2) — 2 cases
Simmons Vs. Briones, 2017 NV 9 (Nev. 2017). “SUPREME COURT OF NEVADA 4 (0) 1947A e Despite this definition, the parties disagree as to what qualifies as a "judgment" for purposes of the nonpayment of judgment statutes, NRS 485.301 through NRS 485.305. Simmons argues that the nonpayment of judgment statutes unambiguously…”
Simmons Vs. Briones, 2017 NV 9 (Nev. 2017). “SUPREME COURT OF NEVADA 4 (0) 1947A e Despite this definition, the parties disagree as to what qualifies as a "judgment" for purposes of the nonpayment of judgment statutes, NRS 485.301 through NRS 485.305. Simmons argues that the nonpayment of judgment statutes unambiguously…”
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