Nevada § 433A.480 - Evaluation of person adjudicated incapacitated; initiation of action for restoration to legal capacity
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 433A.480 — Evaluation of person adjudicated incapacitated; initiation of action for restoration to legal capacity, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 433A.480. Evaluation of person adjudicated incapacitated; initiation of action for restoration to legal capacity
1. The medical director of a division mental health facility shall have all persons
adjudicated incapacitated of that facility automatically evaluated no less than once
every 6 months to determine whether or not there is sufficient cause to believe that
the consumer remains unable to exercise rights to dispose of property, marry, execute
instruments, make purchases, enter into contractual relationships, vote or hold a
driver's license. 2. If the medical director has sufficient reason to believe that the consumer remains
unable to exercise these rights, such information shall be documented in the consumer's
treatment record. 3. If there is no such reason to believe the consumer is unable to exercise these
rights, the medical director shall immediately initiate proper action to cause to
have the consumer restored to legal capacity.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 433A.480 ("Evaluation of person adjudicated incapacitated; initiation of action for restoration to legal capacity") 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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