Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 270 - Correction and Vacation of Plats
NRS 270.070 - Contents and posting of summons; property deemed within jurisdiction of district court; fictitious defendants.


1. The summons in the action need not contain a description by lot or block numbers or by metes and bounds, but shall refer generally to the purpose of the action and shall contain the name of the city or part thereof or addition thereto to be affected by the action.
2. A copy of the summons shall be posted in 3 conspicuous places within the city within 10 days after the filing of the complaint.
3. After the service of the summons and complaint, as herein provided, and the filing of the notice of the pendency of such action and the posting of summons, as in this section specified, all of the property within such city or part thereof or addition thereto shall, for all of the purposes of the action, be conclusively deemed within the jurisdiction of the district court in which such action is brought.
4. If the names of the owner or owners of any of the property within the city shall be unknown to the plaintiff, such fact may be recited in the complaint in the action and any and all such owners impleaded under fictitious names, and the complaint may be thereafter amended if the true names of such fictitious defendants or any of them be thereafter ascertained. The judgment and decree in the action shall be binding and conclusive as to all of the property affected, whether the owners, or one or more thereof, of any of the parcels of property within the city be actually named as party or parties defendant or not.
[7:120:1919; 1919 RL p. 2666; NCL § 1361]—(NRS A 1977, 1517)

Structure Nevada Revised Statutes

Nevada Revised Statutes

Chapter 270 - Correction and Vacation of Plats

NRS 270.010 - Procedure for correction of maps or plats.

NRS 270.020 - Survey may be made; preparation and contents of map.

NRS 270.030 - Compensation of surveyor; employment of other engineers.

NRS 270.040 - Filing of original map with clerk; posting of copies; notice of time for objections.

NRS 270.050 - Objections and exceptions to plat: Form and contents.

NRS 270.060 - City to commence action in district court; contents of complaint; notice of lis pendens; service of summons.

NRS 270.070 - Contents and posting of summons; property deemed within jurisdiction of district court; fictitious defendants.

NRS 270.080 - Further pleadings: Nevada Rules of Civil Procedure; hearing given precedence.

NRS 270.090 - Findings of fact, conclusions of law and judgment; recording of certified copy of judgment, map and plat; fees for recording; county recorder to provide copy of map or plat or access to digital map or plat to county assessor.

NRS 270.100 - Appeal: Procedure.

NRS 270.110 - City attorney or district attorney may prosecute action; employment of other counsel.

NRS 270.120 - Questions of fact may be referred to master; property may be taken for public use; procedure.

NRS 270.130 - Equitable jurisdiction of court to settle rights, conflicts and controversies; court may vest title; stipulations between parties.

NRS 270.140 - Applicability of NRS 270.010 to 270.150, inclusive, to towns.

NRS 270.150 - Additional rights and remedies.

NRS 270.160 - Procedure.

NRS 270.170 - Person claiming material injury may commence action to have order of vacation set aside.

NRS 270.180 - NRS 270.160 and 270.170 supplementary; applicability.