17.370 - Stay of enforcement of foreign judgment. - Nevada Statutes

17.370  Stay of enforcement of foreign judgment.

      1.  If the judgment debtor shows the court that an appeal from the foreign judgment is pending or will be taken, or that a stay of execution has been granted, the court shall stay enforcement of the foreign judgment until the appeal is concluded, the time for appeal expires or the stay of execution expires or is vacated, upon proof that the judgment debtor has furnished the security for the satisfaction of the judgment required by the state in which it was rendered.

      2.  If the judgment debtor shows the court any ground upon which enforcement of a judgment of any court of this state would be stayed, including, without limitation, a showing that an appeal is pending or will be taken, that a stay has been granted, requested or will be requested, or that the time for taking an appeal has not yet expired, the court shall stay enforcement of the foreign judgment for an appropriate period, upon requiring the same security for satisfaction of the judgment which is required in this state, including, without limitation, security determined pursuant to NRS 20.035, if applicable.

      (Added to NRS by 1979, 1497; A 2001, 1006)