Nevada Code — 12
Browse 661 sections in division 12 of the Nevada code. Each section page includes the full statutory text, official source links, and citation guidance.
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- § 132.010. Construction of title: Liberal construction
- § 132.015. Construction of title: Revised Statutes Title to be construed consistent with chapter 719 of NRS
- § 132.025. Definitions
- § 132.030. “Abatement” defined
- § 132.035. “Acknowledgment” defined
- § 132.040. “Administrator” defined
- § 132.045. “Agent” defined
- § 132.050. “Beneficiary” defined
- § 132.053. “Certified paper original” defined
- § 132.055. “Child” defined
- § 132.060. “Citation” defined
- § 132.065. “Claim” defined
- § 132.070. “Codicil” defined
- § 132.075. “Community property” defined
- § 132.080. “Community property with right of survivorship” defined
- § 132.085. “Descendant” defined
- § 132.090. “Designation of beneficiary” defined
- § 132.095. “Devise” defined
- § 132.100. “Devisee” defined
- § 132.115. “Distributee” defined
- § 132.116. “District court” and “court” defined
- § 132.1165. “Domestic partners” defined
- § 132.1168. “Electronic notary public” defined
- § 132.117. “Electronic record” defined
- § 132.118. “Electronic signature” defined
- § 132.119. “Electronic will” defined
- § 132.120. “Estate” defined
- § 132.125. “Estate tax” defined
- § 132.130. “Executor” defined
- § 132.135. “Expenses of administration” defined
- § 132.140. “Family allowance” defined
- § 132.145. “Fiduciary” defined
- § 132.147. “Foreign jurisdiction” defined
- § 132.150. “Gift” defined
- § 132.155. “Governing instrument” defined
- § 132.160. “Guardian” defined
- § 132.165. “Heirs” defined
- § 132.170. “Holographic will” defined
- § 132.175. “Incapacitated person” defined
- § 132.180. “Interest” defined
- § 132.185. “Interested person” defined
- § 132.190. “Intestate” defined
- § 132.195. “Intestate estate” defined
- § 132.200. “Inventory” defined
- § 132.205. “Issue” defined
- § 132.210. “Joint tenants with right of survivorship” defined
- § 132.215. “Lease” defined
- § 132.220. “Letters” defined
- § 132.225. “Lien” defined
- § 132.230. “Minor” defined
- § 132.235. “Mortgage” defined
- § 132.237. “Nonprobate transfer” defined
- § 132.240. “Notice” defined
- § 132.245. “Oath” defined
- § 132.250. “Order” defined
- § 132.255. “Parent” defined
- § 132.260. “Person” defined
- § 132.265. “Personal representative” defined
- § 132.270. “Petition” defined
- § 132.275. “Probate” defined
- § 132.280. “Probate homestead” defined
- § 132.285. “Property” defined
- § 132.286. “Qualified custodian” defined
- § 132.287. “Record” defined
- § 132.290. “Right of representation” defined
- § 132.295. “Security” defined
- § 132.300. “Separate property” defined
- § 132.305. “Settlement” defined
- § 132.310. “Settlor” defined
- § 132.315. “Special administrator” defined
- § 132.317. “Spouse” defined
- § 132.320. “State” defined
- § 132.325. “Successor personal representative” defined
- § 132.330. “Successors” defined
- § 132.335. “Tax” defined
- § 132.337. “Testamentary trust” defined
- § 132.340. “Testate estate” defined
- § 132.345. “Testator” defined
- § 132.350. “Trust” defined
- § 132.355. “Trustee” defined
- § 132.360. “Verification” defined
- § 132.370. “Will” defined
- § 132.375. Term: “In the presence”
- § 132.380. Terms: “Writing” or “written”
- § 132.390. Circumstances in which person is interested person
- § 133.020. Sound mind; age
- § 133.040. Valid wills: Requirements of writing, subscription, witnesses and attestation
- § 133.045. Disposition of certain tangible personal property by reference to list or statement; requirements
- § 133.050. Attesting witnesses may sign self-proving declarations or affidavits to be attached to or associated with will
- § 133.055. Signature affixed to self-proving affidavit or declaration that is attached to will considered signature affixed to will
- § 133.060. Devise to subscribing witness
- § 133.065. Devise and appointment may be conditional
- § 133.070. Creditors as witnesses
- § 133.080. Foreign execution
- § 133.085. Electronic will
- § 133.086. Requirements for self-proving electronic will; acceptance of declaration or affidavit
- § 133.087. Notarization of documents in proceedings related to an electronic will
- § 133.088. Performance of certain notarial acts by electronic means
- § 133.090. Holographic will
- § 133.100. Nuncupative or oral will invalid
- § 133.110. Revocation by marriage; effect upon rights of surviving spouse; effect of such rights on remaining provisions of will
- § 133.115. Revocation of provisions in favor of former spouse on divorce or annulment; exceptions
