Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 147 - Presentation and Payment of Claims
NRS 147.070 - Claims for $250 or more must be supported by affidavit; correction or amendment of defective claim or affidavit.


1. A claim for an amount of $250 or more filed with the clerk must be supported by the affidavit of the claimant that:
(a) The amount is justly due (or if the claim is not yet due, that the amount is a just demand and will be due on the ..... day of ........).
(b) No payments have been made thereon which are not credited.
(c) There are no offsets to the amount demanded to the knowledge of the claimant or other affiant.
2. Every claim filed with the clerk must contain the mailing address of the claimant. Any written notice mailed by a personal representative to the claimant at the address furnished is proper notice.
3. When the affidavit is made by any other person than the claimant, the reasons why it is not made by the claimant must be set forth in the affidavit.
4. The oath may be taken before any person authorized to administer oaths.
5. The amount of interest must be computed and included in the statement of the claim and the rate of interest determined.
6. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 7, the court may, for good cause shown, allow a defective claim or affidavit to be corrected or amended on application made at any time before the filing of the final account, but an amendment may not be made to increase the amount of a claim after the time for filing a claim has expired.
7. The court shall allow the Department of Health and Human Services to amend at any time before the filing of the final account a claim for the payment of benefits for Medicaid that the Department identifies after the original claim has been filed.
[121:107:1941; 1931 NCL § 9882.121]—(NRS A 1967, 361; 1979, 454; 1985, 1214; 1999, 879, 2309; 2003, 884)

Structure Nevada Revised Statutes

Nevada Revised Statutes

Chapter 147 - Presentation and Payment of Claims

NRS 147.010 - Notice to creditors.

NRS 147.020 - Death, resignation or removal of personal representative after expiration of time for notice: No further notice necessary.

NRS 147.030 - Filing of notice and affidavit of publication or certificate of mailing.

NRS 147.040 - Claims: Limit on time for filing.

NRS 147.050 - Claims of personal representative.

NRS 147.060 - Claims of district judge.

NRS 147.070 - Claims for $250 or more must be supported by affidavit; correction or amendment of defective claim or affidavit.

NRS 147.080 - Claims founded on written instrument or secured by mortgage or lien.

NRS 147.090 - Effect of statute of limitations.

NRS 147.100 - Actions and proceedings pending against decedent or property in estate of decedent.

NRS 147.110 - Examination of claims by personal representative: Allowance or rejection; effect of failure to act on claims; untimely claims.

NRS 147.120 - Status of approved claims.

NRS 147.130 - Rejection of claim; notice; time to file suit; procedure for rejected claim; service of summons; removal of personal representative for default.

NRS 147.140 - Vacancy in administration.

NRS 147.150 - Claims must be filed and rejected; exception for lien or mortgage.

NRS 147.160 - Offer of partial allowance of claim.

NRS 147.170 - Reference of controversy.

NRS 147.180 - Compromise of claim or action against estate: Petition; notice of hearing; execution of conveyances.

NRS 147.190 - Reimbursement for costs.

NRS 147.195 - Debts and charges of estate: Priority of payment.

NRS 147.200 - Status of judgment against estate.

NRS 147.210 - Execution of judgment entered against decedent before decedent’s death; execution levied upon property of decedent during decedent’s lifetime; conversion of lien of attachment.

NRS 147.220 - Interest on claims.

NRS 147.230 - Personal representative not chargeable with debts of estate except under written agreement.