Nevada § 451.562 - Preclusive effect of anatomical gift, amendment or revocation
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 451.562 — Preclusive effect of anatomical gift, amendment or revocation, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 451.562. Preclusive effect of anatomical gift, amendment or revocation
1. Subject to the provisions of subsections 6 and 7, in the absence of an express,
contrary indication by the donor, a person other than the donor is barred from making,
amending or revoking an anatomical gift of a donor's body or part if the donor made
an anatomical gift of the donor's body or part under NRS 451.558 or an amendment to an anatomical gift of the donor's body or part under NRS 451.559 . 2. A donor's revocation of an anatomical gift of the donor's body or part under NRS 451.559 is not a refusal and does not bar another person specified in NRS 451.556 or 451.566 from making an anatomical gift of the donor's body or part under NRS 451.558 or 451.568 . 3. If a person other than the donor makes an unrevoked anatomical gift of the donor's
body or part under NRS 451.558 or an amendment to an anatomical gift of the donor's body or part under NRS 451.559 , another person may not make, amend or revoke the gift of the donor's body or part
under NRS 451.568 . 4. A revocation of an anatomical gift of a donor's body or part under NRS 451.559 by a person other than the donor does not bar another person from making an anatomical
gift of the body or part under NRS 451.558 or 451.568 . 5. In the absence of an express, contrary indication by the donor or other person
authorized to make an anatomical gift under NRS 451.556 , an anatomical gift of a part is neither a refusal to give another part nor a limitation
on the making of an anatomical gift of another part at a later time by the donor or
another person. 6. In the absence of an express, contrary indication by the donor or other person
authorized to make an anatomical gift under NRS 451.556 , an anatomical gift of a part for one or more of the purposes set forth in NRS 451.556 is not a limitation on the making of an anatomical gift of the part for any of the
other purposes by the donor or any other person under NRS 451.558 or 451.568 . 7. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 451.558 , if a donor who is an unemancipated minor dies, a parent or guardian of the donor
who is reasonably available may revoke or amend an anatomical gift of the donor's
body or part. 8. If an unemancipated minor who signed a refusal dies, a parent or guardian of the
minor who is reasonably available may revoke the minor's refusal.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 451.562 ("Preclusive effect of anatomical gift, amendment or revocation") 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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