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2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 251 - County Auditors and Comptrollers › NRS 251.010 - Certain county recorders ex officio county auditors; exception; office; hours to remain open.

1. The county recorder is ex officio county auditor in counties in which a county comptroller has not been appointed, unless such an arrangement is altered pursuant to the mechanism set forth in NRS 244.1507.
2. County auditors shall keep an office at the county seat of their county, which must be kept open in accordance with the provisions of NRS 245.040.
[Part 1:108:1866; B § 2599; BH § 1636; C § 1782; RL § 2765; NCL § 4765] + [Part 1:178:1907; A 1929, 255; 1955, 6, 471]—(NRS A 1969, 1110, 1545; 1979, 522; 1985, 702; 2009, 593)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 251 - County Auditors and Comptrollers › NRS 251.020 - Facsimile signature.

1. Each county auditor is authorized to use a facsimile signature produced through a mechanical device in place of his or her handwritten signature whenever the necessity may arise and upon approval of the board of county commissioners, subject to the following conditions:
(a) That the mechanical device shall be of such nature that the facsimile signature may be removed from the mechanical device and kept in a separate secure place.
(b) That the use of the facsimile signature shall be made only under the direction and supervision of the officer whose signature it represents.
(c) That all of the mechanical device shall at all times be kept in a vault, securely locked, when not in use, to prevent any misuse of the same.
2. No facsimile signature produced through a mechanical device authorized by the provisions of this section shall be combined with the signature of another officer.
[Part 1:51:1953] + [2:51:1953]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 251 - County Auditors and Comptrollers › NRS 251.030 - Duties.

The county auditor shall:
1. Number and keep a record of all demands allowed, showing the number, date, date of approval, amount, and name of the original holder, on what account allowed, and out of what fund payable.
2. Constantly be acquainted with the exact condition of the treasury, and every lawful demand upon it.
3. Report to the board of county commissioners, at each regular meeting thereof, the condition of each fund in the treasury.
4. Keep a complete set of books for the county, which shall be open to the inspection of the public, free of charge, during business hours, in which shall be set forth in a plain and businesslike manner every money transaction of the county, so that the county auditor can, at any time, when requested, tell the state of each fund, where the money came from, to what fund it belonged, and how and for what purpose it was expended, and also the collection made, and the money paid into the treasury by every officer.
[Part 11:80:1865; A 1939, 253; 1956, 198]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 251 - County Auditors and Comptrollers › NRS 251.040 - Finances of school district: Reports to clerk of school board and Superintendent of Public Instruction.

1. In addition to the requirements of NRS 251.030, the county auditor shall notify the clerk of the board of trustees of the county school district and send at the same time a duplicate of the report to the Superintendent of Public Instruction, at the beginning of each month, showing the amount of funds left to the credit of the district at the beginning of the previous month, new funds credited during the previous month and the source thereof, the total of disbursements allowed by warrants during the previous month, and the balance to the credit of the district at the beginning of the month in which the report is rendered.
2. The report must be in such form as the Superintendent of Public Instruction may prescribe.
[Part 11:80:1865; A 1939, 253; 1956, 198]—(NRS A 1960, 30; 1971, 515; 1979, 1640)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 251 - County Auditors and Comptrollers › NRS 251.170 - Appointment; compensation; duties; office; hours to remain open.

1. In each county having a population of 100,000 or more:
(a) Where there is a county administrator or county manager, the county administrator or county manager, with the confirmation of the board of county commissioners, shall appoint a county comptroller.
(b) Where there is no county administrator or county manager, the board of county commissioners shall appoint a county comptroller.
The county comptroller shall perform all of the duties required of county auditors under this chapter or any other applicable law of this state, including county ordinances.
2. In any county having a population of less than 100,000:
(a) Where there is a county administrator or county manager, the county administrator or county manager, with the confirmation of the board of county commissioners, may appoint a county comptroller.
(b) Where there is no county administrator or county manager, the board of county commissioners may appoint a county comptroller.
The county comptroller shall perform all of the duties required of county auditors under this chapter or any other applicable law of this state, including county ordinances.
3. The board may fix the compensation of the county comptroller. In counties where there is a county administrator or county manager, the administrator or manager may specify the procedures which the county comptroller shall follow in performing the duties of his or her office. In counties where there is no county administrator or county manager, the board of county commissioners may specify the procedures which the county comptroller shall follow in performing the duties of his or her office.
4. The county comptroller is the chief fiscal officer of his or her county under the direction of the county administrator or county manager, where there is one, subject to approval of the board of county commissioners. Where there is no county administrator or county manager, the county comptroller is under the direction of the board of county commissioners.
5. The county comptroller, as directed by the board of county commissioners, shall audit all books and records of any fund or department of the county and report the findings to the board.
6. The county comptroller shall keep an office at the county seat of his or her county, which must be kept open in accordance with the provisions of NRS 245.040.
(Added to NRS by 1969, 1109; A 1969, 1545; 1975, 1368; 1979, 522)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 252 - District Attorneys › NRS 252.010 - Qualifications.

