Nevada Revised Statutes §18.130 authorizes a defendant in a Nevada civil action to require a non-resident plaintiff or foreign corporation plaintiff to file a cost bond. The bond cannot exceed $500 by statute. We write Nevada cost bonds same-day for the Eighth Judicial District Court (Clark County), Second Judicial District Court (Washoe County), and every other Nevada district court.
Nevada's plaintiff cost bond is the most statutorily constrained in the country. Under Nev. Rev. Stat. §18.130, if a plaintiff in a civil action resides out of state, or is a foreign corporation, a judicial bond for the costs and charges which may be awarded against such plaintiff may be required by the defendant. The cost bond may not exceed the sum of five hundred dollars.
The $500 statutory ceiling makes Nevada §18.130 bonds among the smallest court bonds we write. The cap reflects Nevada's policy preference for unburdened access to its courts; the bond functions as a modest security gesture rather than a serious cost-recovery mechanism.
One important Nevada-specific exception: in cases with a diversity of plaintiffs where at least one member is a resident of or domiciled in Nevada, the §18.130 cost bond rule does not apply. Where plural plaintiffs include at least one Nevada resident, the non-resident plaintiffs do not need to post.
Nevada's plaintiff cost bond requirement is codified at Nev. Rev. Stat. §18.130. The bond is required on defendant's motion (in most cases) and the bond penalty is set by statute or court discretion. We underwrite to the controlling statute and draft each bond on the form the Nevada court will accept.
Nevada §18.130 cost bonds are written same-day on a one-page application without collateral. The penal sum is capped at $500 by statute; the bond is uncollateralized; the underwriting is routine.
Two items start the file: the complaint and a brief statement of plaintiff residency. Where the action involves multiple plaintiffs, we confirm at issuance that the §18.130 cap-and-resident-exception analysis applies correctly.
Filing is with the district court clerk in the Nevada judicial district where the action is pending. Nevada operates eleven judicial districts; the Eighth (Clark County / Las Vegas) and Second (Washoe County / Reno) handle the bulk of commercial litigation.
Send the complaint or the defendant's motion for cost bond. Same-day issuance for qualified files.