RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE FOR THE NEVADA DISTRICT COURTS __________ ANALYSIS __________ I. SCOPE OF RULES—ONE FORM OF ACTION Rule 1. Scope of Rules. 2. One Form of Action. II. COMMENCEMENT OF ACTION; SERVICE OF PROCESS, PLEADINGS, MOTIONS, AND ORDERS 3. Commencement of Action. 4. Process. (a) Summons: Issuance. (b) Same: Form. (c) By Whom Served. (d) Summons: Personal Service. (1) Service Upon Nevada Corporation. (2) Service Upon Foreign Corporation or Nonresident Entity. (3) Service Upon Minors. (4) Service Upon Incompetent Persons. (5) Service Upon Local Governments. (6) Service Upon Individuals. (e) Same: Other Service. (1) Service by Publication. (i) General. (ii) Property. (iii) Publication. (2) Personal Service Outside the State. (3) Statutory Service. (f) Territorial Limits of Effective Service. (g) Return. (h) Amendment. (i) Summons: Time Limit for Service. 5. Service and Filing of Pleadings and Other Papers. (a) Service: When Required. (b) Same: How Made. (c) Same: Numerous Defendants. (d) Filing. (e) Filing With the Court Defined. 6. Time. (a) Computation. (b) Enlargement. (c) Reserved. (d) For Motions—Affidavits. (e) Additional Time After Service by Mail or Electronic Means. III. PLEADINGS AND MOTIONS 7. Pleadings Allowed; Form of Motions.

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