Nevada Statutes

Chapter 41 - Actions and Proceedings in Particular Cases Concerning Persons

ABOLISHMENT OF CERTAIN CAUSES OF ACTION
- 41.370 - Public policy against causes of action for breach of promise, alienation of affections and criminal conversation.
- 41.380 - Causes of action abolished.
- 41.390 - Time for commencing accrued causes of action for criminal conversation.
- 41.400 - Act or contract gives no right of action.
- 41.410 - Unlawful to file actions after July 1, 1979.
ACTION AGAINST STATE OR POLITICAL SUBDIVISION IN CONNECTIONWITH CONFISCATION OF FIREARM
- 41.0395 - Person from whom firearm is unlawfully confiscated may commence action against State or political subdivision responsible for confiscation; court in which action may be commenced; court shal
ACTIONS BY SHAREHOLDERS AGAINST CORPORATIONS ANDASSOCIATIONS TO ENFORCE SECONDARY RIGHTS
- 41.520 - Contents and verification of complaint; motion to require plaintiff to furnish security; order; recourse of corporation or association to security.
ACTIONS FOR DEATH BY WRONGFUL ACT OR NEGLECT
- 41.085 - Heirs and personal representatives may maintain action.
ACTIONS FOR PERSONAL INJURIES BY WRONGFUL ACT, NEGLECT ORDEFAULT
- 41.130 - Liability for personal injury.
- 41.1305 - Liability of person who serves, sells or furnishes alcoholic beverages for damages caused as a result of consumption of alcoholic beverage: No liability if person served is 21 years of age o
- 41.131 - Limitation on basis of liability of manufacturers and distributors of firearms and ammunition.
- 41.1315 - Limitation on liability of property owner for injury or damage on sidewalk in public right-of-way.
- 41.133 - Conviction of crime is conclusive evidence of facts necessary to impose civil liability for related injury.
- 41.134 - Action for damages for injuries resulting from acts of domestic violence; award of costs and attorney’s fees to injured person.
- 41.1345 - Action for damages for injuries resulting from unlawful use, possession, sale or transfer of personal identifying information; award of costs and attorney’s fees to injured person; punitive
- 41.135 - Limitation on liability of victims of certain crimes for injury or damage sustained by offender.
- 41.139 - Actions by peace officers, firefighters and emergency medical attendants for injury resulting from willful acts or negligent management of property; employer not liable.
- 41.1393 - Discharge of duty to warn trespasser against dangerous condition.
- 41.1395 - Action for damages for injury or loss suffered by older or vulnerable person from abuse, neglect or exploitation; double damages; attorney’s fees and costs.
- 41.1396 - Action for damages for injury suffered by victim of pornography involving minors; presumed statutory damages; attorney’s fees and costs; protection of victim’s identity; limitation on defens
- 41.1397 - Liability of owner or operator of house of prostitution for employment of prostitute tested positive for exposure to human immunodeficiency virus.
APPOINTMENT OF ELISORS
- 41.040 - Appointment and bond of elisor.
- 41.050 - Execution of process by elisor.
- 41.060 - Arrest and confinement of sheriff in a civil action.
CLAIMS AGAINST STATE FOR SERVICES, ADVANCES AND REFUNDS
- 41.010 - Commencement of action; service of summons upon State Controller.
- 41.020 - Attorney General to defend; appeals.
COMPARATIVE NEGLIGENCE
- 41.141 - When comparative negligence not bar to recovery; jury instructions; liability of multiple defendants.
FRAUD UPON PURCHASERS; MISREPRESENTATION
- 41.600 - Actions by victims of fraud.
GOVERNMENTAL PRIVILEGES, IMMUNITIES AND LIMITATIONS ONLIABILITY
- 41.071 - Legislative privilege and immunity for State Legislators.
- 41.075 - Limitations on liability of Committee on Local Government Finance.
JURISDICTION OVER PROCEEDINGS IN WHICH INDIANS ARE PARTIES
- 41.430 - Conditions for jurisdiction of State of Nevada.
LENDERS’ LIABILITY
- 41.590 - Lender not liable for defects in property acquired with borrowed money.
LIABILITY FOR DEFAMATORY STATEMENTS PUBLISHED OR UTTEREDOVER BROADCASTING STATIONS
- 41.340 - Liability of owners or operators of broadcasting stations for defamation published by another; exercise of due care.
- 41.350 - Liability of owner or operator originating broadcast.
