Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159.013
Definitions
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 159.014 to 159.0265, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
Nevada Revised Statutes Chapter 159 — Guardianship of Adults
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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159.014
“Care provider” defined
“Care provider” includes any public or private institution located within or outside this state which provides facilities for the care or maintenance of persons who are incapacitated or persons of limited capacity.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159.0145
“Citation” defined
“Citation” means a document issued by the clerk of the court, as authorized by statute or ordered by the court, requiring a person to appear, directing a person to act or conduct himself or herself in a specified way, or notifying a person of a hearing.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159.015
“Court” defined
“Court” means any court or judge having jurisdiction of the persons and estates of persons who are incapacitated or persons of limited capacity.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159.017
“Guardian” defined
“Guardian” means any person appointed under this chapter as guardian of the person, of the estate, or of the person and estate for any other person, and includes an organization under NRS 662.245 and joint appointees. The term includes, without limitation, a special guardian or, if the context so requires, a person app…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159.018
“Home state” defined
“Home state” means the state in which the proposed protected person was physically present for at least 6 consecutive months, including any temporary absence from the state, immediately before the filing of a petition for the appointment of a guardian.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159.019
“Incapacitated” defined
A person is “incapacitated” if he or she, for reasons other than being a minor, is unable to receive and evaluate information or make or communicate decisions to such an extent that the person lacks the ability to meet essential requirements for physical health, safety or self-care without appropriate assistance.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159.0195
“Interested person” defined
“Interested person” means a person who is entitled to notice of a guardianship proceeding pursuant to NRS 159.034.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159.0215
“Less restrictive alternatives to guardianship” defined
“Less restrictive alternatives to guardianship” includes, without limitation: 1. A durable power of attorney for financial matters; 2. A durable power of attorney for health care; and 3. A supported decision-making agreement.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159.022
“Limited capacity” defined
A person is of “limited capacity” if: 1. The person is able to make independently some but not all of the decisions necessary for the person’s own care and the management of the person’s property; and 2. The person is not a minor.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159.023
“Minor” defined
“Minor” means any person who is: 1. Less than 18 years of age; or 2. Less than 19 years of age if guardianship of the person is continued until the person reaches the age of 19 years pursuant to NRS 159A.191.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159.0235
“Person of natural affection” defined
“Person of natural affection” means a person who is not a family member of a protected person but who shares a relationship with the protected person that is similar to the relationship between family members.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159.0237
“Power of attorney” defined
“Power of attorney” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 162A.090.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159.024
“Private professional guardian” defined
1. “Private professional guardian” means a person who receives compensation for services as a guardian to three or more protected persons who are not related to the guardian by blood or marriage and who meets the requirements set forth in NRS 159.0595. 2. For the purposes of this chapter, the term includes an entity th…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159.025
“Proposed protected person” defined
“Proposed protected person” means any person, other than a minor, for whom proceedings for the appointment of a guardian have been initiated in this State or, if the context so requires, for whom similar proceedings have been initiated in another state.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159.0251
“Protected minor” defined
“Protected minor” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 159A.0251.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159.0253
“Protected person” defined
“Protected person” means any person, other than a minor, for whom a guardian has been appointed.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159.0255
“Secured residential long-term care facility” defined
1. “Secured residential long-term care facility” means a residential facility providing long-term care that is designed to restrict a resident of the facility from leaving the facility, a part of the facility or the grounds of the facility through the use of locks or other mechanical means unless the resident is accomp…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159.026
“Special guardian” defined
“Special guardian” means a guardian of a person of limited capacity, including, without limitation, such a guardian who is appointed because a person of limited capacity has voluntarily petitioned for the appointment and the court has determined that the person has the requisite capacity to make such a petition.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159.0265
“State” defined
“State” means any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, a federally recognized Indian tribe, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159.028
Terms: “Writing” or “written.”
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, when the term “writing” or “written” is used in reference to a will or instrument, the term includes an electronic will as defined in NRS 132.119 and an electronic trust as defined in NRS 163.0015.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159.033
Application to guardians ad litem
Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the provisions of this chapter do not apply to guardians ad litem.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159.034
Notice by petitioner: To whom required; manner for providing; waiver of requirement; proof of giving filed with court
1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, by specific statute or as ordered by the court, a petitioner in a guardianship proceeding shall give notice of the time and place of the hearing on any petition filed in the guardianship proceeding to: (a) The spouse of the protected person and all other known relatives…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159.0345
Court authorized to alter requirements concerning publication of notice or citation
If publication of a notice or citation is required pursuant to this chapter, the court may, for good cause shown: 1. Allow fewer publications to be made within the time for publication; and 2. Extend or shorten the time in which the publications must be made.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159.0355
Facsimile of certain papers may be filed with court
If a petition, notice, objection, consent, waiver or other paper may be filed, a true and correct facsimile of it may be filed, if the original is filed within a reasonable time or at such time prescribed by the court.
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