No person shall be a candidate for or be eligible to the office of district attorney unless the person is:
1. A bona fide resident of the State of Nevada.
2. An attorney duly licensed and admitted to practice law in all the courts of this state.
[Part 1:217:1909; A 1931, 9; 1931 NCL § 618]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 252 - District Attorneys › NRS 252.020 - Election; term of office.

1. District attorneys shall be elected by the qualified electors of their respective counties.
2. District attorneys shall be chosen by the electors of their respective counties at the general election in 1922, and at the general election every 4 years thereafter, and shall enter upon the duties of their offices on the first Monday of January subsequent to their election.
[Part 1:108:1866; B § 2599; BH § 1636; C § 1782; RL § 2765; NCL § 4765] + [Part 9:108:1866; B § 2607; BH § 1644; C § 1790; RL § 2773; NCL § 4773] + [Part 17:108:1866; A 1921, 96; NCL § 4781]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 252 - District Attorneys › NRS 252.030 - Bond.

Unless a blanket fidelity bond is furnished by the county, before entering upon the duties of his or her office, the district attorney shall execute and file with the county clerk a bond to the county, conditioned for the faithful performance of his or her duties, the penalty of the bond to be fixed by the board of county commissioners.
[2:125:1865; B § 2936; BH § 2105; C § 2297; RL § 1594; NCL § 2072]—(NRS A 1979, 289)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 252 - District Attorneys › NRS 252.060 - Filling of vacancy in office; temporary disablement.

1. If the district attorney dies, resigns, is removed, disappears or is permanently disabled from performing the duties of his or her office, the board of county commissioners shall appoint an interim or permanent replacement for the district attorney.
2. If the district attorney is temporarily disabled from performing the duties of his or her office:
(a) The chief deputy district attorney shall perform the duties of the district attorney while the district attorney is disabled. The chief deputy is entitled to the chief deputy’s regular salary while engaged in the performance of those duties.
(b) If there is no chief deputy, the board of county commissioners shall appoint an interim replacement for the district attorney.
3. A person appointed as an interim or permanent replacement for the district attorney pursuant to this section must be appointed at the first regularly scheduled meeting of the board of county commissioners following the event giving rise to the appointment. Any such event occurring within the time provided by NRS 241.020 for notice of the meeting is an emergency within the meaning of that section.
4. A person appointed as an interim replacement for the district attorney pursuant to this section:
(a) Is entitled to receive the same salary as the district attorney.
(b) Shall:
(1) If he or she is appointed pursuant to subsection 1, serve for not more than 60 days or until a permanent replacement is appointed, whichever occurs first.
(2) If he or she is appointed pursuant to subsection 2, serve for the duration of the disability of the district attorney or, if the district attorney resigns or is removed from office, for not more than 60 days after the resignation or removal or until a permanent replacement is appointed, whichever occurs first.
(c) May engage in the private practice of law for not more than 60 days after his or her appointment, to the extent permitted by NRS 245.0435. The limitation of time provided by this paragraph does not apply in any county of class 6, as classified in the table of annual salaries contained in NRS 245.043.
5. The provisions of NRS 245.170 govern the appointment of a permanent replacement for the district attorney, the length of service of the appointee and the election of a successor.
[16:125:1865; B § 2950; BH § 2118; C § 2310; RL § 1607; NCL § 2085]—(NRS A 1991, 103; 1995, 2520; 2013, 474)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 252 - District Attorneys › NRS 252.070 - Deputies; clerical, investigational and operational staff.

