gn money claimed from a bank-offered spot rate prevailing at or near the close of business on the banking day next preceding the filing of a request or application for the issuance of process or for the determination of costs, or an application for a bond or other court-required undertaking. 4. A party seeking the process, costs, bond or other undertaking under subsection 2 shall file with each request or application an affidavit or certificate executed in good faith by its counsel or a bank officer, stating the market quotation used and how it was obtained, and setting forth the calculation. Affected court officers incur no liability, after a filing of the affidavit or certificate, for acting as if the judgment were in the amount of United States dollars stated in the affidavit or certificate. (Added to NRS by 1993, 197) NRS 17.650 Effect of currency revalorization. 1. If, after an obligation is expressed or a loss is incurred in a foreign money, the country issuing or adopting that money substitutes a new money in place of that money, the obligation or the loss must be treated as if expressed or incurred in the new money at the rate of conversion the issuing country establishes for the payment of like obligations or losses denominated in the former money. 2. If substitution under subsection 1 occurs after a judgment or award is entered on a foreign-money claim, the court or arbitrator shall amend the judgment or award by a like conversion of the former money. (Added to NRS by 1993, 198) NRS 17.660 Supplementary general principles of law. Unless displaced by particular provisions of NRS 17.410 to 17.660, inclusive, the principles of law and equity, including the law merchant, and the law relative to capacity to contract, principal and agent, estoppel, fraud, misrepresentation, duress, coercion, mistake, bankruptcy or other validating or invalidating causes supplement the provisions of those sections. (Added to NRS by 1993, 198) CHAPTER 18 - COSTS AND DISBURSEMENTS NRS 18.005 “Costs” defined. NRS 18.010 Award of attorney’s fees. NRS 18.015 Lien for attorney’s fees: Amount; perfection; enforcement. NRS 18.020 Cases in which costs allowed prevailing party. NRS 18.025 Court not to refuse to award attorney’s fees or costs solely because public officer or agency is prevailing party. NRS 18.030 Costs and disbursements in actions where defendants might have been joined. NRS 18.050 Discretion of the court in allowing costs. NRS 18.060 Costs of appeal to Supreme Court; discretion of court. NRS 18.070 Payment of costs on postponement; costs and attorney’s fees on mistrial. NRS 18.080 Effect of tender in action for recovery of money. NRS 18.090 Costs in actions by or against executors and trustees. NRS 18.110 Verified memorandum of costs: Filing and service; witness’ and clerk’s fee; retaxing and settling costs. NRS 18.120 Interest and costs must be included by clerk in judgment. NRS 18.130 When plaintiff may be required to secure costs; affidavits of sureties; dismissal of action if undertaking not filed. NRS 18.140 Plaintiffs for whom bond or undertaking not required. NRS 18.150 Payment of costs and attorney’s fees when State or county is a party. NRS 18.160 Costs allowed judgment creditor; memorandum of costs; motion to tax. NRS 18.170 Notice of motion for order allowing costs and necessary disbursements; order. NRS 18.180 Entry of amount of costs on margin of judgment. _________ NRS 18.005 “Costs” defined. For the purposes of NRS 18.010 to 18.150, inclusive, the term “costs” means: 1. Clerks’ fees. 2. Reporters’ fees for depositions, including a reporter’s fee for one copy of each deposition. 3. Jurors’ fees and expenses, together with reasonable compensation of an officer appointed to act in accordance with NRS 16.120. 4. Fees for witnesses at trial, pretrial hearings and deposing witnesses, unless the court finds that the witness was called at the instance of the prevailing party without reason or necessity. 5. Reasonable fees of not more than five expert witnesses in an amount of not more than $1,500 for each witness, unless the court allows a larger fee after determining that the circumstances surrounding the expert’s testimony were of such necessity as to require the larger fee. 6. Reasonable fees of necessary interpreters. 7. The fee of any sheriff or licensed process server for the delivery or service of any summons or subpoena used in the action, unless the court determines that the service was not necessary. 8. Compensation for the official reporter or reporter pro tempore. 9. Reasonable costs for any bond or undertaking required as part of the action. 10. Fees of a court bailiff who was required to work overtime. 11. Reasonable costs for telecopies. 12. Reasonable costs for photocopies. 13. Reasonable costs for long distance telephone calls. 14. Reasonable costs for postage. 15. Reasonable costs for travel and lodging incurred taking depositions and conducting discovery. 16. Fees charged pursuant to NRS 19.0335. 17. Any other reasonable and necessary expense incurred in connection with the action, including reasonable and necessary expenses for computerized services for legal research. (Added to NRS by 1977, 773; A 1981, 1378; 1989, 707; 1993, 263; 1995, 2715; 2003, 2117; 2005, 190) NRS 18.010 Award of attorney’s fees. 1. The compensation of an attorney and counselor for his services is governed by agreement, express or implied, which is not restrained by law. 2. In addition to the cases where an allowance is authorized by specific statute, the court may make an allowance of attorney’s fees to a prevailing party: (a) When he has not recovered more than $20,000; or (b) Without regard to the recovery sought, when the court finds that the claim, counterclaim, cross-claim or third-party complaint or defense of the opposing party was brought or maintained without reasonable ground or to harass the prevailing party. The court shall liberally construe the provisions of this paragraph in favor of awarding attorney’s fees in all appropriate situations. It is the intent of the Legislature that the court award attorney’s fees pursuant to this paragraph and impose sanctions pursuant to Rule 11 of the Nevada Rules of Civil Procedure in all appropriate situations to punish for and deter frivolous or vexatious claims and defenses because such claims and defenses overburden limited judicial resources, hinder the timely resolution of meritorious claims and increase the costs of engaging in business and providing professional services to the public. 3. In awarding attorney’s fees, the court may pronounce its decision on the fees at the conclusion of the trial or special proceeding without written motion and with or without presentation of additional evidence. 4. Subsections 2 and 3 do not apply to any action arising out of a written instrument or agreement which entitles the prevailing party to an award of reasonable attorney’s fees. [1911 CPA § 434; A 1951, 59]—(NRS A 1957, 129; 1967, 1254; 1969, 435, 667; 1971, 165, 802; 1975, 309; 1977, 774; 1985, 327; 1999, 903; 2003, 3478) NRS 18.015 Lien for attorney’s fees: Amount; perfection; enforcement. 1. An attorney at law shall have a lien upon any claim, demand or cause of action, including any claim for unliquidated damages, which has been placed in his hands by a client for suit or collection, or upon which a suit or other action has been instituted. The lien is for the amount of any fee which has been agreed upon by the attorney and clie

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