Nevada prejudgment interest rate
United States Nevada prejudgment interest — the current branch is withheld pending source reconciliation.
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Nevada prejudgment interest — last recorded status
- Last recorded rate
- 8.75% per year — current official rate unverified
- Recorded-reference date
- July 9, 2026
- Controlling authority
- NRS 99.040
- Rate basis
- Current official rate unverified
- Source checked
- July 9, 2026
- Recorded history
- 1 data point
Nevada prejudgment interest can depend on NRS 99.040 and the legally relevant January 1 or July 1 prime-rate selection. StatuteRates is not publishing a current numeric prejudgment value until the official NRS 99.040 benchmark publication is reconciled with the distinct verified NRS 17.130 judgment-rate notice. The two branches must not be assumed identical.
When Nevada prejudgment interest applies
Prejudgment interest in Nevada is generally limited to LIQUIDATED / readily ASCERTAINABLE sums. NRS 99.040 grants interest on: (a) contracts express or implied (other than book accounts); (b) settlement of book or store accounts from the day the balance is ascertained; (c) money received to the use/benefit of another and detained without consent; (d) unpaid wages/salary after demand. For OPEN/STORE accounts, interest may be awarded only by a court in an action on the debt (AG Op. 98-20).
When it starts accruing
Under NRS 17.130(2), interest on the money judgment (the prejudgment-to-postjudgment period) runs from the time of SERVICE OF THE SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT until satisfied — except any amount representing FUTURE damages, which draws interest only from entry of judgment.
Simple or compound
The Financial Institutions Division describes simple interest for qualifying NRS 99.040 debt, but this page does not apply a numeric rate while the current prejudgment source contract remains unresolved.
How the rate is set
NRS 99.040 uses the Commissioner-ascertained prime rate at the largest Nevada bank on the immediately preceding January 1 or July 1, plus two percentage points. Do not substitute the separately verified NRS 17.130 post-judgment observation without source reconciliation.
→ Compare with the Nevada post-judgment interest rate (interest after judgment)
Prejudgment interest under NRS 99.040 — 8.75% (simple interest). This is PREjudgment interest (accruing before entry of judgment) and is separate from Nevada’s post-judgment rate; availability is limited by claim type (see the page). Current formula value as of 2026-07-09; verify at leg.state.nv.us. Not legal advice.
Recorded observation and preserved history
| Effective date | Rate | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| July 9, 2026 | 8.75% | Statute |
Source & provenance
Observation recorded July 9, 2026 (00:00 UTC) from the cited source (Nevada Legislature and Financial Institutions Division (official)):
https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-099.html
Cite this page
StatuteRates. “Nevada Prejudgment Interest Rate.” StatuteRates.com. Accessed today. https://statuterates.com/rates/nevada-prejudgment-rate/ LAST RECORDED — current official rate unverified. The 8.75% observation is retained only as historical provenance; confirm the current official schedule before use.