Nevada Code § 31.140

Satisfaction of judgment by sales of attached property
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If judgment be recovered by the plaintiff, the
sheriff shall satisfy the same out of the property attached by the sheriff
which has not been delivered to the defendant or a claimant, as hereinafter
provided, or subjected to execution on another judgment recovered previous to
the issuing of the attachment, if it be sufficient for that purpose:
1. By paying to the plaintiff the proceeds
of all sales of perishable property sold by the sheriff or of any debts or
credits collected by the sheriff, or so much as shall be necessary to satisfy
the judgment.
2. If any balance remain due, and an
execution shall have been issued on the judgment, the sheriff shall sell under
the execution so much of the property, real or personal, as may be necessary to
satisfy the balance, if enough for that purpose remain in the sheriffs hands.
Notice of the sales shall be given, and the sales conducted as in other cases
of sales on execution.

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