1. An income payer who receives a notice to withhold income shall:
(a) Withhold the amount stated in the notice from the income due the obligor beginning with the first payment that occurs within 14 days after the date the notice was sent to the income payer and continuing until the enforcing authority notifies the income payer to discontinue the withholding; and
(b) Deliver the money withheld to the enforcing authority within 7 days after the date of payment.
2. An income payer who receives a written notice or a notice to withhold income shall:
(a) Deduct from the income due the obligor after the withholding, the fee set forth in NRS 31A.075;
(b) Deliver to the State Treasurer, at least quarterly, all money deducted as fees pursuant to paragraph (a); and
(c) If applicable, notify the enforcing authority and the State Treasurer when the obligor subject to withholding terminates the obligor’s employment, and provide the last known address of the obligor and the name of any new employer of the obligor, if known.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 1426; A 1987, 2246; 1997, 2276; 2003, 1022; 2021, 2280)
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 31A - Enforcement of Obligations for Support of Children
NRS 31A.012 - "Court" defined.
NRS 31A.0125 - "Disposable earnings" defined.
NRS 31A.013 - "Division of Welfare and Supportive Services" defined.
NRS 31A.0135 - "Employer" defined.
NRS 31A.014 - "Enforcing authority" defined.
NRS 31A.016 - "Income" defined.
NRS 31A.0165 - "Income payer" defined.
NRS 31A.017 - "Lump sum payment" defined.
NRS 31A.018 - "Notice to withhold income" defined.
NRS 31A.019 - "Obligor" defined.
NRS 31A.021 - "State" defined.
NRS 31A.022 - "Written notice" defined.
NRS 31A.024 - Applicability of chapter to order issued by court of another state.
NRS 31A.025 - Initiation of procedure for withholding of income; exceptions.
NRS 31A.030 - Calculation of amount to be withheld; allocation of amount available from withholding.
NRS 31A.040 - Notice to obligor who is subject to withholding.
NRS 31A.050 - Hearing to contest withholding; grounds; exceptions.
NRS 31A.060 - Determination by court; assessment of costs and attorney’s fees; notice.
NRS 31A.072 - Withholding of certain lump sum payments.
NRS 31A.080 - Duties of income payer upon receipt of notice to withhold or written notice.
NRS 31A.130 - Regulations governing documentation and distribution of payments.
NRS 31A.180 - Modification of amount withheld.
NRS 31A.190 - Voluntary request for withholding.
NRS 31A.250 - Court may order assignment of income.
NRS 31A.270 - Calculation of amount to be assigned.
NRS 31A.290 - Prohibition against discharge or discipline of obligor as result of assignment.
NRS 31A.320 - Petition by obligor to terminate order of assignment.