1. All district attorneys may appoint deputies, who are authorized to transact all official business relating to those duties of the office set forth in NRS 252.080 and 252.090 to the same extent as their principals and perform such other duties as the district attorney may from time to time direct. The appointment of a deputy district attorney must not be construed to confer upon that deputy policymaking authority for the office of the district attorney or the county by which the deputy district attorney is employed.
2. District attorneys are responsible on their official bonds for all official malfeasance or nonfeasance of the deputies. Bonds for the faithful performance of their official duties may be required of deputies by district attorneys.
3. All appointments of deputies under the provisions of this section must be in writing and must, together with the oath of office of the deputies, be recorded in the office of the recorder of the county within which the district attorney legally holds and exercises his or her office. Revocations of those appointments must also be recorded as provided in this section. From the time of the recording of the appointments or revocations therein, persons shall be deemed to have notice of the appointments or revocations.
4. Deputy district attorneys of counties whose population is less than 100,000 may engage in the private practice of law. In any other county, except as otherwise provided in NRS 7.065 and this subsection, deputy district attorneys shall not engage in the private practice of law. An attorney appointed to prosecute a person for a limited duration with limited jurisdiction may engage in private practice which does not present a conflict with his or her appointment.
5. Any district attorney may, subject to the approval of the board of county commissioners, appoint such clerical, investigational and operational staff as the execution of duties and the operation of his or her office may require. The compensation of any person so appointed must be fixed by the board of county commissioners.
6. In a county whose population is 700,000 or more, deputies are governed by the merit personnel system of the county.
[Part 1:101:1864; A 1905, 33; 1913, 108; 1919 RL § 2848; NCL § 4848] + [2:101:1864; B § 3068; BH § 2280; C § 2452; RL § 2849; NCL § 4849] + [3:101:1864; B § 3069; BH § 2281; C § 2453; RL § 2850; NCL § 4850]—(NRS A 1961, 215; 1969, 1465; 1973, 678; 1979, 523; 1985, 260; 1989, 203; 1993, 2088, 2259, 2529; 1995, 675; 2001, 1745; 2005, 682; 2011, 1128)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 252 - District Attorneys › NRS 252.090 - Attendance of courts in county.

The district attorney shall:
1. Attend the district courts held in his or her county, for the transaction of criminal business.
2. Attend justice courts in his or her county, when required by justices of the peace, and conduct all prosecutions on behalf of the people for public offenses.
[5:125:1865; B § 2939; BH § 2108; C § 2299; RL § 1596; NCL § 2074]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 252 - District Attorneys › NRS 252.100 - Appointment of attorney if district attorney unable or fails to act; deduction from salary.

1. If the district attorney fails to attend any session of the district court, or for any reason is disqualified from acting in any matter coming before the court, the court may appoint some other person to perform the duties of the district attorney, who is entitled to receive the same compensation and expenses from the county as provided in NRS 7.125 and 7.135 for an attorney who is appointed to represent a person charged with a crime.
2. If the district attorney willfully neglects to attend any session of the district court the amount so paid must be deducted by the board of county commissioners from the salary allowed to the district attorney.
[6:125:1865; A 1889, 73; 1907, 25; RL § 1597; NCL § 2075]—(NRS A 1975, 1156; 1987, 1303)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 252 - District Attorneys › NRS 252.110 - Duties.

The district attorney shall:
1. Draw all indictments, when required by the grand jury.
2. Defend all suits brought against his or her county.
3. Prosecute all recognizances forfeited in the district court and all actions for the recovery of debts, fines, penalties and forfeitures accruing to his or her county.
4. Except with respect to matters for which the board of trustees of the school district has employed private counsel, draw all legal papers, give his or her written opinion when required on matters relating to the duties of the board of trustees and transact the legal business of the school district whose boundaries are conterminous with the boundaries of his or her county, and perform such other legal duties as may be required of him or her by the board of trustees.
5. Bring all actions on behalf of the county for abatement of nuisances pursuant to order of the board of county commissioners or, in the discretion of the district attorney, pursuant to an ordinance of the county as provided by NRS 244.360, subsection 6, including actions for injunction, as well as for recovery of compensatory and exemplary damages and costs of suit.
6. Perform such other duties as may be required of him or her by law.
[7:125:1865; A 1935, 19; 1956, 197]—(NRS A 1973, 216; 1979, 1640)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 252 - District Attorneys › NRS 252.120 - District attorney or partner not to appear as or assist counsel against State or county; penalty.

