Nevada Revised Statutes

Nev. Rev. Stat. § 616C.205 (2026)

Compensation not assignable; exempt from attachment, garnishment and execution; accrued compensation payable to dependents

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NRS 616C.205  Compensation not assignable; exempt from attachment, garnishment and execution; accrued compensation payable to dependents.  Except as otherwise provided in this section and NRS 18.015, 31A.150 and 31A.330, compensation payable or paid under chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, or chapter 617 of NRS, whether determined or due, or not:

      1.  Is not assignable before the issuance and delivery of the check or the deposit of any payment for compensation pursuant to NRS 616C.409;

      2.  Is exempt from attachment, garnishment and execution; and

      3.  Does not pass to any other person by operation of law.

Ê In the case of the death of an injured employee covered by chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, or chapter 617 of NRS from causes independent from the injury for which compensation is payable, any compensation due the employee which was awarded or accrued but for which a check was not issued or delivered or for which payment was not made pursuant to NRS 616C.409 at the date of death of the employee is payable to the dependents of the employee as defined in NRS 616C.505.

      [Part 66:168:1947; A 1955, 71]—(NRS A 1979, 1055; 1983, 1880; 1985, 1434; 1993, 543; 1999, 221, 3285; 2007, 400; 2021, 1184)

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases, 1998–2009 · leading case: Bero-Wachs v. Law Off. of Logar & Pulver, 157 P.3d 704 (Nev. 2007).
Bero-Wachs v. Law Off. of Logar & Pulver, 157 P.3d 704 (Nev. 2007). · cites it 4× “Industrial Commission, 6 this court held that an attorney’s claim for fees was subject to the exemption contained in a former workers’ compensation statute, 7 now codified as NRS 616C.205. The former workers’ compensation statute provided that a workers’ compensation award was…”
Florida Asset Fin. Corp. v. Utah Labor Comm'n, 2006 UT 58 (Utah 2006). · cites it 2× “"); Nev.Rev.Stat. § 616C.205 (2000) ("[C]ompensation payable or paid .”
Hardy & Hardy v. Wills, 958 P.2d 78 (Nev. 1998). · cites it 3× “In February 1994, the court declared Wills’ savings account funds exempt from execution and ordered Hardy & Hardy to return the garnished funds to the sheriff.”
Rapid Settlements, Ltd. v. United States Fid. & Guar. Co., 672 F. Supp. 2d 714 (D. Maryland 2009). “”); Nev.Rev.Stat. § 616C.205 (“[Cjompensation payable or paid .”
Currier v. State Indus. Ins. Sys., 956 P.2d 810 (Nev. 1998). “550 (currently codified as NRS 616C.205) provided in pertinent part: [B]ut in the case of the death of an injured employee covered by this chapter from causes independent from the injury for which compensation is payable, any compensation due the employee which was awarded or…”
Sahara Hotel & Casino v. Holden, 953 P.2d 268 (Nev. 1998). “See also NRS 616C.205 which provides, in pertinent part: In the case of the death of an injured employee covered by this chapter from causes independent from the injury for which compensation is payable, any compensation due the employee which was awarded or accrued but for…”
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