# Nev. Rev. Stat. § 326.080: Right to exclusive possession in applicant or contractor

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T26_C326_S326.080

## Section

- **Citation:** Nev. Rev. Stat. § 326.080
- **Heading:** Right to exclusive possession in applicant or contractor
- **Jurisdiction:** Nevada
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** NV Code / Title 26 / Chapter 326 / Section 326.080

## Text

Every person who has applied to the State of Nevada to purchase any land from the State, or who has contracted with the State of Nevada for such purchase, or who may hereafter apply to or contract with the State of Nevada, in good faith, for the purchase of any of its public land, and who has paid or shall pay to the proper state officers the amount of money requisite under such application or contract, shall be deemed and held to have the right to the exclusive possession of the land described in such application or contract, provided no actual adverse possession thereof existed in another at the date of the application.

## Nearby sections

- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 326.005 Suspension of NRS 326.010 to 326.070, inclusive, until action by Legislature](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T26_C326_S326.005.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 326.010 Commencement and maintenance of action for interference with possession of public lands occupied for grazing or agricultural purposes; mining rights](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T26_C326_S326.010.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 326.020 Size of claim and other conditions necessary to maintain action](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T26_C326_S326.020.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 326.030 Survey; recording of certified plat](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T26_C326_S326.030.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 326.040 Improvements: Time limited; value](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T26_C326_S326.040.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 326.050 Authorized absence of claimant without occupancy: Payment and disposition of fees](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T26_C326_S326.050.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 326.060 Proof of actual enclosure not required on trial](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T26_C326_S326.060.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 326.070 Adverse entrant guilty of unlawful entry; proceedings for removal](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T26_C326_S326.070.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 326.080 Right to exclusive possession in applicant or contractor](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T26_C326_S326.080.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 326.090 Right of contractor or applicant to maintain or defend action concerning possession](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T26_C326_S326.090.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 326.100 Prospecting and mining authorized](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T26_C326_S326.100.md)

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