1. No district attorney or partner thereof shall appear within his or her county as attorney in any criminal action, or directly or indirectly aid, counsel or assist in the defense in any criminal action, begun or prosecuted during his or her term; nor in any civil action begun or prosecuted during his or her term, in behalf of any person suing or sued by the State or any county thereof.
2. This section shall apply with equal effect to any and all partners of district attorneys.
3. A violation of this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than $1,000.
[1:75:1887; C § 2315; RL § 1610; NCL § 2086] + [2:75:1887; C § 2316; RL § 1611; NCL § 2087] + [3:75:1887; C § 2317; RL § 1612; NCL § 2088]—(NRS A 1959, 121; 1963, 385; 1967, 541)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 252 - District Attorneys › NRS 252.130 - Receipts for money or property received in official capacity.

When the district attorney receives money or property in his or her official capacity, the district attorney shall deliver a receipt therefor to the person from whom he or she receives it, and file a duplicate with the county auditor.
[8:125:1865; B § 2942; BH § 2111; C § 2302; RL § 1599; NCL § 2077]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 252 - District Attorneys › NRS 252.140 - Accounting and payment of money to county treasurer.

Except as otherwise provided by an ordinance adopted pursuant to the provisions of NRS 244.207 the district attorney shall, on or before the 5th working day of each month, file in the office of the county treasurer an account in writing, certified by oath, of all money received by the district attorney in his or her official capacity during the preceding month and shall, at the same time, pay that money to the county treasurer.
[9:125:1865; B § 2943; BH § 2112; C § 2303; RL § 1600; NCL § 2078]—(NRS A 1959, 756; 1973, 1682; 1985, 1009)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 252 - District Attorneys › NRS 252.150 - Action by county treasurer when district attorney fails to account.

For a failure to comply with the provisions of NRS 252.140, the county treasurer shall bring an action against the district attorney and his or her sureties for the recovery of all moneys in his or her hands not accounted for, and for 20 percent additional thereon.
[10:125:1865; B § 2944; BH § 2113; C § 2304; RL § 1601; NCL § 2079]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 252 - District Attorneys › NRS 252.160 - Rendition of legal opinions to county, township and district officers.

1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the district attorney shall, without fees, give his or her legal opinion to any assessor, collector, auditor or county treasurer, and to all other county, township or district officers within his or her county, in any matter relating to the duties of their respective offices.
2. The district attorney is not required to give his or her legal opinion on any question regarding which the district attorney requests an opinion from the Attorney General pursuant to NRS 375.0185.
[11:125:1865; A 1887, 52; B § 2945; BH § 2114; C § 2305; RL § 1602; NCL § 2080]—(NRS A 2005, 2059)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 252 - District Attorneys › NRS 252.170 - Attendance at certain meetings of board of county commissioners; duties.

1. The district attorney shall, when not in attendance at the sittings of the district court as criminal prosecutor, attend the meetings of the board of county commissioners. When attending meetings of the board of county commissioners relating to the auditing of accounts and claims brought against the county, the district attorney shall oppose such accounts or claims as the district attorney deems appropriate.
2. Additional duties of the district attorney include, without limitation:
(a) Reviewing all contracts under consideration by the board of county commissioners;
(b) Drafting ordinances and amendments thereto;
(c) Providing advice relating to the interpretation or application of county ordinances;
(d) Providing advice relating to the impact of federal or state law on the county;
(e) Drawing all legal papers on behalf of the board of county commissioners; and
(f) At all times, giving his or her advice, including written legal opinions, when required, to the members of the board of county commissioners upon matters relating to their duties.
[13:125:1865; B § 2947; BH § 2116; C § 2307; RL § 1604; NCL § 2082]—(NRS A 2011, 353)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 252 - District Attorneys › NRS 252.180 - Restrictions on presentation of claims against county.

No district attorney, except for his or her own services, shall be allowed to present any claim, account or demand, for allowance, against his or her own county, or in any way to advocate the relief asked on the claim or demand made by another.
[14:125:1865; B § 2948; BH § 2117; C § 2308; RL § 1605; NCL § 2083]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 252 - District Attorneys › NRS 252.190 - Penalty for malfeasance in office or neglect of duty.

