Nevada § 286.665 - Death of member, retired employee or beneficiary: Transfer of contributions to retirement fund under certain circumstances; procedure for claiming transferred money

§ 286.665. Death of member, retired employee or beneficiary: Transfer of contributions to retirement fund under certain circumstances; procedure for claiming transferred money

1. Any contributions remaining in a member's, retired employee's or beneficiary's

individual account must be transferred to the Public Employees' Retirement Fund or

the Police and Firefighters' Retirement Fund upon the death of the member, retired

employee or beneficiary if there is no heir, devisee or legatee capable of receiving

the money. 2. If, within 6 years after any transfer under subsection 1, any person appears and

claims any money which was transferred to a retirement fund, the claimant may file

a petition in the District Court for Carson City stating the nature of the claim,

with an appropriate prayer for the relief demanded. A copy of the petition must be served upon the Attorney General before or at the

time of filing it. Within 20 days after service, the Attorney General shall appear in the proceeding

and respond to the petition. If, after examining all the facts, the Attorney General is convinced that the System

has no legal defense against the petition, the Attorney General may, with the consent

of the Court, confess judgment on behalf of the System. 3. If judgment is not confessed, the petition must be considered at issue on the 20th

day after its filing, and may be heard by the Court on that day, or at such future

day as the Court may order. Upon the hearing, the Court shall examine into the claim and hear the allegations

and proofs. If the Court finds that the claimant is entitled to any money transferred under

subsection 1 to a retirement fund, it shall order the Public Employees' Retirement

Board to pay such money forthwith to the claimant, but without interest or cost to

the Board. 4. All persons, except minors and persons of unsound mind, who fail to appear and

file their petitions within the time limited in subsection 2 are forever barred. Minors and persons of unsound mind may appear and file their petitions at any time

within 5 years after their respective disabilities are removed.