NRS 40.280 Service of notices to surrender; proof required before issuance
of order to remove or writ of restitution.
1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 40.253 and 40.2542, the notices required by NRS 40.251 to 40.260, inclusive, must be served by the
sheriff, a constable, a person who is licensed as a process server pursuant to chapter 648 of NRS or the agent of an attorney
licensed to practice in this State:
(a) By delivering a copy to the tenant
personally.
(b) If the tenant is absent from the tenant’s
place of residence or from the tenant’s usual place of business, by leaving a
copy with a person of suitable age and discretion at either place and mailing a
copy to the tenant at the tenant’s place of residence or place of business.
(c) If the place of residence or business cannot
be ascertained, or a person of suitable age or discretion cannot be found
there, by posting a copy in a conspicuous place on the leased property,
delivering a copy to a person there residing, if the person can be found, and
mailing a copy to the tenant at the place where the leased property is
situated.
2. The notices required by NRS 40.230, 40.240 and 40.414 must be served upon an unlawful or
unauthorized occupant:
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this
paragraph and paragraph (b), by delivering a copy to the unlawful or
unauthorized occupant personally, in the presence of a witness. If service is
accomplished by the sheriff, constable or a person who is licensed as a process
server pursuant to chapter 648 of NRS, the
presence of a witness is not required.