Writ of execution—Procedure upon issuance.
Las Vegas Municipal Code § 11.10.250
in effect11.10.250 - Writ of execution—Procedure upon issuance.
Upon the issuance of a writ of execution pursuant to Section 11.10.230, the provisions of Chapter 21 of the Nevada Revised Statutes shall apply, including the following:
(1) The writ must be issued in the name of the City of Las Vegas, sealed with the seal of the Las Vegas Municipal Court, subscribed by a clerk of such court, directed to the Sheriff of Clark County or the sheriff of the county where the real or personal property subject to execution is located and otherwise in substantially the same form as directed by Nevada Revised Statutes 21.025.
(2) A notice of execution as prescribed in Nevada Revised Statute 21.075 and 21.076 must be prepared with the City of Las Vegas named as the judgment creditor.
(3) The notice and a copy of the writ must be provided to the Sheriff who must serve the notice on the defendant—judgment debtor by regular mail at his last known address, or, if represented by an attorney, at the attorney's office. The notice must be served by regular mail the next business day after the writ of execution was served.
(4) In order to claim exemption of any property, the defendant must, within eight calendar days after the notice is mailed, serve the Sheriff and the City of Las Vegas, through the City Attorney and file with a Clerk of the Las Vegas Municipal Court an affidavit setting out the claim of exemption. The Municipal Court Administrator shall provide the form for the affidavit.
(5) When the affidavit is served, the Sheriff shall release the property unless within five calendar days after written demand by the Sheriff, the City of Las Vegas files a motion for a hearing to determine whether the money or property is exempt.
(6) The hearing to determine whether the property or money is exempt must be held within ten calendar days after the filing of the motion for a hearing, unless the court continues the hearing for good cause shown. The defendant shall receive at least five calendar days' notice of the hearing.
(7) If at any time the defendant satisfies the judgment, including costs for the enforcement thereof, any property taken pursuant to a writ of execution shall be released to the defendant as soon as possible thereafter.
(Ord. 3829 § 1 (part), 1994)
Source: City of Las Vegas, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/nv/las_vegas/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT11VETR_CH11.10PANOVI_11.10.250WREXROUPISFetched: 10/28/2026