- § 133.120. Other means of revocation
- § 133.130. Effect of revocation of subsequent will
- § 133.140. Agreements of testator
- § 133.150. Charges or encumbrances upon estate
- § 133.155. Specific devise passes subject to mortgage or lien existing on date of death
- § 133.160. Rights of child born after making of will by parent of child; effect of such rights on remaining provisions of will
- § 133.170. Omission of child or grandchild presumed intentional; rights of child or grandchild if omission found unintentional
- § 133.180. Sources of unmentioned child's share
- § 133.190. Effect of advancements
- § 133.200. Death of beneficiary
- § 133.210. Devise of real property
- § 133.220. Interests acquired after execution of will
- § 133.300. Written statement required to serve as qualified custodian
- § 133.310. Requirements to cease serving as qualified custodian; appointment of successor qualified custodian
- § 133.320. Restriction on and duties of qualified custodian; written notice; requirements governing electronic will also govern electronic codicil and electronic revocation of will
- § 133.330. Access to and destruction of electronic records in custody of qualified custodian
- § 133.340. Affidavit required upon creation of certified paper original of electronic will; certification of revocation after electronic revocation of will
- § 133A.010. Short title
- § 133A.020. Definitions
- § 133A.030. “Authorized person” defined
- § 133A.040. “International will” defined
- § 133A.050. Validity
- § 133A.060. Requirements
- § 133A.070. Additional requirements
- § 133A.080. Certificate
- § 133A.090. Effect of certificate
- § 133A.100. Revocation
- § 133A.110. Source and construction
- § 133A.120. Persons authorized to act in relation to international will; eligibility; recognition by authorizing agency
- § 134.005. Applicability of chapter as between spouses with premarital agreement
- § 134.010. Vesting upon death of spouse; applicability of chapter only to separate property
- § 134.030. Descent and distribution
- § 134.040. Surviving spouse and issue
- § 134.050. Surviving spouse and no issue; no surviving spouse or issue but parent
- § 134.060. No issue, surviving spouse or parent but sibling
- § 134.070. No issue, surviving spouse or immediate family
- § 134.080. Unmarried minor decedent without issue or sibling but issue of sibling
- § 134.085. Unmarried minor decedent without issue but sibling or issue of sibling
- § 134.090. No surviving spouse but issue
- § 134.100. No surviving spouse but issue and children of issue
- § 134.110. No surviving spouse or issue but children of issue
- § 134.120. Escheat
- § 134.150. Degree of kindred
- § 134.160. Kindred of half blood
- § 134.190. Adopted child
- § 134.210. Vesting of estate if both spouses die intestate
- § 135.010. Short title
- § 135.020. Insufficient evidence of survivorship
- § 135.030. Beneficiaries of another person's disposition of property
- § 135.040. Joint tenants or spouses holding title to community property with right of survivorship
- § 135.050. Insurance policies
- § 135.060. Community property
- § 135.080. Chapter does not apply if decedent provides otherwise
- § 135.090. Uniformity of interpretation
- § 136.010. Determination of proper court
- § 136.020. Disqualified judge
- § 136.030. Disqualified judge required to transfer proceedings to qualified judge; duties, powers and jurisdiction of qualified judge
- § 136.040. Transfer of proceedings back to original court
- § 136.050. Delivery of will after death; liability for nondelivery; record of will; inspection of records
- § 136.060. Order to produce will; penalty for failure to comply with order
- § 136.070. Persons qualified to petition for probate
- § 136.090. Petition for probate: Requirements; effect of defect
- § 136.100. Petition for probate: Clerk to set for hearing; notice of hearing
- § 136.120. Service of petition when petition presented by person other than named personal representative or by fewer than all named personal representatives
- § 136.130. Attesting witnesses to will subpoenaed; unnecessary where self-proving affidavits
- § 136.140. Proof of notice; witnesses to testify orally
- § 136.150. Evidence of subscribing witnesses: Affidavits ex parte
- § 136.160. Proof of will by affidavits of attesting witnesses
- § 136.170. Proof of will when subscribing witnesses are unavailable
- § 136.180. Proof of will by copy
- § 136.185. Proof of electronic will
- § 136.190. Proof of holographic will
- § 136.200. Appointment of attorney to represent minors, unborn members of interested class or nonresidents; retention of other counsel
