NEVADA RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE
In the state of Nevada,
all process servers must be licensed, at least twenty-one years of age, and/or
have over two-years experience as a process server. In addition, all Nevada process servers must have insurance
against liability to third persons with limits of no less then $200,000.
No bonding is required by the state. But, applicants must give a
deposit of $750 upon submission of their application, thus, to pay for a
background investigation. The max fee
an applicant can be charged for this background check process is $1500.
Furthermore, process server applicants must also pass a written application and
may be required to pass an oral exam as well.
The Nevada Private Investigators Licensing Board Process issue server
licenses. Nevada is currently one of
the most expensive states in the nation to get a process server license.
RULE 4. PROCESS
Summons: Issuance.
Same: Form.
By Whom Served.
Summons: Personal Service.
Service Upon Nevada Corporation.
Upon the filing of the complaint, the
clerk shall forthwith issue a summons and deliver it to the plaintiff or to the
plaintiffs attorney, who shall be responsible for service of the summons and a
copy of the complaint. Upon request of the plaintiff, separate or additional
summons shall issue against any defendants.
[As amended; effective February 11,
1986.]
The summons shall be signed by the clerk, be under the seal of the
court, contain the name of the court and county and the names of the parties,
be directed to the defendant, state the name and address of the plaintiffs
attorney, if any, otherwise the plaintiffs address, and the time within which
the defendant must appear and defend, and shall notify the defendant that
failure to do so will result in a judgment by default against the defendant for
the relief demanded in the complaint. When service of the summons is made by
publication, the summons shall, in addition to any special statutory
requirements, also contain a brief statement of the object of the action
substantially as follows: This action is brought to recover a judgment
dissolving the contract of marriage (or bonds of matrimony) existing between you
and the plaintiff, or foreclosing the mortgage of plaintiff upon the land (or
other property) described in complaint, or as the case may be.
[As amended; effective January 1,
2005.]
Process shall be served by the sheriff of the county where the
defendant is found, or by a deputy, or by any person who is not a party and who
is over 18 years of age, except that a subpoena may be served as provided in
Rule 45; where the service of process is made outside of the United States,
after an order of publication, it may be served either by any person who is not
a party and who is over 18 years of age or by any resident of the country,
territory, colony or province, who is not a party and who is over 18 years of
age.
[As amended; effective January 1,
2005.]
The summons and complaint shall be served together. The plaintiff
shall furnish the person making service with such copies as are necessary.
Service shall be made by delivering a copy of the summons attached to a copy of
the complaint as follows:
If the suit is against a corporation
formed under the laws of this state; to the president or other head of the
corporation, secretary, cashier, managing agent, or resident agent thereof;
provided, when for any reason service cannot be had in the manner hereinabove
provided, then service may be made upon such corporation by delivering to the
secretary of state, or the deputy secretary of state, a copy of said summons
attached to a copy of the complaint, and by posting a copy of said process in
the office of the clerk of the court in which such action is brought or
pending; defendant shall have 20 days after such service and posting in which
to appear and answer; provided, however, that before such service shall be
authorized, plaintiff shall make or cause to be made and filed in such cause an
affidavit setting forth the facts showing that personal service on or notice to
the officers, managing agent or resident agent of said corporation cannot be
had within the state; and provided further, that if it shall appear from such
affidavit that there is a last known address of a known officer of said
corporation outside the state, plaintiff shall, in addition to and after such
service upon the secretary of state and posting, mail or cause to be mailed to
such known officer at such address by registered mail, a copy of the summons
and a copy of the complaint, and in all such cases defendant shall have 20 days
from the date of such mailing within which to answer or plead.
In Nevada, lobbyists and state officials are always active in
transforming laws concerning civil procedure.
As a result, state information offered on our website may have been
amended recently. For contemporary
process serving and civil statutes, visit the official Nevada Judicial System
Court website: http://www.leg.state.nv.us
