Nevada Code § 340.100

Notice and conduct of hearing by special master
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1. Immediately after appointment and
taking of oath, the special master shall cause notice to be sent by registered
or certified mail to all persons who have appeared in the proceedings or to
their attorneys of record and to all others having any interest in or lien upon
the property sought to be condemned, as shown by the record of the proper
county office or offices for the recording of documents pertaining to such real
property, and to all guardians ad litem appointed pursuant to the provisions of NRS 340.080 , such notice to be addressed
to such persons at their respective last known addresses.
2. The notice shall be substantially in
the following form (with the blanks appropriately filled):
In The District Court For The County
Of ................
To Whom It May Concern:
Notice is hereby given that
......................... (here insert name of petitioner) has filed a petition
in the above court under the Public Works Eminent Domain Law to acquire by
condemnation for ......................... (here give brief general description
of the public works project for which the land is sought to be acquired), the
following-described land: (Here describe the land sufficiently for the
identification thereof. Such description may be by use of plat or map).
All persons having an
interest in or lien upon the above-described property, for which compensation
will be demanded, are hereby notified that all claims or demands for
compensation by reason of the taking and condemnation of such property shall be
filed in writing with the court before ......................... (here insert
date at least 15 days after the date set for the court hearing in the notice
specified in NRS 340.070 ), and shall be
deemed waived unless so filed, and that on ......................... a hearing
will be held by the special master at ......................... (insert time
and place fixed by the court for such hearing in blanks) with respect to:
(a) The amount of
compensation to be paid for the property sought to be condemned.
(b) The persons
entitled to such compensation.
Dated the ........ day of
................ A.D.........
.......................................................................
Special
master appointed by the court.
3. The special master shall also cause a
copy of the notice to be posted in conspicuous places on the property sought to
be condemned.
4. After such notice by mailing and
posting, the special master, on the date for hearing specified in the notice,
shall proceed immediately to hear and determine the question of just
compensation for the taking and condemnation of the property and the persons
entitled to such compensation. To this end, the special master may issue
subpoenas, administer oaths to witnesses, and receive evidence and cause same
to be recorded.

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