NRS 104.9109
Scope of applicability.
1.
Except as otherwise provided in subsections 3 and 4, this Article applies to:(a)
A transaction, regardless of its form, that creates a security interest in personal property or fixtures by contract;(b)
An agricultural lien;(c)
A sale of accounts, chattel paper, payment intangibles or promissory notes;(d)
A consignment;(e)
A security interest arising under NRS 104.2401, 104.2505, subsection 3 of NRS 104.2711 or subsection 5 of NRS 104A.2508, as provided in NRS 104.9110; and(f)
A security interest arising under NRS 104.4210 or 104.5118.2.
The application of this Article to a security interest in a secured obligation is not affected by the fact that the obligation is itself secured by a transaction or interest to which this Article does not apply.3.
This Article does not apply to the extent that:(a)
A statute, regulation or treaty of the United States preempts this Article; or(b)
The rights of a transferee beneficiary or nominated person under a letter of credit are independent and superior under NRS 104.5114.4.
This Article does not apply to:(a)
A landlord’s lien, other than an agricultural lien;(b)
A lien, other than an agricultural lien, given by statute or other rule of law for services or materials, but NRS 104.9333 applies with respect to priority of the lien;(c)
An assignment of a claim for wages, salary or other compensation of an employee;(d)
A sale of accounts, chattel paper, payment intangibles or promissory notes as part of a sale of the business out of which they arose;(e)
An assignment of accounts, chattel paper, payment intangibles or promissory notes which is for the purpose of collection only;(f)
An assignment of a right to payment under a contract to an assignee that is also obligated to perform under the contract;(g)
An assignment of a single account, payment intangible or promissory note to an assignee in full or partial satisfaction of a preexisting indebtedness;(h)
A transfer of an interest in or an assignment of a claim under a policy of insurance, other than an assignment by or to a health-care provider of a health-care-insurance receivable and any subsequent assignment of the right to payment, but NRS 104.9315 and 104.9322 apply with respect to proceeds and priorities in proceeds;(i)
An assignment of a right represented by a judgment, other than a judgment taken on a right to payment that was collateral;(j)
A right of recoupment or setoff, but:(1)
NRS 104.9340 applies with respect to the effectiveness of rights of recoupment or setoff against deposit accounts; and(2)
NRS 104.9404 applies with respect to defenses or claims of an account debtor;(k)
The creation or transfer of an interest in or lien on real property, including a lease or rents thereunder, except to the extent that provision is made for:(1)
Liens on real property in NRS 104.9203 and 104.9308;(2)
Fixtures in NRS 104.9334;(3)
Fixture filings in NRS 104.9501, 104.9502, 104.9512, 104.9516 and 104.9519; and(4)
Security agreements covering personal and real property in NRS 104.9604;(l)
An assignment of a claim arising in tort, other than a commercial tort claim, but NRS 104.9315 and 104.9322 apply with respect to proceeds and priorities in proceeds;(m)
An assignment of a deposit account in a consumer transaction, but NRS 104.9315 and 104.9322 apply with respect to proceeds and priorities in proceeds; or(n)
A transfer by a government or governmental unit.
Source:
Section 104.9109 — Scope of applicability., https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-104.html#NRS104Sec9109.