Nevada Code § 17.020

Action against sheriff for official acts; notice to sureties
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If an action be brought against a sheriff for
an act done by virtue of his or her office, and the sheriff gives written
notice thereof to the sureties on any bond of indemnity received by the
sheriff, the judgment recovered therein shall be conclusive evidence of the
sheriffs right to recover against such sureties, and the court or judge in
vacation, may, on motion, upon notice of 5 days, order judgment to be entered
up against them for the amount so recovered, including costs.

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