Nevada Revised Statutes Title 23. Public Officers and Employees § 281.405. Validity of lien or encumbrance against property of public officer, candidate for public office, public employee or participant in official proceeding, or immediate family members thereof

(a) “Encumbrance” includes, without limitation, a lis pendens or other notice of the pendency of an action.

(b) “Immediate family” means persons who are related by blood, adoption or marriage, within the first degree of consanguinity or affinity.

(c) “Lien” means a charge against or an interest in property which is used as security for the payment of a debt or the performance of an obligation. The term includes, without limitation, a judicial lien obtained by legal or equitable process or proceedings, a common-law lien, a statutory lien and a security interest.

(d) “Participant in an official proceeding” includes, without limitation, a juror or witness in a judicial or administrative proceeding or a referee, arbitrator, mediator, appraiser, assessor or other person authorized by law to hear or determine any controversy or matter.