353C.140 - Action by Attorney General to collect debt; limitation of action. - Nevada Statutes

353C.140  Action by Attorney General to collect debt; limitation of action.  If a person has not paid a debt that the person owes to an agency, the Attorney General, upon the request of the State Controller:

      1.  Except as otherwise provided in this section, shall bring an action in a court of competent jurisdiction; or

      2.  If the action is a small claim subject to chapter 73 of NRS, may bring an action in a court of competent jurisdiction,

Ê on behalf of this state to collect the debt, plus any applicable penalties and interest. The action must be brought not later than 4 years after the date on which the debt became due or within 5 years after the date on which a certificate of liability was last recorded pursuant to NRS 353C.180, as appropriate.

      (Added to NRS by 1999, 3443; A 2009, 1176)