Nevada has adopted the uniform law on domesticating foreign judgments in Nevada. The first step is to obtain an exemplified copy of the judgment from the original court. The exemplified judgment is then filed with the Nevada court, and the defendant/debtor is given notice of the filing.
After the judgment is signed by the judge, it must be filed with the court clerk. This is called “entering” the judgment. (NRCP 58(c); JCRCP 58(c).) Once the judgment is entered, a notice of that entry must be mailed to all parties in the case and filed with the court clerk.
How long does the judgment creditor have to collect a Nevada judgment? In Nevada, a judgment will expire within six years from the date it is entered.
Creditors typically acquire property liens through your voluntary consent. On the other hand, creditors get judgment liens after winning a lawsuit against you for a debt you owe.
How does a creditor go about getting a judgment lien in Nevada? To attach the lien, the creditor files the judgment with the county recorder in any Nevada county where the debtor has property now or may have property in the future.
In many states, a judgment doesn't become a lien on the defendant's property until the plaintiff makes an additional filing and records the judgment in the county where the property is located.