Questions concerning the laws, criminal justice system, civil court procedures and related topics specific to the state of Nevada.
Questions tagged [nevada]
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Are security guards actually not allowed to do anything?
Consider a trespassing case, not a robbery or any serious felony which would allow citizens arrest anyway.
Are security guards actually allowed to use force? Especially if it's a discriminatory or illogical reason? The law says any "reasonably…
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Is missing a single payment on a loan a crime?
Is it a crime to take out a loan with no intention to repay?
Take this scenario. Someone misses a single payment on a loan. It was proven that they intended to miss the payment.
Does this count as fraud or theft? Even if they make up the payment and…
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Stealing through multiple people
Person b steals a car from person a by forging the registration ie a civil manner.
Then person c steals the car.
How would a civil lawsuit work? Would person a sue b and c at the same time? Or sue them separately?
Is the transfer from b to c…
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Court order to seize property with negative equity
If I have a money judgement against someone, order their house or car to be seized and the proceeds from the sale are less than the value of loans on that property what happens? Does the creditor have to pay the bank or does the debt stay with the…
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Can you sue if someone uses drugs in your car?
If somebody does something illegal in your car or puts you at legal risk can you sue them? Or am I liable because I have them permission to enter the car?
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Hypothetical scenario: Crooked cops vs righteous bounty hunters
Let's say a court issues a arrest warrant for a police officer and private bounty hunters apprehend the officer. The police show up and demand the officer be released, start shooting etc. The bounty hunter has his own friends that join his side.
In…
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Is there any statute of limitations on fraudulent transfers?
Consider this scenario
Person A takes out loan then uses it to buy a car unsecured.
Person B steals the car and forges the registration.
10 years pass. Statute of limitations on civil theft in nevada is 3 years I believe. Debt still exists. Delay…
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How far does someone need to be moved for kidnapping?
A gang invited me to a house, when I arrived they dragged me around the property and beat me up. There are no witnesses on my side but I think it is pretty obvious what happened and I hope the police just make the gang confess by giving rewards…
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Fraudulent conveyance by deceased
Consider this scenario:
Person A has preexisting unsecured loan that they are not paying
Person A buys a car for Person B using that debt. The car is of significant value (50k). Person A owns the car initially and then transfers to B.
Person A dies…
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What law is broken when i give out someones ssn?
Say I find someone's ssn. Then I go around sharing it with everyone and all their personal info.
Am I committing identity theft? I am not directly using their identity. I am not directly benefiting from this either. Besides civil damages what law…
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Recovering property with trespass
Say I land a drone on someones property. Obviously this is trespass but how do I get the drone back? If the property owner refuses to hand it back can I demand him to?
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Evidence needed for damages
A gang beat me up and incurred a $1200 medical bill. Police filed charges but did not arrest.
What evidence do I need to file a civil lawsuit over the bill? They probably deleted the door camera footage. I have a police officer and his body cam…
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Where can i find a list of what is considered a serious bodily injury?
What is actually considered a serious bodily injury in assault cases? Examples of words I am looking for are shoulder dislocation, bone fractures (what kind/how many), etc. Where is the list?
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What happens if debtor changes address?
I have an Arizona judgement against someone who ran away to Nevada. How do I domesticate it in Nevada or do I even need to? What evidence, documents etc does the court want to show they moved? I learned it from a PI.
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Definition of grand theft auto
I order vehicle registration information for a vehicle I don't own, get the address, then mail the title to myself to register it as my own.
What crime have I committed? Is it grand theft auto even though I never possessed the car, just forged a…
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