NRS 31.296
Garnishment of earnings: Period of garnishment

  • fee for withholding
  • termination of employment
  • periodic report by judgment creditor.

1.

Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, if the garnishee indicates in the garnishee’s answer to garnishee interrogatories that the garnishee is the employer of the defendant, the writ of garnishment served on the garnishee shall be deemed to continue for 180 days or until the amount demanded in the writ is satisfied, whichever occurs earlier.

2.

In addition to the fee set forth in NRS 31.270, a garnishee is entitled to a fee from the plaintiff of $3 per pay period, not to exceed $12 per month, for each withholding made of the defendant’s earnings. This subsection does not apply to the first pay period in which the defendant’s earnings are garnished.

3.

If the defendant’s employment by the garnishee is terminated before the writ of garnishment is satisfied, the garnishee:

(a)

Is liable only for the amount of earned but unpaid, disposable earnings that are subject to garnishment.

(b)

Shall provide the plaintiff or the plaintiff’s attorney with the last known address of the defendant and the name of any new employer of the defendant, if known by the garnishee.

4.

The judgment creditor who caused the writ of garnishment to issue pursuant to NRS 31.260 shall prepare an accounting and provide a report to the judgment debtor, the sheriff and each garnishee every 180 days which sets forth, without limitation, the amount owed by the judgment debtor, the costs and fees allowed pursuant to NRS 18.160 and any accrued interest and costs on the judgment. The report must advise the judgment debtor of the judgment debtor’s right to request a hearing pursuant to NRS 18.110 to dispute any accrued interest, fee or other charge. Any subsequent application for writ made by the judgment creditor concerning the same debt must not be approved unless such an accounting and report are submitted with the application.

Source: Section 31.296 — Garnishment of earnings: Period of garnishment; fee for withholding; termination of employment; periodic report by judgment creditor., https://www.­leg.­state.­nv.­us/NRS/NRS-031.­html#NRS031Sec296.

31.240
Writ of garnishment may issue at time of issuance of writ of attachment or later. 31.249
Application to court for writ of garnishment. 31.260
Issuance and contents of writ of garnishment 31.270
Service of writ 31.280
Service and return of writ give court jurisdiction. 31.290
Form of interrogatories to garnishee 31.291
Garnishment of certain financial institutions. 31.292
Garnishment of court clerks, sheriffs, justices of the peace, peace officers, other public officers, executors and administrators. 31.293
Unpaid subscription to corporate stock subject to garnishment by creditor of corporation. 31.294
Procedure for garnishment when another action pending. 31.295
Garnishment of earnings: Limitations on amount. 31.296
Garnishment of earnings: Period of garnishment 31.297
Garnishment of earnings: Liability of employer for refusal to withhold or for misrepresentation of earnings. 31.298
Garnishment of earnings: Unlawful to discharge or discipline employee. 31.300
Property to be delivered to sheriff 31.310
Property to be retained by garnishee or delivered to officer 31.320
Judgment against garnishee on failure to answer 31.330
Answer of garnishee 31.340
New matter in plaintiff’s reply deemed denied 31.350
Third person may be interpleaded as defendant 31.360
Garnishee may retain or deduct amounts due to garnishee by either party 31.370
Judgment acquits garnishee for amounts paid. 31.380
Discharge of garnishee does not bar action by defendant 31.390
Judgment against garnishee for debt not due 31.400
Property in hands of garnishee subject to security interest to be delivered to sheriff on payment or tender by plaintiff. 31.410
Property held by garnishee to secure performance to be delivered to sheriff upon performance or tender by plaintiff. 31.420
Disposal of property received by sheriff 31.450
Issuance of writ of garnishment after judgment 31.460
New trials and appeals. 31.2945
Garnishment under foreign judgment: Liability for failure to comply with Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act. 31.2955
Garnishment of earnings: Calculations for determining gross weekly salary or wage of employee.
Last Updated

Jun. 24, 2021

§ 31.296’s source at nv​.us