LIABILITY OF AND ACTIONS AGAINST THIS STATE, ITS AGENCIESAND POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS
- Conditions and Limitations on Actions
- General Provisions
- Legal Representation
- Miscellaneous Provisions
- Verdict, Judgment, Damages and Indemnification
- Waiver of Sovereign Immunity
LIABILITY OF EMPLOYERS FOR CERTAIN ACTS
- 41.745 - Liability of employer for intentional conduct of employee; limitations.
- 41.750 - Limitations on liability of employer for damages arising from or relating to child care provided to children of employee.
- 41.755 - Limitations on liability of employer who discloses information regarding employee to prospective employer of employee; exceptions.
LIABILITY OF NONPROFIT CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS,ORGANIZATIONS OR TRUSTS FOR THEIR ACTS OR ACTS OF AGENTS, EMPLOYEES OR SERVANTS
- 41.480 - Imposition of liability; conditions and limitations on actions based on acts and omissions of officers or directors.
- 41.485 - Conditions and limitations on actions: Acts and omissions of volunteers of charitable organizations.
LIABILITY OF OWNER OF MOTOR VEHICLE FOR NEGLIGENT OPERATIONBY IMMEDIATE MEMBER OF FAMILY
- 41.440 - Imposition of liability. [Effective until 1 year after the date the Interim Finance Committee issues a notice to the Department of Motor Vehicles that adequate money is available to begin reg
- 41.450 - Operator to be made party defendant; recourse on recovery of judgment.
- 41.460 - When debtor in possession or long-term lessee deemed owner of motor vehicle.
LIABILITY OF OWNERS, LESSEES AND OCCUPANTS OF PREMISES TOPERSONS USING PREMISES FOR RECREATIONAL PURPOSES
- 41.510 - Limitation of liability; exceptions for malicious acts if consideration is given or other duty exists.
LIABILITY OF PARENTS AND GUARDIANS FOR MINOR’S ACT OFNEGLIGENCE OR WILLFUL MISCONDUCT RESULTING IN DAMAGE
- 41.470 - Imposition of liability for minor’s willful misconduct.
- 41.472 - Imposition of liability for minor’s negligence or willful misconduct regarding firearm.
LIABILITY OF PERSONS CONVICTED OF PERJURY OR SUBORNATION OFPERJURY
- 41.365 - Action for damages.
LIABILITY OF PERSONS IN CONNECTION WITH FOOD DISTRIBUTEDWITHOUT CHARGE
- 41.491 - Limitations on liability.
LIABILITY OF PERSONS WHO COMMIT CRIMINAL VIOLATIONSMOTIVATED BY CHARACTERISTICS OF VICTIM
- 41.690 - Cause of action for damages resulting from criminal violation if perpetrator was motivated by certain characteristics of victim.
LIABILITY OF PERSONS WHO ENGAGE IN RIGHT TO PETITION
- 41.635 - Definitions.
- 41.637 - “Good faith communication in furtherance of the right to petition” defined.
- 41.640 - “Political subdivision” defined.
- 41.650 - Limitation of liability.
- 41.660 - Attorney General or chief legal officer of political subdivision may defend or provide support to person sued for engaging in right to petition; special counsel; filing special motion to dism
- 41.670 - Award of reasonable costs and attorney’s fees upon grant of special motion to dismiss; person sued for engaging in right to petition may bring separate action for damages.
LIABILITY OF PERSONS WHO FURNISH OR ALLOW USE OF CONTROLLEDSUBSTANCE
- 41.700 - Liability for damages caused by use of controlled substance; damages; attorney’s fees and costs.
LIABILITY OF PERSONS WHO KILL OR INJURE PET OF ANOTHERPERSON
- 41.740 - Damages for which person who kills or injures pet of another person is liable; punitive and noneconomic damages may not be awarded; limitation on amount of damages; exceptions.
LIABILITY OF PERSONS WHO MAKE OR CAUSE TO BE MADE FALSEREPORTS OF CRIMES OR EMERGENCIES
- 41.508 - Civil action brought by public agency; award of costs and attorney’s fees.
LIABILITY OF PERSONS WHO OFFICIATE SPORTING EVENTS
- 41.630 - Limitations of liability.
LIABILITY OF PERSONS WHO PROVIDE FALSE INFORMATION RELATINGTO POSTADOPTIVE CONTACT AGREEMENT
- 41.509 - Action brought by natural parent; recovery; liability not exclusive.