The district attorney may be prosecuted for malfeasance in office, or neglect of duty, and shall be punished for a gross misdemeanor and as provided in NRS 197.230.
[15:125:1865; B § 2949; BH § 2118; C § 2309; RL § 1606; NCL § 2084]—(NRS A 1959, 121; 1967, 542)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 253 - Public Administration of Estates and Public Guardians › NRS 253.010 - Election; term of office; qualifications; certain county officers ex officio public administrators; exceptions.

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 their respective counties at the general election in 1922 and at the general election every 4 years thereafter, and shall enter upon the duties of their office on the first Monday of January after their election.
3. The public administrator of a county must:
(a) Be a qualified elector of the county;
(b) Be at least 21 years of age on the date he or she will take office;
(c) Not have been convicted of a felony for which his or her civil rights have not been restored; and
(d) Not have been found liable in a civil action involving a finding of fraud, misrepresentation, material omission, misappropriation, theft or conversion.
4. The district attorneys of Humboldt, Lander, Lincoln, Storey and White Pine Counties are ex officio public administrators of Humboldt County, Lander County, Lincoln County, Storey County and White Pine County, respectively, unless such an arrangement is altered pursuant to the mechanism set forth in NRS 244.1507. The Clerk of Carson City shall serve as Public Administrator of Carson City.
5. In a county other than Carson City and Humboldt, Lander, Lincoln, Storey and White Pine Counties, if, for any reason, the office of public administrator becomes vacant, the board of county commissioners may appoint a public administrator for the remainder of the unexpired term.
[Part 1:108:1866; B § 2599; BH § 1636; C § 1782; RL § 2765; NCL § 4765] + [Part 9:108:1866; B § 2607; BH § 1644; C § 1790; RL § 2773; NCL § 4773] + [Part 17:108:1866; A 1921, 96; NCL § 4781] + [Part 2:88:1883; BH § 2222; C § 2373; RL § 1616; NCL § 2093]—(NRS A 1969, 1466; 1971, 496; 1987, 56; 2003, 2650; 2009, 593, 2268; 2011, 153; 2019, 1535)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 253 - Public Administration of Estates and Public Guardians › NRS 253.020 - Oath and bond.

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 or her office, and which must be taken and subscribed upon both the certificate of election or appointment and the official bond. The oath upon the bond must be recorded with the bond.
(b) Give an official bond in an amount not less than $10,000, as required and fixed by the board of county commissioners of his or her county by an order entered in the minutes of the board, unless a blanket fidelity bond is furnished by the county. The bond must be conditioned, secured, approved and recorded as the bonds of other county officers are, or may be required by law to be, and must be so conditioned as to hold the principal and sureties liable for any breach thereof made by the public administrator while acting or illegally refusing to act in his or her official capacity.
3. The official bond and oath of office of a public administrator are in lieu of the bonds and oaths required of private administrators. The court may require the public administrator to execute a separate bond for any estate in the manner prescribed in NRS 142.020.
4. The board of county commissioners may, upon reasonable cause therefor shown, require a new bond or an additional bond at any time, to be given upon 10 days’ notice in writing. If the new or additional bond is not given, the board shall declare the office vacant.
[Part 2:88:1883; BH § 2222; C § 2373; RL § 1616; NCL § 2093]—(NRS A 1979, 289; 1989, 1039)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 253 - Public Administration of Estates and Public Guardians › NRS 253.025 - Deputies: Appointment; oath; recording of appointment; liability of public administrator; qualifications; exception.

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 responsibilities. Before entering upon the discharge of his or her duties each deputy must take and subscribe to the constitutional oath of office. The appointment of a deputy must not be construed to confer upon that deputy policymaking authority for the office of the county public administrator or the county by which the deputy is employed.
2. Each appointment must be in writing and recorded with the oath of office of that deputy in the office of the county recorder. Any revocation or resignation of an appointment must be recorded in the office of the county recorder.
3. The public administrator is responsible on his or her official bond for any official malfeasance or nonfeasance of his or her deputies and may require a bond for the faithful performance of the official duties of his or her deputies.
4. Every deputy appointed pursuant to this section must:
(a) Be a qualified elector of the county;
(b) Be at least 21 years of age;
(c) Not have been convicted of a felony for which his or her civil rights have not been restored; and
(d) Not have been found liable in a civil action involving a finding of fraud, misrepresentation, material omission, misappropriation, theft or conversion.
5. The provisions of this section do not apply if the office of public administrator is abolished pursuant to NRS 253.125.
(Added to NRS by 1983, 1596; A 2001, 1746; 2005, 682; 2015, 1911; 2019, 1536)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 253 - Public Administration of Estates and Public Guardians › NRS 253.040 - Authority to administer estates; application for letters of administration; bond.

