# Statutory penalty · Nevada — Civil statute of limitations by state and type of claim

For Statutory penalty · Nevada, limitation period is 2 years; how the statute describes it is An action upon a statute for a penalty or forfeiture, where the action is given to a person or the State, or both, recorded from its source on 2026-08-25.

- **Type of claim:** Statutory penalty _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **State:** Nevada
- **Limitation period:** 2 years _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **How the statute describes it:** An action upon a statute for a penalty or forfeiture, where the action is given to a person or the State, or both _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> 4. Within 2 years: (a) An action against a sheriff, coroner or constable upon liability incurred by acting in his or her official capacity and in virtue of his or her office, or by the omission of an official duty, including the nonpayment of money collected upon an execution. (b) An action upon a statute for a penalty or forfeiture, where the action is given to a person or the State, or both, except when the statute imposing it prescribes a different limitation.

## Source

- https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/nrs-011.html

Last verified: 2026-08-25. Review by: 2027-08-25.
Part of [Civil statute of limitations by state and type of claim](https://referencesource.org/state-civil-statute-of-limitations/).