It is unlawful for an employer to discharge or discipline an employee exclusively because the employer is required to withhold the employee’s earnings pursuant to a writ of garnishment.
(Added to NRS by 1989, 700)
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 31 - Attachment, Garnishment and Other Extraordinary Remedies
NRS 31.013 - Issuance of writ of attachment after notice and hearing.
NRS 31.017 - Issuance of writ of attachment without notice and hearing.
NRS 31.020 - Affidavit for attachment: Contents.
NRS 31.022 - Procedure when notice and hearing not required.
NRS 31.024 - Procedure when notice and hearing required: Order to show cause.
NRS 31.026 - Procedure when notice and hearing required: Hearing.
NRS 31.028 - Contents of order for attachment.
NRS 31.040 - Sheriff to attach and keep property; undertaking by defendant.
NRS 31.045 - Notice of execution on writ of attachment: Service required; form; contents.
NRS 31.050 - Attachment of shares of stock, debts due defendant and other property.
NRS 31.060 - Execution of writ of attachment: Manner in which property is to be attached.
NRS 31.110 - Sheriff’s return of writ; certificate.
NRS 31.130 - Sale of attached property; proceeds to be deposited in court.
NRS 31.140 - Satisfaction of judgment by sales of attached property.
NRS 31.160 - Plaintiff may prosecute undertaking if execution returned unsatisfied.
NRS 31.200 - Grounds for discharge of attachment.
NRS 31.235 - Constables have powers and duties of sheriff with respect to writ of attachment.
NRS 31.240 - Writ of garnishment may issue at time of issuance of writ of attachment or later.
NRS 31.249 - Application to court for writ of garnishment.
NRS 31.260 - Issuance and contents of writ of garnishment; notice of execution.
NRS 31.270 - Service of writ; tender of garnishee’s fees.
NRS 31.280 - Service and return of writ give court jurisdiction.
NRS 31.290 - Form of interrogatories to garnishee; garnishee to answer in writing under oath.
NRS 31.291 - Garnishment of certain financial institutions.
NRS 31.294 - Procedure for garnishment when another action pending.
NRS 31.295 - Garnishment of earnings: Limitations on amount.
NRS 31.298 - Garnishment of earnings: Unlawful to discharge or discipline employee.
NRS 31.300 - Property to be delivered to sheriff; sale; judgment against garnishee.
NRS 31.320 - Judgment against garnishee on failure to answer; relief from judgment.
NRS 31.330 - Answer of garnishee; reply of plaintiff by affidavit.
NRS 31.340 - New matter in plaintiff’s reply deemed denied; trial; judgment; costs; attorney’s fees.
NRS 31.350 - Third person may be interpleaded as defendant; notice; proceedings.
NRS 31.370 - Judgment acquits garnishee for amounts paid.
NRS 31.380 - Discharge of garnishee does not bar action by defendant; exception.
NRS 31.390 - Judgment against garnishee for debt not due; execution deferred until debt due.
NRS 31.420 - Disposal of property received by sheriff; reimbursement of plaintiff.
NRS 31.450 - Issuance of writ of garnishment after judgment; procedure; liberal construction.
NRS 31.460 - New trials and appeals.
NRS 31.470 - Arrest in civil cases.
NRS 31.480 - Cases in which defendant may be arrested.
NRS 31.490 - Order for arrest.
NRS 31.510 - Undertaking from plaintiff.
NRS 31.520 - Order and arrest; return of order.
NRS 31.530 - Delivery of affidavit and order to sheriff and defendant.
NRS 31.540 - Arrest of defendant.
NRS 31.550 - Defendant to be discharged on bail or deposit.
NRS 31.560 - Defendant may give bail.
NRS 31.570 - Bail may surrender defendant.
NRS 31.580 - Arrest, delivery and surrender of defendant by bail; exoneration of bail.
NRS 31.590 - Action against bail.
NRS 31.600 - Bail exonerated by death, imprisonment or discharge of defendant.
NRS 31.610 - Return of order; plaintiff may except to bail.
NRS 31.620 - Notice of justification of bail.
NRS 31.630 - Qualifications of bail.
NRS 31.640 - Examination of bail.
NRS 31.650 - Allowance of bail exonerates sheriff.
NRS 31.660 - Deposit by defendant in lieu of bail.
NRS 31.670 - Sheriff must pay deposit into court.
NRS 31.680 - Undertaking may be substituted for deposit.
NRS 31.690 - Disposition of deposit.
NRS 31.700 - Liability of sheriff for escape or rescue.
NRS 31.710 - Recovery on official bond of sheriff.
NRS 31.720 - Defendant may move to vacate arrest or reduce bail; hearing.
NRS 31.730 - Vacation of order of arrest and reduction of bail.
NRS 31.740 - Persons confined on execution issued on judgment may be discharged.
NRS 31.750 - Notice of application for discharge.
NRS 31.760 - Service of notice of application.
NRS 31.770 - Hearing on application.
NRS 31.780 - Oath of defendant on discharge.
NRS 31.790 - Order of discharge.
NRS 31.800 - Renewal of application for discharge.
NRS 31.810 - Effect of discharge; judgment remains in force.
NRS 31.820 - Plaintiff may order discharge of prisoner; effect of discharge.
NRS 31.830 - Creditor to advance money to jailer for support of prisoner.
NRS 31.840 - Delivery may be claimed before answer.
NRS 31.850 - Requisites of affidavit by plaintiff.
NRS 31.853 - Order to show cause; contents; service.
NRS 31.859 - Temporary restraining order in lieu of immediate issue of writ of possession.
NRS 31.863 - Hearing on order to show cause; undertaking by plaintiff.
NRS 31.866 - Writ of possession.
NRS 31.880 - Defendant may except to sufficiency of sureties.
NRS 31.890 - Return of property to defendant upon giving written undertaking.
NRS 31.900 - Justification of defendant’s sureties.
NRS 31.910 - Qualifications of sureties and manner of justification.
NRS 31.920 - Sheriff may take concealed property by force after demand.
NRS 31.930 - Sheriff to keep property in secure place; to deliver upon receipt of fees and expenses.
NRS 31.940 - Claim by third party; undertaking by plaintiff; determination of title.
NRS 31.950 - Sheriff to make return within 20 days after taking property.