Nevada judgment expiration is the question behind “how long is a judgment good for in Nevada”: a money judgment entered by a Nevada court is enforceable for a fixed number of years, it can be renewed if the creditor acts inside the window, and it earns interest the whole time.
This guide gives the Nevada figures in a dated table, explains what “dormant” means, how a creditor renews or revives a judgment, how the judgment becomes a lien on real property, what each side can do while it is alive, and how a paid judgment is cleared.
The Nevada judgment expiration figures on this page were verified against a dated 50-state compilation and Nevada sources as of October 2026; the statute named here is where to check them yourself.
Nevada Judgment Expiration at a Glance
| Enforceable for | 6 years from entry (or the last renewal) |
| Renewable | Yes |
| Renewal window | within the 90 days before the judgment expires by limitation (NRS 17.214(1)(a)) |
| Post-judgment interest | where no contract or law sets a rate: the prime rate at the largest bank in Nevada, as ascertained by the Commissioner of Financial Institutions on the January 1 or July 1 before the judgment, plus 2… |
| Statute | NRS 11.190(1)(a) (6 years); 17.214 (renewal by affidavit); 17.130 (interest) |
In This Nevada Judgment Expiration Guide:
What a Money Judgment Is Before the Nevada Judgment Expiration Clock Starts
A money judgment is a court’s final order that one party owes another a set amount. In Nevada, district courts and justice courts (including small claims) enter them. The judgment is the court’s ruling. A judgment lien is a separate claim on real property, and it only exists once a copy of the judgment is recorded with the county recorder (NRS 17.150).
The Nevada Judgment Expiration Figures
The Nevada Judgment Expiration figures in the table above apply to this part as well.
| Rule | Bonus Bank Daily verified figure |
|---|---|
| Statute | NRS 11.190(1)(a) (6 years); 17.214 (renewal by affidavit); 17.130 (interest)compilation / agency — verified Oct 2026 |
| Enforceable for | 6 yearscompilation / agency — verified Oct 2026 |
| Clock runs from | entry (or the last renewal)compilation / agency — verified Oct 2026 |
| Renewable | Yescompilation / agency — verified Oct 2026 |
| How it is renewed or kept alive | an ‘Affidavit of Renewal of Judgment’ filed with the clerk of the court where the judgment is entered and docketed, listing the parties, recording details, date and amount, and any outstanding writ (NRS 17.214(1)); the statute also requires recording and service steps in 17.214 — the page lists them from the section; an action on the judgment or its renewal is limited to 6 years (NRS 11.190(1)(a))compilation / agency — verified Oct 2026 |
| Renewal window | within the 90 days before the judgment expires by limitation (NRS 17.214(1)(a))compilation / agency — verified Oct 2026 |
| Post-judgment interest | where no contract or law sets a rate: the prime rate at the largest bank in Nevada, as ascertained by the Commissioner of Financial Institutions on the January 1 or July 1 before the judgment, plus 2 percent — ADJUSTED every January 1 and July 1 until paid; it runs from service of the summons and complaint (NRS 17.130(2))compilation / agency — verified Oct 2026 |
The Nevada judgment expiration figures on this page were verified against a dated 50-state compilation and Nevada sources as of October 2026; the statute named here is where to check them yourself.
Is there a judgment against you, or one you need to collect?
The renewal window and the exemption deadlines in Nevada are short and they do not wait. A Nevada debt defense or collections attorney can read the docket and tell you where you stand, usually in a free first consultation. Every state bar runs a lawyer-referral service that sets up a low-cost first consultation; legal aid represents many people in debt cases at no cost.
What Nevada Judgment Expiration Actually Means
This part of the Nevada Judgment Expiration guide uses the same sources listed at the end of the page.
When the enforcement period ends without a timely renewal, the judgment generally can no longer be enforced. Writs of execution, garnishments and the recorded lien on real property stop working. In most cases the debt itself still exists, but the court’s collection tools no longer back it. Confirm the status of a specific judgment with the court clerk or an attorney.
