Nevada Code § 31.2945

Garnishment under foreign judgment: Liability for failure to comply with Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act
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1. Any judgment debtor who is a resident
of this State and who maintains an account or any other property at a branch of
a financial institution located in this State or whose earnings are derived
from employment in this State may bring a civil action against a judgment
creditor under a foreign judgment if the judgment creditor, without satisfying
the requirements of NRS 17.330 to 17.400 , inclusive, has obtained a writ of
garnishment to satisfy all or part of the foreign judgment from:
(a) The earnings of the judgment debtor derived
from employment in this State; or
(b) Money in the account or any other property
maintained by the judgment debtor at a branch of a financial institution
located in this State.
2. A judgment debtor who prevails in an
action brought under this section may recover from the judgment creditor
damages equal to two times any amount paid to the judgment creditor under the
writ of garnishment. If the judgment debtor prevails in an action brought under
this section, the court must award reasonable attorneys fees and costs to the
plaintiff.
3. As used in this section, foreign
judgment has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS
17.340 .

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