LIABILITY OF PERSONS WHO RENDER EMERGENCY CARE ORGRATUITOUS CARE
- 41.500 - General rule; volunteers; members of search and rescue organization; persons rendering cardiopulmonary resuscitation or using defibrillator; presumptions relating to emergency care rendered o
- 41.503 - Hospital care or assistance necessitated by traumatic injury; presumption regarding follow-up care.
- 41.504 - Physicians, physician assistants and registered nurses who give instruction or provide supervision to emergency medical attendant during emergency; emergency medical attendants, physician ass
- 41.505 - Physicians, physician assistants, nurses and dentists.
- 41.506 - Physicians, physician assistants and nurses who render certain emergency obstetrical care; licensed medical facilities in which certain emergency obstetrical care is rendered.
- 41.507 - Volunteer emergency medical dispatchers and volunteer medical directors of agencies which employ emergency medical dispatchers.
LIABILITY OF PERSONS WHO TRANSMIT ITEMS OF ELECTRONIC MAILTHAT INCLUDE ADVERTISEMENTS
- 41.705 - Definitions.
- 41.710 - “Advertisement” defined.
- 41.715 - “Electronic mail” defined.
- 41.720 - “Network” defined.
- 41.725 - “Recipient” defined.
- 41.735 - Immunity for persons who provide users with access to network; applicability to items of electronic mail obtained voluntarily.
LIABILITY OF PERSONS WHO USE DEADLY FORCE AGAINST INTRUDERIN RESIDENCE
- 41.095 - Presumption that person using deadly force against intruder in person’s residence has reasonable fear of death or bodily injury; “residence” defined.
LIABILITY OF RECEIVER OF STOLEN PROPERTY
- 41.580 - Action by owner of property; treble damages.
LIABILITY REGARDING NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS AND CREDIT ANDDEBIT CARDS
- 41.620 - Liability for issuance on nonexistent account or drawing on insufficient money; liability for use of invalid credit or debit card.
LIBEL IN NEWSPAPER; SLANDER BY RADIO OR TELEVISIONBROADCAST
- 41.331 - Definitions.
- 41.332 - “Actual malice” defined.
- 41.333 - “Exemplary damages” defined.
- 41.334 - “General damages” defined.
- 41.335 - “Special damages” defined.
- 41.336 - Special damages; notice and demand for correction.
- 41.337 - General, special and exemplary damages.
PRIVATE ACTIONS TO ENFORCE STATUTORY OR REGULATORY CONTROLSFOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
- 41.540 - Action may be brought against person causing pollution, impairment or destruction of air, water or other natural resources.
- 41.550 - Security for and apportionment of costs.
- 41.560 - Relief which may be granted.
PROCEDURE FOR COMPROMISING CLAIMS OF MINORS
- 41.200 - Compromise by parent or guardian of claim by minor against third person; requirements of court petition; establishment of blocked financial investment for proceeds of compromise; no fees to b
PROCEDURE FOR EVIDENCING DOMICILE
- 41.191 - Declaration of domicile in Nevada.
- 41.193 - Declaration of domicile in other state.
- 41.195 - Signing and recording of declaration; fee.
PROCEEDINGS FOR JUDICIAL DECLARATION OF SANITY
- 41.300 - Insane persons; presumption of legal capacity on discharge.
- 41.310 - Adjudication of sanity.
- 41.320 - Petition seeking restoration of status as sane; notice.
- 41.325 - Notice of adjudication of sanity to be given to Administrative Officer and Medical Director of Northern Nevada Adult Mental Health Services.
PROCEEDINGS TO CHANGE NAMES OF NATURAL PERSONS
- 41.270 - Verified petition.
- 41.280 - When publication of notice is required.
- 41.290 - Order of court; hearing on objections; disposition and rescission of order.
PROCEEDINGS TO DETERMINE AND ESTABLISH FACTS RELATIVE TOVITAL STATISTICS
- 41.209 - Applicability.
- 41.210 - District courts empowered to establish date and place of birth and parentage.
- 41.220 - Procedure; examination of records by State Registrar of Vital Statistics.
- 41.230 - Hearing.
- 41.240 - Court order establishing facts as presented to court.
- 41.250 - Recording of decree.
SURVIVAL OF CAUSES OF ACTION
- 41.100 - Cause of action not lost by reason of death; damages; recovery for loss arising out of unfair practice regarding policy of life insurance; subrogation.