Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 21 - Enforcement of Judgments
NRS 21.027 - Writ to levy on property in safe-deposit box at financial institution: Separate writ required; service of notice of writ; effect of writ.


1. If a writ of execution or garnishment is levied on property in a safe-deposit box maintained at a financial institution, a separate writ must be issued from any writ that is issued to levy on an account of the judgment debtor with the financial institution. Notice of the writ must be served personally on the financial institution and promptly thereafter on any third person who is named on the safe-deposit box.
2. During the period in which the writ of execution or garnishment is in effect, the financial institution must not allow the contents of the safe-deposit box to be removed other than as directed by the sheriff or by court order.
3. The sheriff may allow the person in whose name the safe-deposit box is held to open the safe-deposit box so that the contents may be removed pursuant to the levy. The financial institution may refuse to allow the forcible opening of the safe-deposit box to allow the removal of the property levied upon unless the judgment creditor pays in advance the cost of forcibly opening the safe-deposit box and of repairing any damage caused thereby.
(Added to NRS by 2011, 1890)

Structure Nevada Revised Statutes

Nevada Revised Statutes

Chapter 21 - Enforcement of Judgments

NRS 21.005 - Determination of gross weekly salary or wage of employee for purposes of chapter.

NRS 21.010 - Writ of execution: Limitations of time.

NRS 21.020 - Writ of execution: Issuance; contents.

NRS 21.025 - Writ of execution: Form on judgment for money.

NRS 21.027 - Writ to levy on property in safe-deposit box at financial institution: Separate writ required; service of notice of writ; effect of writ.

NRS 21.030 - Satisfaction of judgment on joint contract.

NRS 21.040 - Return of execution.

NRS 21.050 - Enforcement of judgments requiring payment of money or delivery of property; performance of other act.

NRS 21.060 - Execution may issue after death of party.

NRS 21.070 - Execution to issue to sheriff.

NRS 21.075 - Notice of writ of execution: Service required; form; contents.

NRS 21.076 - Notice of writ of execution: Manner and time of service.

NRS 21.080 - Property liable to execution; property not affected by execution until levy; exemption of certain trusts.

NRS 21.090 - Property exempt from execution.

NRS 21.095 - Property exempt from execution upon judgment for medical bill.

NRS 21.100 - Collections of minerals, art curiosities and paleontological remains exempt from execution.

NRS 21.105 - Certain amount in personal bank account not subject to execution; claim of exemption for additional amount; determination of exemption; immunity from liability for financial institution.

NRS 21.107 - Court order that money in personal bank account is subject to writ; manner in which to claim exemption for exempt money.

NRS 21.110 - Execution of writ by sheriff.

NRS 21.111 - Constable authorized to act as sheriff with respect to writ.

NRS 21.112 - Claim of exemption: Procedure; clerk to provide form and instructions; manner in which to object; burden of proof; release of property; debtor may not be required to waive.

NRS 21.118 - Levy on property of going business.

NRS 21.120 - Garnishment in aid of execution; notice of writ of garnishment; third-party claims.

NRS 21.130 - Notice of sale under execution; separate notice for residential foreclosure. [Effective through December 31, 2021.] Notice of sale under execution; separate notice for residential foreclosure. [Effective January 1, 2022.]

NRS 21.140 - Penalties for selling without notice; defacing notice.

NRS 21.150 - Conduct of sales of real and personal property under execution: Place and time; who may not be purchasers; sales of parcels; directions of judgment debtor. [Effective through December 31, 2021.] Conduct of sales of real and personal prop...

NRS 21.160 - Proceedings after purchaser refuses to pay amount bid.

NRS 21.170 - Delivery of personal property capable of manual delivery to purchaser; certificate of sale.

NRS 21.180 - Delivery of personal property not capable of manual delivery; certificate of sale.

NRS 21.190 - Sale of real property; purchaser acquires rights of judgment debtor; absolute sale and sale subject to redemption; certificate of sale.

NRS 21.200 - Real property sold subject to redemption; who may redeem; redemptioner defined.

NRS 21.210 - Time and manner of redemption.

NRS 21.220 - Successive redemptions; redemption from previous redemptioner; notice of redemption; sheriff’s deed; certificate of redemption.

NRS 21.230 - Payments of redemption to purchaser, redemptioner or officer; documents to be served by redemptioner; sheriff to pay over money.

NRS 21.240 - Court may restrain waste until expiration of period for redemption; what is not considered waste.

NRS 21.250 - Disposition of rents and profits.

NRS 21.260 - Recovery by purchaser from judgment creditor after eviction from property because of irregularities of sale; revival of original judgment.

NRS 21.270 - Examination of judgment debtor.

NRS 21.280 - Proceedings in aid of execution; appearance of judgment debtor before court; arrest; bail or commitment.

NRS 21.290 - Third party may pay judgment.

NRS 21.300 - Debtor of judgment debtor may be examined.

NRS 21.310 - Witnesses required to testify.

NRS 21.320 - Judge may order property applied toward satisfaction of judgment.

NRS 21.330 - Proceedings on claim of third party to property or on denial of debt to judgment debtor.

NRS 21.340 - Disobedience of master’s orders; contempts.