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 administrators and any persons employed or contracted with pursuant to NRS 253.125 are required to make formal application for letters of administration.
2. In counties whose population is 100,000 or more, the public administrator shall execute a bond to the State of Nevada in the amount of $100,000, conditioned that the public administrator will faithfully execute the duties of the trust according to law.
3. In counties whose population is less than 100,000, the official bond given pursuant to NRS 253.020 or any bond required pursuant to NRS 253.125, as applicable, may secure the faithful execution of the public administrator’s or other person’s duties for all estates for which he or she has been issued letters of administration, and all estates administered pursuant to NRS 253.0403, if the aggregate value of all the estates does not exceed the amount of his or her bond.
[13:88:1883; A 1921, 9; NCL § 2103]—(NRS A 1971, 829; 1983, 678; 1989, 1039; 1991, 196; 1999, 916; 2019, 1536)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 253 - Public Administration of Estates and Public Guardians › NRS 253.0405 - Circumstances under which public administrator or certain other person may secure and administer assets of estate; access by other persons to property of estate.

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 public administrator or a person employed or contracted with pursuant to NRS 253.125, as applicable, may act on behalf of the estate of a deceased person to identify and secure all tangible and intangible assets of the estate if the administrator or person finds that:
(a) There are no relatives of the deceased who are able to protect the property; or
(b) Failure to do so could endanger the property.
2. A public administrator or a person employed or contracted with pursuant to NRS 253.125, as applicable, shall not distribute, liquidate or otherwise administer any assets of an estate which are identified and secured pursuant to subsection 1 unless:
(a) A court has issued letters of administration for the estate; or
(b) A court order authorizing the public administrator or person to act as administrator of the estate has been issued.
3. A public administrator or a person employed or contracted with pursuant to NRS 253.125, as applicable, may, for the purpose of protecting the assets of an estate which are identified and secured pursuant to subsection 1, authorize any of the following persons to access the real and personal property of the estate:
(a) A relative of the deceased;
(b) A named executor or named trustee of the estate; or
(c) An attorney or any other natural person designated by the next of kin of the deceased.
(Added to NRS by 1983, 1597; A 1991, 197; 1999, 918; 2009, 2269; 2015, 1912; 2019, 1538)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 253 - Public Administration of Estates and Public Guardians › NRS 253.0407 - Authority and procedure for donation or destruction of certain property of estate.

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 property that has a value of less than $100, if a notice of intent to donate or destroy the property is mailed by certified mail or delivered personally to the decedent’s next of kin and the property is not claimed within 15 days.
2. A public administrator or a person employed or contracted with pursuant to NRS 253.125, as applicable, may authorize the immediate destruction of the property of a decedent, without giving notice to the next of kin, if:
(a) The administrator or a person employed or contracted with pursuant to NRS 253.125, as applicable, determines that the property has been contaminated by vermin or biological or chemical agents;
(b) The expenses related to the decontamination of the property cause salvage to be impractical;
(c) The property constitutes an immediate threat to public health or safety;
(d) The handling, transfer or storage of the property may endanger public health or safety or exacerbate contamination; and
(e) The value of the property is less than $100 or, if the value of the property is $100 or more, a state or local health officer has endorsed the destruction of the property.
(Added to NRS by 1991, 12; A 1999, 918; 2009, 2269; 2019, 1538)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 253 - Public Administration of Estates and Public Guardians › NRS 253.0415 - Duties in administering estate; estates that administrator or certain other persons are not to administer; transporting property of decedent in smaller counties.