Renewal and Revival Under the Nevada Judgment Expiration Rule
Check each Nevada Judgment Expiration point here against your own court papers before you act.
1) The creditor files the Affidavit of Renewal of Judgment with the clerk of the court that entered the judgment. 2) If the original judgment was recorded, the creditor records the affidavit with the same county recorder within 3 days after filing. 3) Within 3 days after filing, the creditor mails a copy to the debtor’s last known address by certified mail, return receipt requested (NRS 17.214).
The statute provides for no hearing. The Nevada Supreme Court requires strict compliance with every step (Leven v. Frey, 2007; BMO Harris Bank v. Whittemore, 2023).
The Judgment Lien in Nevada
If your paperwork differs from this Nevada Judgment Expiration summary, the court record controls.
A creditor creates the lien by recording a certified transcript, abstract or copy of the judgment with the county recorder in each county where the debtor owns or may own real property. The creditor must also record an affidavit with the debtor’s identifying details (NRS 17.150). The lien attaches to the debtor’s non-exempt real property in that county, both property owned at recording and property acquired later.
It runs for the same period as the judgment, measured from docketing, and continues with each renewal.
Interest on a Nevada Judgment
Every Nevada Judgment Expiration figure on this page is dated and tied to a source below.
When no contract rate or other law applies, the statutory rate is recalculated twice a year and applied to the unpaid balance until the judgment is paid (NRS 17.130; NRS 99.040). A rate written into the judgment itself generally takes precedence. The Commissioner of Financial Institutions sets the prime rate, and Nevada courts such as the Washoe County courts post the current legal rate (washoecourts.com/TopRequests/InterestRates).
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What a Creditor Can Do While the Nevada Judgment Is Alive
Keep the Nevada Judgment Expiration deadlines above in mind as you read this section.
Bank levy: the creditor gets a writ of execution, then serves a writ of garnishment on the bank through the sheriff or constable (NRS Chapter 31). Wage garnishment: a writ of garnishment is served on the employer, which must answer interrogatories within 20 days, and withholding is capped by NRS 31.295.
Property execution: under a writ of execution, the sheriff or constable may levy on and sell non-exempt property (NRS Chapter 21). Debtor examination: the creditor may ask for an order requiring the debtor to appear and answer questions under oath about income and assets (NRS 21.270).
What a Debtor Can Do Before the Nevada Judgment Expiration
Claim exemptions: you may file a Claim of Exemption from Execution with the court clerk and serve it on the sheriff and the creditor, generally within 10 days after the notice of execution is served by mail (NRS 21.112). Negotiate a satisfaction: you may reach a payment or settlement agreement with the creditor, and the creditor then files a Satisfaction of Judgment.
Pay through the court: confirm with the court clerk whether that court accepts payments on a judgment. Move to vacate a default: you may file a Motion to Set Aside Default Judgment under NRCP 60(b) in district court or JCRCP 60 in justice court; most grounds generally must be raised within 6 months after written notice of entry of the judgment.
Out-of-State Judgments in Nevada
Nevada follows the Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act (NRS 17.330–17.400). The creditor files an authenticated copy of the judgment with a Nevada court clerk, along with an affidavit, and mails a notice of filing to the debtor. No execution may issue until 30 days after that notice is mailed (NRS 17.360). Enforcement may be stayed if an appeal is pending and security is posted (NRS 17.370).
The Nevada Supreme Court has held that the judgment must be domesticated within the rendering state’s limitations period (Flangas v. Perfekt Marketing). Once domesticated, it is generally enforced like a Nevada judgment.
Clearing a Paid Nevada Judgment
Once a judgment is paid, the creditor or the creditor’s attorney must give a signed, acknowledged satisfaction, and the clerk enters it in the docket (NRS 17.200). If the creditor won’t sign, the debtor may ask the court to compel it or to order the clerk to enter the satisfaction. Justice courts have an Application and Order for Satisfaction of Judgment form for this.