- § 136.210. Translation and recording of will in foreign language
- § 136.220. Admissibility of certified copy of will and order admitting will to probate
- § 136.225. Applicability of provisions concerning revocation of certain transfers of real property based upon divorce or annulment to transfers of property pursuant to will
- § 136.230. Jurisdiction of court to take proof of execution and validity of lost or destroyed will
- § 136.240. Petition for probate; same requirement of proof as other wills; testimony of witnesses; rebuttable presumption concerning certain wills; prima facie showing that will was not revoked; order
- § 136.250. Restraint of administration pending petition
- § 136.260. Probate of foreign wills: Procedure
- § 137.005. Enforcement of no-contest clauses; exceptions; application to testamentary trusts; authorized actions by personal representative regarding distributions; application to codicil
- § 137.007. Enforcement of declaratory judgment; validity of will not subject to challenge
- § 137.010. Proceedings preliminary to trial
- § 137.020. Trial of contest: Jury; costs
- § 137.030. Admissibility of testimony concerning declarations of testator
- § 137.040. Evidence of execution
- § 137.050. Verdict and judgment
- § 137.060. Order admitting will to probate
- § 137.070. Perpetuation of testimony
- § 137.080. Persons qualified to contest will; filing of petition
- § 137.090. Issuance of citation
- § 137.100. Service of citation; trial; revocation of letters
- § 137.110. Costs
- § 137.120. Period of limitation
- § 137.130. Probate of other will
- § 137.140. Appeal from final order
- § 138.010. Powers of personal representative before issuance of letters
- § 138.020. Qualifications of executor; letters with will annexed
- § 138.040. Executor not specifically named may be appointed
- § 138.045. Appointment of substitute executors and coexecutors
- § 138.050. Successor to corporate executor
- § 138.060. Objections to appointment
- § 138.070. Executor of deceased executor; account of deceased personal representative
- § 138.080. Failure to appoint all named executors
- § 138.090. Administrators with will annexed: Order of appointment; exceptions
- § 139.010. Qualifications
- § 139.030. Surviving partner
- § 139.040. Order of priority for right to appointment; priority of nominee
- § 139.050. Nomination
- § 139.060. Relatives of whole blood preferred to those of half blood
- § 139.070. Discretion of the court
- § 139.080. Failure to claim letters
- § 139.090. Contents of petition; effect of defect
- § 139.100. Clerk to set petition for hearing; notice of hearing
- § 139.110. Right of contest: Filing of counterpetition; notice and hearing
- § 139.120. Facts to be proved
- § 139.130. Entry in minutes or written order conclusive evidence of notice
- § 139.135. Circumstances in which agreement between heir finder and apparent heir is void and unenforceable
- § 139.140. Right of person with priority to petition for revocation and reissuance of letters
- § 139.150. Procedure
- § 139.160. Assertion of prior right
- § 139.170. Discretion of court
- § 140.010. Causes for appointment
- § 140.020. Notice and order of appointment; order not appealable
- § 140.030. Bond and oath
- § 140.040. Powers, duties and immunity from liability for certain claims
- § 140.050. Payment of mortgage or lien; payment of interest
- § 140.060. Appointment pending contest of will or appeal from order; appointment before contest of will
- § 140.070. Effect of grant of letters testamentary or letters of administration
- § 140.080. Account of special administrator
- § 141.010. Signing and sealing; requirements for estate that includes real property
- § 141.020. Letters testamentary
- § 141.030. Letters of administration with will annexed
- § 141.040. Letters of administration
- § 141.045. Letters of special administration
- § 141.050. Effect of subsequent probate
- § 141.060. Incapacity of joint personal representatives
- § 141.070. Incapacity of all personal representatives
- § 141.080. Procedure for resigning appointment of personal representative
- § 141.090. Causes for suspending appointment of personal representative
- § 141.095. Powers of personal representative limited after receiving notice of proceeding to suspend or remove appointment; disposition or transfer of assets after removal
- § 141.100. Appointment of special administrator during suspension of personal representative; bond
- § 141.110. Personal representative cited to show cause after suspension; service of citation
- § 141.120. Interested person may file charges for removal of personal representative
