Nevada § 159A.117 - Court approval required to make certain investments and loans and to exercise certain options; certain investments authorized without prior approval; investing property of two or more protected persons
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 159A.117 — Court approval required to make certain investments and loans and to exercise certain options; certain investments authorized without prior approval; investing property of two or more protected persons, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 159A.117. Court approval required to make certain investments and loans and to exercise certain options; certain investments authorized without prior approval; investing property of two or more protected persons
1. Upon approval of the court by order, a guardian of the estate may: (a) Invest the property of the protected minor, make loans and accept security therefor,
in the manner and to the extent authorized by the court. (b) Exercise options of the protected minor to purchase or exchange securities or
other property. 2. A guardian of the estate may, without securing the prior approval of the court,
invest the property of the protected minor in the following: (a) Savings accounts in any bank, credit union, savings and loan association or savings
bank in this State, to the extent that the deposits are insured by the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation, the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund or a private
insurer approved pursuant to NRS 672.755 . (b) Interest-bearing obligations of or fully guaranteed by the United States. (c) Interest-bearing obligations of the United States Postal Service. (d) Interest-bearing obligations of the Federal National Mortgage Association. (e) Interest-bearing general obligations of this State. (f) Interest-bearing general obligations of any county, city or school district of
this State. (g) Money market mutual funds which are invested only in those instruments listed
in paragraphs (a) to (f), inclusive. 3. A guardian of the estate for two or more protected persons may invest the property
of two or more of the protected persons in property in which each protected person
whose property is so invested has an undivided interest. The guardian shall keep a separate record showing the interest of each protected
person in the investment and in the income, profits or proceeds therefrom. 4. A guardian of the estate may access or manage a guardianship account via the Internet
on a secured website established by the bank, credit union or broker holding the account.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 159A.117 ("Court approval required to make certain investments and loans and to exercise certain options; certain investments authorized without prior approval; investing property of two or more protected persons") is part of the Nevada Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Nevada. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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