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 qualified person who is willing and able to serve as administrator of the estate of an intestate decedent to determine whether he or she is eligible to serve in that capacity.
(3) Whether there are beneficiaries named on any asset of the estate or whether any deed upon death executed pursuant to NRS 111.655 to 111.699, inclusive, is on file with the county recorder.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in NRS 253.0403 and 253.0425, petition the court for letters of administration of the estate of an intestate decedent if, after investigation, the public administrator or the person employed or contracted with pursuant to NRS 253.125, as applicable, finds that there is no other qualified person having a prior right who is willing and able to serve.
(c) Upon court order, act as administrator of the estate of an intestate decedent, regardless of the amount of assets in the estate of the decedent if no other qualified person is willing and able to serve.
2. The public administrator or a person employed or contracted with pursuant to NRS 253.125, as applicable, shall not administer any estate:
(a) Held in joint tenancy unless all joint tenants are deceased; or
(b) For which a deed upon death has been executed pursuant to NRS 111.655 to 111.699, inclusive.
3. In a county whose population is less than 100,000, the board of county commissioners may, by ordinance, require the public administrator or the person employed or contracted with pursuant to NRS 253.125, as applicable, to notify or obtain approval from the board of county commissioners before transporting outside the county any property of a decedent for whose estate the public administrator or person serves as administrator.
4. As used in this section, "intestate decedent" means a person who has died without leaving a valid will, trust or other estate plan.
(Added to NRS by 1979, 991; A 1989, 1040; 1991, 197; 1999, 919; 2007, 2487; 2009, 2270; 2011, 1354, 1483; 2015, 1913; 2019, 1539)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 253 - Public Administration of Estates and Public Guardians › NRS 253.042 - Investigatory powers.

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 requests or authorizations necessary to provide the public administrator or person with access to records, otherwise confidential, needed to evaluate the public administrator’s or person’s eligibility to serve.
2. Obtain information from the public records in any office of the State or any of its agencies or subdivisions upon request and without payment of any fee.
3. Investigate the assets and personal and family history of any decedent for whom he or she has been requested to serve as administrator, without hiring or being licensed as a private investigator pursuant to chapter 648 of NRS.
(Added to NRS by 1979, 991; A 2007, 2488; 2009, 2270; 2019, 1540)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 253 - Public Administration of Estates and Public Guardians › NRS 253.0425 - Administration of or petition to set aside estate after investigation of gross value.

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 estate appears to have a gross value of $100,000 or less, the public administrator or person employed or contracted with pursuant to NRS 253.125, as applicable, shall:
(a) Assist a proper person to petition to have it set aside without administration or directly receive the assets from a custodian, as the facts may warrant;
(b) Himself or herself petition to have the estate set aside without administration and properly distributed; or
(c) Administer the estate pursuant to NRS 253.0403.
3. If the estate appears to have a gross value of more than $100,000:
(a) The public administrator or person employed or contracted with pursuant to NRS 253.125, as applicable, shall proceed with summary or full administration as the value of the estate requires.
(b) The public administrator or person employed or contracted with pursuant to NRS 253.125, as applicable, may retain an attorney to assist him or her, rotating this employment in successive estates among the attorneys practicing in the county who are qualified by experience and willing to serve. The attorney’s fee is a charge upon the estate.
(Added to NRS by 1979, 992; A 1989, 1040; 1991, 197; 1999, 919; 2009, 2271; 2019, 1540)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 253 - Public Administration of Estates and Public Guardians › NRS 253.0435 - General powers; exception.

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 duties.
(c) Contract for the services of consultants or assistants.
(d) Consult with the district attorney in matters relating to the performance of his or her duties.
2. The provisions of this section do not apply if the office of public administrator is abolished pursuant to NRS 253.125.
(Added to NRS by 1979, 992; A 2019, 1540)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 253 - Public Administration of Estates and Public Guardians › NRS 253.0447 - Payment for expenses incurred in performance of duties; exception.

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 county if the board approves the request and determines that there is sufficient money in the fund to pay the public administrator or other suitable person designated by the board to perform those duties. This subsection does not require the board to authorize payment of any expense that can be paid from the assets of a person or an estate.
2. The provisions of this section do not apply if the office of public administrator is abolished pursuant to NRS 253.125.
(Added to NRS by 1987, 1379; A 2009, 2271; 2019, 1541)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 253 - Public Administration of Estates and Public Guardians › NRS 253.050 - Compensation.

