# Nev. Rev. Stat. § 18.070: Payment of costs on postponement; costs and attorney's fees on mistrial

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T2_C18_S18.070

## Section

- **Citation:** Nev. Rev. Stat. § 18.070
- **Heading:** Payment of costs on postponement; costs and attorney's fees on mistrial
- **Jurisdiction:** Nevada
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** NV Code / Title 2 / Chapter 18 / Section 18.070

## Text

1. When an application is made to a court or master to postpone a trial, the payment of costs, occasioned by the postponement may be imposed, in the discretion of the court or master, as a condition of granting the postponement.

2. A court may impose costs and reasonable attorney's fees against a party or an attorney who, in the judgment of the court, purposely caused a mistrial to occur.

## Nearby sections

- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 18.005 “Costs” defined](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T2_C18_S18.005.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 18.010 Award of attorney's fees](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T2_C18_S18.010.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 18.015 Lien for attorney's fees: Amount; perfection; enforcement](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T2_C18_S18.015.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 18.020 Cases in which costs allowed prevailing party](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T2_C18_S18.020.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 18.025 Court not to refuse to award attorney's fees or costs solely because public officer or agency is prevailing party](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T2_C18_S18.025.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 18.030 Costs and disbursements in actions where defendants might have been joined](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T2_C18_S18.030.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 18.050 Discretion of court in allowing costs](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T2_C18_S18.050.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 18.060 Costs of appeal to Court of Appeals or Supreme Court; discretion of court](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T2_C18_S18.060.md)
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- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 18.080 Effect of tender in action for recovery of money](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T2_C18_S18.080.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 18.090 Costs in actions by or against executors and trustees](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T2_C18_S18.090.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 18.110 Verified memorandum of costs: Filing and service; witness' and clerk's fee; retaxing and settling costs](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T2_C18_S18.110.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 18.120 Interest and costs must be included by clerk in judgment](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T2_C18_S18.120.md)
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