Nevada § 41B.200 - General rule; killer cannot profit or benefit from wrong; anti-lapse statute and right of representation; contingent, residuary and other beneficiaries; common law
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 41B.200 — General rule; killer cannot profit or benefit from wrong; anti-lapse statute and right of representation; contingent, residuary and other beneficiaries; common law, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 41B.200. General rule; killer cannot profit or benefit from wrong; anti-lapse statute and right of representation; contingent, residuary and other beneficiaries; common law
1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the provisions of this chapter apply
to any appointment, nomination, power, right, property, interest or benefit that accrues
or devolves to a killer of a decedent based upon the death of the decedent. If any such appointment, nomination, power, right, property, interest or benefit
is not expressly covered by the provisions of this chapter, it must be treated in
accordance with the principle that a killer cannot profit or benefit from his or her
wrong. 2. The provisions of this chapter do not abrogate or limit the application of: (a) The anti-lapse provisions of NRS 133.200 or the right of representation, as defined and applied in chapter 134 of NRS , with respect to a person who is not a killer of the decedent; or (b) Any provision of a governing instrument that designates: (1) A contingent or residuary beneficiary who is not a killer of the decedent; or (2) Any other beneficiary who is not a killer of the decedent. 3. The provisions of this chapter do not abrogate or limit any principle or rule of
the common law, unless the principle or rule is inconsistent with the provisions of
this chapter.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 41B.200 ("General rule; killer cannot profit or benefit from wrong; anti-lapse statute and right of representation; contingent, residuary and other beneficiaries; common law") 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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