The searched text of NRS 17.200 sets no specific day deadline.
Wage garnishment for ordinary debts is generally capped at the lesser of 18% of weekly disposable earnings (if gross weekly pay is $770 or less) or 25% (if higher), or the amount by which disposable earnings exceed 50 times the federal minimum hourly wage. Support orders, bankruptcy orders and tax debts are excluded from that cap (NRS 31.295).
Once a court has ordered child support, an action to collect the arrears may be brought at any time (NRS 125B.050). The general time limit on writs of execution does not apply to child-support judgments (NRS 21.010).
Next rung: what a creditor can take from a bank account, and what is protected, is the next question — the Nevada bank-levy page joins this guide when that cluster is live; until then, the CFPB debt-collection page in the sources below is the place to read.
Nevada — the bottom line
- Nevada judgment expiration runs on a fixed clock from the date in the table above; when it passes, the creditor’s court tools stop unless the judgment was renewed in time.
- Renewal under the Nevada judgment expiration rule is the creditor’s job, on the window in the table; a judgment nobody renewed is the one a debtor can finally stop paying on.
- Interest keeps running until the judgment is paid or the Nevada judgment expiration date arrives — the rate and who publishes it are in the table.
Nevada Judgment Expiration FAQ
How long is a judgment good for in Nevada?
A Nevada money judgment is enforceable for 6 years from entry (or the last renewal), and it can be renewed. When the enforcement period ends without a timely renewal, the judgment generally can no longer be enforced. Writs of execution, garnishments and the recorded lien on real property stop working.
Can a judgment be renewed in Nevada?
an ‘Affidavit of Renewal of Judgment’ filed with the clerk of the court where the judgment is entered and docketed, listing the parties, recording details, date and amount, and any outstanding writ (NRS 17.214(1)); the statute also requires recording and service steps in 17.214 — the page lists them from the section…
Does a Nevada judgment expiration mean the debt is gone?
When the enforcement period ends without a timely renewal, the judgment generally can no longer be enforced. Writs of execution, garnishments and the recorded lien on real property stop working.
What interest does a Nevada judgment earn?
where no contract or law sets a rate: the prime rate at the largest bank in Nevada, as ascertained by the Commissioner of Financial Institutions on the January 1 or July 1 before the judgment, plus 2 percent — ADJUSTED every January 1 and July 1 until paid; it runs from service of the summons and complaint (NRS…
Official Nevada Sources & Resources
- Statute — judgment dormancy, renewal and interest (opened and read): https://law.justia.com/codes/nevada/chapter-11/statute-11-190/
- Statute — judgment dormancy, renewal and interest (opened and read): https://law.justia.com/codes/nevada/chapter-17/statute-17-214/
- Statute — judgment dormancy, renewal and interest (opened and read): https://law.justia.com/codes/nevada/chapter-17/statute-17-130/
- Nevada statute / opinion: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/nrs-017.html
- Henderson Justice Court, Civil Division (Clark County, Nevada): civil forms and referral to the Civil Law Self-Help Center: https://www.clarkcountynv.gov/government/departments/justice_courts/jurisdictions/henderson/divisions/civil/index.php
- Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: consumerfinance.gov
- CFPB — Debt collection: know your rights: consumerfinance.gov
This Nevada judgment expiration guide was last verified against official Nevada sources in October 2026. Rules change — confirm the current rule with the statute or a licensed attorney.
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Disclaimer: This guide is general information, not legal or financial advice. Bonus Bank Daily is an independent educational resource — not a law firm, not a bank, not a debt collector and not a government agency. Judgment, levy, interest-rate and debt rules change — every figure here carries the date we verified it.
Confirm the current rule with the statute, the court clerk or a licensed attorney in your state before you act.