Nevada · statute · Nev. Rev. Stat. ch. 253 · 35 active provisions
Except as otherwise provided in NRS 253.125: 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 4 and 5 or as altered pursuant to the mechanism set forth in NRS 244.1507, public administrators must be elected by the qualified electors of their respective counties. 2. Public administrators must be chosen by the electors of…
1. Every person elected to fill the office of public administrator must qualify as required in this section on or before the first Monday of January next after his or her election. 2. Every public administrator shall: (a) Take the constitutional official oath, which is for the faithful performance of the duties of his…
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, a public administrator may appoint as many deputies as the public administrator deems necessary to perform fully the duties of his or her office. A deputy so appointed may perform all duties required of the public administrator and has the corresponding powers and respon…
1. Public administrators and persons employed or contracted with pursuant to NRS 253.125, as applicable, may administer on the estates of any deceased persons in any cases where by law they are entitled to administer by virtue of their position. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 253.0403 and 253.0425, public administ…
1. When the gross value of a decedent’s property situated in this State does not exceed $25,000, a public administrator or a person employed or contracted with pursuant to NRS 253.125, as applicable, may, without procuring letters of administration, administer the estate of that person upon filing with the court an aff…
1. Subject to the provisions of subsections 2 and 3, before the issuance of the letters of administration for an estate, before filing an affidavit to administer an estate pursuant to NRS 253.0403, before petitioning to have an estate set aside pursuant to NRS 253.0425, and without giving notice to the next of kin, the…
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a public administrator or a person employed or contracted with pursuant to NRS 253.125, as applicable, with regard to the personal property of the estate of a decedent, may donate property that has a value of less than $250 to a nonprofit organization, or destroy propert…
1. The public administrator or the person employed or contracted with pursuant to NRS 253.125, as applicable, shall: (a) Investigate: (1) The financial status of any decedent for whom he or she has been requested to serve as administrator to determine the assets and liabilities of the estate. (2) Whether there is any q…
In connection with an investigation conducted pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 253.0415, a public administrator or a person employed or contracted with pursuant to NRS 253.125, as applicable, may: 1. Require any spouse, parent, child or other kindred of the decedent to give any information and to execute any written req…
1. If the public administrator or a person employed or contracted with pursuant to NRS 253.125, as applicable, finds that there is no qualified person willing and able to administer the estate of a particular decedent, the public administrator or person shall investigate further to estimate its gross value. 2. If the e…
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the public administrator may, within the limits of appropriations for his or her office: (a) Be provided with sufficient facilities and supplies for the proper performance of his or her duties. (b) Employ subordinates necessary for the proper performance of his or her du…
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a public administrator may file with the board of county commissioners a request for payment for expenses incurred in the performance of such duties. The amount to be paid as expenses must be determined by the board. Payment must be made from the general fund of the coun…
1. For the administration of the estates of deceased persons: (a) Public administrators are entitled to be paid as other administrators or executors are paid, subject to the provisions of NRS 245.043. (b) Persons employed or contracted with pursuant to NRS 253.125 are entitled to be paid as other administrators or exec…
Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, public administrators and persons employed or contracted with pursuant to NRS 253.125, in administering upon estates, shall be governed by the same rules and laws by which other administrators or executors are governed.
All persons, and especially all civil officers, shall give all information in their possession to public administrators and persons employed or contracted with pursuant to NRS 253.125 respecting estates and the property and condition thereof, upon which no other person has then administered.
Public administrators and persons employed or contracted with pursuant to NRS 253.125 shall institute, maintain and prosecute all necessary actions at law and in equity for the recovery and for the protection of the property, debts, papers or other estate of any deceased person upon whose estate they may be administeri…
1. The board of county commissioners shall: (a) Establish regulations for the form of any reports made by the public administrator or a person employed or contracted with pursuant to NRS 253.125, as applicable. (b) Review reports submitted to the board by the public administrator or a person employed or contracted with…
No public administrator or person employed or contracted with pursuant to NRS 253.125 may be: 1. Interested in any expenditures of any kind, made on account of any estate of a deceased person which he or she is administering, except as necessarily made in the course of the administration. 2. Associated in business with…
1. Public administrators shall, at the expiration of their terms of office, surrender up to their successors in office all the books or papers belonging or appertaining to the office, including all exhibits, estates, money and property in their possession; but upon the expiration of the term of office of any public adm…
1. A board of county commissioners of a county whose population is less than 100,000 may by ordinance abolish the office of public administrator. 2. If a board of county commissioners abolishes the office of public administrator pursuant to subsection 1: (a) The person who was elected, appointed or serves as ex officio…
1. The board of county commissioners of each county shall establish the office of public guardian. 2. The board of county commissioners shall: (a) Appoint a public guardian, who serves at the pleasure of the board, for a term of 4 years from the day of appointment; (b) Designate an elected or appointed county officer a…
1. Upon taking office, a public guardian shall file with the county clerk a general bond in an amount fixed by the board of county commissioners payable to the State of Nevada with sureties approved by the board of county commissioners. The premium for the bond shall be paid from the general funds of the county and be…
1. If a vacancy occurs in the office of public guardian before the expiration of a normal term, the vacancy shall be filled promptly by the board of county commissioners. 2. The board of county commissioners may designate any qualified person to serve as acting public guardian until a vacancy in such office is filled.
1. A public guardian shall appoint one or more deputies to perform the duties of the public guardian in his or her absence. A deputy so appointed may transact all official business relating to the office of the public guardian to the same extent as the public guardian, except that the deputy is not authorized to employ…
Within the limits of appropriations for his or her office, a public guardian may: 1. Employ such subordinates, including, without limitation, deputies appointed pursuant to NRS 253.175, as authorized by the board of county commissioners and as necessary for the proper performance of his or her duties. 2. Contract for t…