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 executors are paid.
2. The district attorneys of Humboldt, Lander, Lincoln, Storey and White Pine Counties as ex officio public administrators and the Clerk of Carson City serving as Public Administrator of Carson City may retain all fees provided by law received by them as public administrators.
3. The public administrator or a person employed or contracted with pursuant to NRS 253.125 is entitled to compensation from the estate or from beneficiaries for the reasonable value of his or her services performed in preserving the property of an estate of a deceased person before the appointment of an administrator. Compensation must be set by the board of county commissioners.
4. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a public administrator who does not receive a salary pursuant to NRS 245.043:
(a) Is entitled to receive annual compensation, for the costs and expenses incident to a public administrator, as set by the board of county commissioners and paid out of the county fund; and
(b) May retain all fees provided by law received by him or her as public administrator.
5. In a county where the office of public administrator has been abolished pursuant to NRS 253.125, any compensation or fees described in subsections 1 and 3 or otherwise provided by law for the administration of an estate of a deceased person to which the person employed or contracted with pursuant to NRS 253.125 is entitled must be paid into the county general fund.
[Part 3:88:1883; BH § 2223; C § 2374; RL § 1617; NCL § 2094]—(NRS A 1967, 1057; 1969, 1466; 1973, 8; 1979, 994; 1987, 56, 115, 117; 1989, 1041; 2009, 2271; 2011, 154; 2017, 810; 2019, 1541)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 253 - Public Administration of Estates and Public Guardians › NRS 253.060 - Applicability of rules and laws governing other administrators and executors.

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.
[9:88:1883; BH § 2229; C § 2380; RL § 1623; NCL § 2100]—(NRS A 2019, 1541)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 253 - Public Administration of Estates and Public Guardians › NRS 253.070 - Officers and other persons to furnish information.

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.
[Part 8:88:1883; BH § 2228; C § 2379; RL § 1622; NCL § 2099]—(NRS A 2019, 1542)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 253 - Public Administration of Estates and Public Guardians › NRS 253.080 - Institution and maintenance of actions.

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 administering.
[Part 8:88:1883; BH § 2228; C § 2379; RL § 1622; NCL § 2099]—(NRS A 2019, 1542)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 253 - Public Administration of Estates and Public Guardians › NRS 253.091 - Reports to and investigations by board of county commissioners; independent audit reports in smaller counties.

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 pursuant to NRS 253.125, as applicable.
(c) Investigate any complaint received by the board against the public administrator or a person employed or contracted with pursuant to NRS 253.125 and take any appropriate action it deems necessary to resolve the complaint.
2. The board of county commissioners may at any time investigate any estate for which the public administrator or a person employed or contracted with pursuant to NRS 253.125, as applicable, is serving as administrator.
3. In a county whose population is less than 100,000, the board of county commissioners may, by ordinance, require that, on or before March 1 of each year, the public administrator or person employed or contracted with pursuant to NRS 253.125, as applicable, submit to the board of county commissioners an independent audit report prepared by a certified public accountant of the records and office of the public administrator, or the records of the person, as applicable. The ordinance must:
(a) Provide that each such audit report cover the period starting January 1 of the previous calendar year and ending December 31 of the previous calendar year.
(b) Prescribe who is responsible for paying the costs of the audit.
(Added to NRS by 1979, 992; A 2007, 2489; 2015, 1914; 2019, 1542)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 253 - Public Administration of Estates and Public Guardians › NRS 253.110 - Prohibition against interest in expenditures.

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 anyone so interested.
[6:88:1883; BH § 2226; C § 2377; RL § 1620; NCL § 2097]—(NRS A 1987, 109; 2019, 1542)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 253 - Public Administration of Estates and Public Guardians › NRS 253.120 - Expiration of term, employment or contract: Surrender of books and papers; successor administrator or other person.

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 administrator before the entry of a decree of distribution in any estate for which the public administrator is the duly appointed, qualified and acting administrator, if good cause be shown therefor, the court shall enter an order in such estate, authorizing and directing a person to whom letters have been issued, to close up the estate as expeditiously as possible, or the court shall enter an order requiring the filing of a petition for letters by the successor in office of the public administrator.
2. Persons employed or contracted with pursuant to NRS 253.125 shall, at the expiration of their employment or contract, surrender up to the board of county commissioners all the books or papers belonging or appertaining to the person in relation to performing the duties and responsibilities set forth in this chapter and any other provision of law relating to administering an estate on behalf of the county, including all exhibits, estates, money and property in their possession. Upon the expiration of the employment or contract, before the entry of a decree of distribution in any estate for which the person is the duly appointed, qualified and acting administrator, if good cause be shown therefor, the court shall enter an order in such estate, authorizing and directing a person to whom letters have been issued, to close up the estate as expeditiously as possible, or the court shall enter an order requiring the filing of a petition for letters by the successor.
[14:88:1883; A 1921, 149; NCL § 2104]—(NRS A 2019, 1542)