Nevada Revised Statutes

Nev. Rev. Stat. § 533.160 (2026)

Entry of order of determination after hearing of objections to preliminary order; legal effect of order; certification, printing and service of order

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NRS 533.160  Entry of order of determination after hearing of objections to preliminary order; legal effect of order; certification, printing and service of order.

      1.  As soon as practicable after the hearing of objections to the preliminary order of determination, the State Engineer shall make and cause to be entered of record in the Office of the State Engineer an order of determination, defining the several rights to the waters of the stream or stream system. The order of determination, when filed with the clerk of the district court as provided in NRS 533.165, has the legal effect of a complaint in a civil action.

      2.  The order of determination must be certified by the State Engineer. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, a copy of the order of determination must be sent by registered or certified mail or delivered in person to each person who has filed proof of claim and to each person who has become interested through intervention or through filing of objections under the provisions of NRS 533.130 or 533.145.

      3.  In lieu of sending or delivering a copy of the order of determination pursuant to subsection 2, the State Engineer may:

      (a) Make available a copy of the order of determination on the Internet website of the Office of the State Engineer; and

      (b) Send by registered or certified mail or deliver in person to each person who has filed a proof of appropriation and to each person who has become interested through intervention notice that the order of determination is available on the Internet website of the Office of the State Engineer.

      [33:140:1913; A 1915, 378; 1921, 171; NCL § 7920]—(NRS A 1967, 190; 1969, 1527; 1973, 1478; 1985, 467; 1993, 1701; 1997, 22; 2005, 1093; 2017, 711)

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 2016–2016 · leading case: Jackson Vs. Groenendyke, 2016 NV 25 (Nev. 2016).
Jackson Vs. Groenendyke, 2016 NV 25 (Nev. 2016). · cites it 3× “: The parties disputed who had rights to certain spring waters and the State Engineer adjudicated those rights, entering a final order of determination under NRS 533.160. The matter was then set for a hearing in district court as required by NRS 533.”
Bentley v. Hall Ranches, LLC C/W 64773/66932 (Nev. 2016). · cites it 2× “The FOD "defin[ed] the several rights to the waters of' North Diversion of Sheridan Creek, NRS 533.160(1); pursuant to NRS 533.170(1), "exceptions" to the FOD by "all parties in interest who are aggrieved or dissatisfied with" it were due 5 days before the scheduled district…”
Jackson Vs. Groenendyke, 2016 NV 25 (Nev. 2016). “: The parties disputed who had rights to certain spring waters and the State Engineer adjudicated those rights, entering a final order of determination under NRS 533.160. The matter was then set for a hearing in district court as required by NRS 533.”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 533.160(1) — 1 case
Bentley v. Hall Ranches, LLC C/W 64773/66932 (Nev. 2016). “The FOD "defin[ed] the several rights to the waters of' North Diversion of Sheridan Creek, NRS 533.160(1); pursuant to NRS 533.170(1), "exceptions" to the FOD by "all parties in interest who are aggrieved or dissatisfied with" it were due 5 days before the scheduled district…”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 533.160(6) — 1 case
Bentley v. Hall Ranches, LLC C/W 64773/66932 (Nev. 2016). “The FOD "defin[ed] the several rights to the waters of' North Diversion of Sheridan Creek, NRS 533.160(1); pursuant to NRS 533.170(1), "exceptions" to the FOD by "all parties in interest who are aggrieved or dissatisfied with" it were due 5 days before the scheduled district…”
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