Nevada § 489.564 - Certificate of title in beneficiary form: Request; application; fee; restriction upon issuance; contents; signatures and transactions; duties of Division

§ 489.564. Certificate of title in beneficiary form: Request; application; fee; restriction upon issuance; contents; signatures and transactions; duties of Division

1. The owner or joint owners of a manufactured home, mobile home or commercial coach

may request the Division to issue a certificate of title in beneficiary form for the

manufactured home, mobile home or commercial coach, as applicable, which includes

a directive to the Division to transfer the certificate of title upon the death of

the owner or upon the death of all joint owners to a beneficiary named on the face

of the certificate of title. 2. A request made pursuant to subsection 1 must be submitted on an application made

available by the Division and must: (a) Contain a notarized signature of the owner or each joint owner; and (b) Be accompanied by the fee for the issuance of a certificate of title. 3. A certificate of title in beneficiary form may not be issued to a person who holds

an interest in a manufactured home, mobile home or commercial coach as a tenant in

common with another person. 4. A certificate of title in beneficiary form must include after the name of the owner

or after the names of joint owners the words “transfer on death to” or the abbreviation

“TOD” followed by the name of the beneficiary. 5. During the lifetime of a sole owner or before the death of the last surviving joint

owner: (a) The signature or consent of the beneficiary is not required for any transaction

relating to a manufactured home, mobile home or commercial coach for which a certificate

of title in beneficiary form has been issued; and (b) The certificate of title in beneficiary form may be revoked or the beneficiary

changed at any time by: (1) Sale of the manufactured home, mobile home or commercial coach with proper assignment

and delivery of the certificate of title to another person; or (2) Filing an application with, and paying a fee to, the Division to reissue the certificate

of title with no designation of a beneficiary or with the designation of a different

beneficiary. 6. The interest of the beneficiary in a manufactured home, mobile home or commercial

coach on the death of the sole owner or on the death of the last surviving joint owner

is subject to any contract of sale, assignment or ownership or security interest to

which the owner or owners of the manufactured home, mobile home or commercial coach

were subject during their lifetime. 7. Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b) of subsection 5, the designation

of a beneficiary in a certificate of title in beneficiary form may not be changed

or revoked by will, any other instrument or a change in circumstances, or otherwise

changed or revoked. 8. The Division shall, upon: (a) Proof of death of one of the owners, of two or more joint owners or of a sole

owner; and (b) Payment of the fee for a certificate of title, issue a new certificate of title for the manufactured home, mobile home or commercial

coach to the surviving owner or owners or, if none, to the beneficiary, subject to

any security interest. 9. For the purposes of complying with the provisions of subsection 8, the Division

may rely on a death certificate, record or report that constitutes prima facie evidence

of death. 10. The transfer on death of a manufactured home, mobile home or commercial coach

pursuant to this section is not considered as testamentary and is not subject to administration

pursuant to the provisions of title 12 of NRS. 11. As used in this section: (a) “ Beneficiary ” means a person or persons designated to become the owner or owners of a manufactured

home, mobile home or commercial coach on the death of the preceding owner or owners. (b) “ Certificate of title in beneficiary form ” means a certificate of title of a manufactured home, mobile home or commercial coach

that indicates the present owner or owners of the manufactured home, mobile home or

commercial coach and designates a beneficiary.