# Nevada — Anti-SLAPP special motion deadlines, fee-shifting and discovery stay by state

For Nevada, deadline to file the motion is A special motion to dismiss must be filed within 60 days after service of the complaint, which period may be extended by the court for good cause shown; attorney's fees for the prevailing party is The court shall award reasonable costs and attorney’s fees to the person against whom the action was brought, except that the court shall award reasonable costs and attorney’s fees to this State or to the appropriate political subdivision of this State if the Attorney General, the chief legal officer or attorney of the political subdivision or special counsel provided the defense for the person pursuant to NRS 41.660 ; effect on discovery is Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, stay discovery pending: (1) A ruling by the court on the motion; and (2) The disposition of any appeal from the ruling on the motion; and; statute is Nev. Rev. Stat. §§ 41.660, 41.670, recorded from its source on 2026-09-02.

- **State:** Nevada _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Deadline to file the motion:** A special motion to dismiss must be filed within 60 days after service of the complaint, which period may be extended by the court for good cause shown. _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_
- **Attorney's fees for the prevailing party:** The court shall award reasonable costs and attorney’s fees to the person against whom the action was brought, except that the court shall award reasonable costs and attorney’s fees to this State or to the appropriate political subdivision of this State if the Attorney General, the chief legal officer or attorney of the political subdivision or special counsel provided the defense for the person pursuant to NRS 41.660 . _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_
- **Effect on discovery:** Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, stay discovery pending: (1) A ruling by the court on the motion; and (2) The disposition of any appeal from the ruling on the motion; and _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_
- **Statute:** Nev. Rev. Stat. §§ 41.660, 41.670 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> 2. A special motion to dismiss must be filed within 60 days after service of the complaint, which period may be extended by the court for good cause shown.

## Where each value comes from

This source states these in separate places, so each value is shown with the passage that states it.

### Deadline to file the motion

> 2. A special motion to dismiss must be filed within 60 days after service of the complaint, which period may be extended by the court for good cause shown.

### Attorney's fees for the prevailing party

> 1. If the court grants a special motion to dismiss filed pursuant to NRS 41.660 : (a) The court shall award reasonable costs and attorney’s fees to the person against whom the action was brought, except that the court shall award reasonable costs and attorney’s fees to this State or to the appropriate political subdivision of this State if the Attorney General, the chief legal officer or attorney of the political subdivision or special counsel provided the defense for the person pursuant to NRS 41.660 .

### Effect on discovery

> 3. If a special motion to dismiss is filed pursuant to subsection 2, the court shall: (a) Determine whether the moving party has established, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the claim is based upon a good faith communication in furtherance of the right to petition or the right to free speech in direct connection with an issue of public concern; (b) If the court determines that the moving party has met the burden pursuant to paragraph (a), determine whether the plaintiff has demonstrated with prima facie evidence a probability of prevailing on the claim; (c) If the court determines that the plaintiff has established a probability of prevailing on the claim pursuant to paragraph (b), ensure that such determination will not: (1) Be admitted into evidence at any later stage of the underlying action or subsequent proceeding; or (2) Affect the burden of proof that is applied in the underlying action or subsequent proceeding; (d) Consider such evidence, written or oral, by witnesses or affidavits, as may be material in making a determination pursuant to paragraphs (a) and (b); (e) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, stay discovery pending: (1) A ruling by the court on the motion; and (2) The disposition of any appeal from the ruling on the motion; and

## Source

- https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-041.html#NRS041Sec660

Last verified: 2026-09-02. Review by: 2027-09-02.
Part of [Anti-SLAPP special motion deadlines, fee-shifting and discovery stay by state](https://referencesource.org/anti-slapp-motion-provisions-by-state/).