How is Service of Process of a Lawsuit Conducted in Las Vegas, Nevada?
There are special rules on how you can give lawsuit paperwork to someone, and who can receive the lawsuit paperwork. Nevada Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 4, section (6) governs regular service of lawsuit paperwork upon individuals. Today’s discussion is service of lawsuit paperwork on adults, as opposed to corporations or minors. When you are serving a lawsuit on someone, you, the injured party, are known as the ‘plaintiff; and the at-fault party, the one being sued, is called the ‘defendant’. Service of lawsuit paperwork is legally called “service of process”. Rule 4 of the Nevada Rules of Civil Procedure requires that to legally serve a lawsuit on a person, it must be done: “. . . to the defendant personally, or by leaving copies thereof at the defendant’s dwelling house or usual place of abode with some person of suitable age and discretion then residing therein . . .” This rule requires that a defendant be “personally” served. Although there are special rules for a defendant when...