Nevada prompt payment

Who and what this applies to

Covered private owner–prime agreements and Chapter 338 public works, with specified residential and NDOT exclusions.

Thresholds and scope

Payment deadlines are subject to statutory withholding grounds.

The rules

• Private owners pay on the written schedule, or within 21 days after a request where the agreement is oral or lacks a schedule. Source
• These private owner–prime rules exclude a natural-person owner’s single-family residence agreement and public works. Source
• Public progress payments are due within 30 days of receiving the progress bill, or the shorter contract period, subject to section 338.525. Source
• Outstanding public payment, retention and interest are due within 30 days after the earliest occupancy/use, recorded completion notice, or partial building occupancy; proportional payment and section 338.525 withholding apply. Source
• These public-payment provisions exclude Chapter 408 NDOT contracts. Source

Primary sources

• NRS 624.609(1)
• NRS 624.622(4)
• NRS 338.515(1)
• NRS 338.520
• NRS 338.480

Sources reviewed 2026-09-30. This guide covers the projects and rules stated above.

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