- § 141.130. Hearing for removal of personal representative; powers of court
- § 141.140. Acts of personal representative before revocation
- § 142.010. Oath or affirmation of personal representative
- § 142.020. Requirement of bond discretionary with court; proof of blocked account; additional bond; amount of bond
- § 142.030. Nature of surety's liability: Extent of bond
- § 142.035. Jurisdiction of court over surety; clerk of court appointed as agent of surety; enforcement of liability of surety
- § 142.040. Justification on oath required by surety
- § 142.050. Hearing to determine accuracy of justification of surety; additional security
- § 142.060. Appointment of person next entitled
- § 142.070. Bond may be required despite provisions of will
- § 142.080. Petition for additional security; court may require additional security; petition for increase in bond
- § 142.090. Hearing on sufficiency: Issuance and service of citation; order
- § 142.100. Appointment of person next in order
- § 142.110. Suspension of powers pending hearing; effect of order of suspension
- § 142.130. Petition of surety for discharge; issuance and service of citation
- § 142.140. Revocation for failure to give new sureties
- § 142.150. Discharge of sureties
- § 143.010. Multiple personal representatives: Effect of absence, legal disability or conflict of interest; sufficiency of acts of majority
- § 143.020. Right to possession of decedent's property
- § 143.030. Duty to take possession of estate and collect debts; exception for certain assets held by guardian
- § 143.035. Duty to use reasonable diligence; report required if estate not closed within certain times; hearing and determinations by court
- § 143.037. Duty to close estate within 18 months after appointment; exceptions
- § 143.040. Rights of surviving partner
- § 143.050. Continuing business of decedent; exception; prohibition on separate compensation for continuing business
- § 143.060. Extent of power to sue and be sued
- § 143.065. Statute of limitations for cause of action of decedent
- § 143.070. Actions by personal representative for conversion or trespass
- § 143.080. Actions against personal representative for conversion or trespass
- § 143.090. Action on bond of former personal representative
- § 143.100. Action for conversion before letters granted
- § 143.110. Procedure when conversion alleged: Citation; examination; allowance of necessary expenses
- § 143.120. Procedure when conversion alleged: Commitment for refusal to appear for examination; order requiring delivery of property to personal representative
- § 143.130. Accounting by person holding assets of estate for personal representative; penalty for failure or refusal to comply with order
- § 143.140. Discharging debtor of estate, compromising claims and renewing obligations: Procedure
- § 143.150. Action to recover fraudulently conveyed property for benefit of creditors
- § 143.160. Costs; disposal of property recovered; proceeds
- § 143.165. Ex parte order to restrain personal representative from performing administration, disbursement or distribution of estate: Issuance; hearing; notice; termination; prohibition on bond requirement in certain circumstances
- § 143.170. Purchase of property of estate by personal representative
- § 143.175. Power to make certain investments
- § 143.180. Power to make loans, advances of credit and other investments insured by Federal Housing Administrator; validation of loans, advances of credit and purchases of obligations made before October 1, 1999
- § 143.185. Power to invest in farm loan bonds and other obligations issued by federal land banks and banks for cooperatives
- § 143.187. Power to hold stock in name of nominee; personal liability of personal representative
- § 143.190. Cumulative method of service of process on personal representative; written statement containing permanent address of personal representative to be filed with clerk
- § 143.200. Actions not to abate on death, disqualification, resignation or removal of personal representative; substitution of successor
- § 143.210. Necessary parties to actions
- § 143.300. Short title
- § 143.305. Definitions
- § 143.310. “Court supervision” defined
- § 143.315. “Full authority” defined
- § 143.320. “Limited authority” defined
- § 143.325. Applicability
- § 143.330. Effect of provision in will that prohibits independent administration of estate
- § 143.335. Independent administration of estate by special administrator
- § 143.340. Personal representative required to petition for full or limited authority to administer estate