17.100 - Written statement made by defendant; form. - Nevada Statutes

17.100  Written statement made by defendant; form.  A statement in writing shall be made, signed by the defendant and verified by his or her oath, to the following effect:

      1.  It shall authorize the entry of judgment for a specified sum.

      2.  If it be money due, or to become due, it shall state concisely the facts out of which it arose, and shall show that the sum confessed therefor is justly due, or to become due.

      3.  If it be for the purpose of securing the plaintiff against a contingent liability, it shall state concisely the facts constituting the liability, and shall show that the sum confessed therefor does not exceed the same.

      [1911 CPA § 308; RL § 5250; NCL § 8806]

      NRS 17.110  Filing of statement; endorsement by clerk; entry of judgment; judgment roll; costs.  The statement must be filed with the clerk of the court in which the judgment is to be entered. The clerk shall endorse upon it and enter in the judgment book a judgment of the court for the amount confessed, with $28 costs. The judgment and affidavit, with the judgment endorsed, thereupon become the judgment roll.

      [1911 CPA § 309; RL § 5251; NCL § 8807]—(NRS A 1981, 1792; 1993, 1355; 2001, 3215)