Nevada Code § 17.630

Enforcement of foreign judgments
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1. If an action is brought to enforce a
judgment of another jurisdiction expressed in a foreign money and the judgment
is recognized in this state as enforceable, the enforcing judgment must be
entered as provided in NRS 17.600 ,
whether or not the foreign judgment confers an option to pay in an equivalent
amount of United States dollars.
2. A foreign judgment may be filed in
accordance with any rule or statute of this state providing a procedure for its
recognition and enforcement.
3. A satisfaction or partial payment made
upon the foreign judgment, on proof thereof, must be credited against the
amount of foreign money specified in the judgment, notwithstanding the entry of
judgment in this state.
4. A judgment entered on a foreign-money
claim only in United States dollars in another state must be enforced in this
state in United States dollars only.

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