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NRS 252.080 Public prosecutor. The district attorney in each county shall be public prosecutor therein. [3:125:1865; B § 2937; BH § 2106; C § 2298; RL § 1595; NCL § 2073]

NRS 252.090 Attendance of courts in county. The district attorney shall: 1. Attend the district courts held in his or her county, for the transaction of criminal business. 2. Attend justice courts in his or her county, when required by justices of the peace, and conduct all prose…

NRS 252.100 Appointment of attorney if district attorney unable or fails to act; deduction from salary. 1. If the district attorney fails to attend any session of the district court, or for any reason is disqualified from acting in any matter coming before the court, the court ma…

NRS 252.110 Duties. The district attorney shall: 1. Draw all indictments, when required by the grand jury. 2. Defend all suits brought against his or her county. 3. Prosecute all recognizances forfeited in the district court and all actions for the recovery of debts, fines, penal…

NRS 252.120 District attorney or partner not to appear as or assist counsel against State or county; penalty. 1. No district attorney or partner thereof shall appear within his or her county as attorney in any criminal action, or directly or indirectly aid, counsel or assist in t…

NRS 252.130 Receipts for money or property received in official capacity. When the district attorney receives money or property in his or her official capacity, the district attorney shall deliver a receipt therefor to the person from whom he or she receives it, and file a duplic…

NRS 252.140 Accounting and payment of money to county treasurer. Except as otherwise provided by an ordinance adopted pursuant to the provisions of NRS 244.207 the district attorney shall, on or before the 5th working day of each month, file in the office of the county treasurer …

NRS 252.150 Action by county treasurer when district attorney fails to account. For a failure to comply with the provisions of NRS 252.140, the county treasurer shall bring an action against the district attorney and his or her sureties for the recovery of all moneys in his or he…

NRS 252.160 Rendition of legal opinions to county, township and district officers. 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the district attorney shall, without fees, give his or her legal opinion to any assessor, collector, auditor or county treasurer, and to all other c…

NRS 252.170 Attendance at certain meetings of board of county commissioners; duties. 1. The district attorney shall, when not in attendance at the sittings of the district court as criminal prosecutor, attend the meetings of the board of county commissioners. When attending meeti…

NRS 252.180 Restrictions on presentation of claims against county. No district attorney, except for his or her own services, shall be allowed to present any claim, account or demand, for allowance, against his or her own county, or in any way to advocate the relief asked on the c…

NRS 252.190 Penalty for malfeasance in office or neglect of duty. The district attorney may be prosecuted for malfeasance in office, or neglect of duty, and shall be punished for a gross misdemeanor and as provided in NRS 197.230. [15:125:1865; B § 2949; BH § 2118; C § 2309; RL §…

NRS 253.010 Election; term of office; qualifications; certain county officers ex officio public administrators; exceptions. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 253.125: 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 4 and 5 or as altered pursuant to the mechanism set forth in NRS…

NRS 253.020 Oath and bond. 1. Every person elected to fill the office of public administrator must qualify as required in this section on or before the first Monday of January next after his or her election. 2. Every public administrator shall: (a) Take the constitutional officia…

NRS 253.025 Deputies: Appointment; oath; recording of appointment; liability of public administrator; qualifications; exception. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, a public administrator may appoint as many deputies as the public administrator deems necessary to per…

NRS 253.040 Authority to administer estates; application for letters of administration; bond. 1. Public administrators and persons employed or contracted with pursuant to NRS 253.125, as applicable, may administer on the estates of any deceased persons in any cases where by law t…

NRS 253.0403 Administration of estate in which gross value of decedent’s property does not exceed $25,000. 1. When the gross value of a decedent’s property situated in this State does not exceed $25,000, a public administrator or a person employed or contracted with pursuant to N…

NRS 253.0405 Circumstances under which public administrator or certain other person may secure and administer assets of estate; access by other persons to property of estate. 1. Subject to the provisions of subsections 2 and 3, before the issuance of the letters of administration…

NRS 253.0407 Authority and procedure for donation or destruction of certain property of estate. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a public administrator or a person employed or contracted with pursuant to NRS 253.125, as applicable, with regard to the personal prop…

NRS 253.0415 Duties in administering estate; estates that administrator or certain other persons are not to administer; transporting property of decedent in smaller counties. 1. The public administrator or the person employed or contracted with pursuant to NRS 253.125, as applica…

NRS 253.042 Investigatory powers. In connection with an investigation conducted pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 253.0415, a public administrator or a person employed or contracted with pursuant to NRS 253.125, as applicable, may: 1. Require any spouse, parent, child or other kind…

NRS 253.0425 Administration of or petition to set aside estate after investigation of gross value. 1. If the public administrator or a person employed or contracted with pursuant to NRS 253.125, as applicable, finds that there is no qualified person willing and able to administer…

NRS 253.0435 General powers; exception. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the public administrator may, within the limits of appropriations for his or her office: (a) Be provided with sufficient facilities and supplies for the proper performance of his or her dutie…

NRS 253.0447 Payment for expenses incurred in performance of duties; exception. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a public administrator may file with the board of county commissioners a request for payment for expenses incurred in the performance of such duties. T…

NRS 253.050 Compensation. 1. For the administration of the estates of deceased persons: (a) Public administrators are entitled to be paid as other administrators or executors are paid, subject to the provisions of NRS 245.043. (b) Persons employed or contracted with pursuant to N…

NRS 253.060 Applicability of rules and laws governing other administrators and executors. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, public administrators and persons employed or contracted with pursuant to NRS 253.125, in administering upon estates, shall be governed by the s…

NRS 253.070 Officers and other persons to furnish information. All persons, and especially all civil officers, shall give all information in their possession to public administrators and persons employed or contracted with pursuant to NRS 253.125 respecting estates and the proper…

NRS 253.080 Institution and maintenance of actions. Public administrators and persons employed or contracted with pursuant to NRS 253.125 shall institute, maintain and prosecute all necessary actions at law and in equity for the recovery and for the protection of the property, de…

NRS 253.091 Reports to and investigations by board of county commissioners; independent audit reports in smaller counties. 1. The board of county commissioners shall: (a) Establish regulations for the form of any reports made by the public administrator or a person employed or co…

NRS 253.110 Prohibition against interest in expenditures. No public administrator or person employed or contracted with pursuant to NRS 253.125 may be: 1. Interested in any expenditures of any kind, made on account of any estate of a deceased person which he or she is administeri…

NRS 253.120 Expiration of term, employment or contract: Surrender of books and papers; successor administrator or other person. 1. Public administrators shall, at the expiration of their terms of office, surrender up to their successors in office all the books or papers belonging…

NRS 253.125 Abolishment of office of public administrator in county whose population is less than 100,000. 1. A board of county commissioners of a county whose population is less than 100,000 may by ordinance abolish the office of public administrator. 2. If a board of county com…

NRS 253.150 Establishment of office by county commissioners; appointment, designation or contract; compensation. 1. The board of county commissioners of each county shall establish the office of public guardian. 2. The board of county commissioners shall: (a) Appoint a public gua…

NRS 253.160 Bond; oath. 1. Upon taking office, a public guardian shall file with the county clerk a general bond in an amount fixed by the board of county commissioners payable to the State of Nevada with sureties approved by the board of county commissioners. The premium for the…

NRS 253.170 Vacancy. 1. If a vacancy occurs in the office of public guardian before the expiration of a normal term, the vacancy shall be filled promptly by the board of county commissioners. 2. The board of county commissioners may designate any qualified person to serve as acti…

NRS 253.175 Deputies: Appointment; oath; recording of appointment; liability of public guardian; compensation. 1. A public guardian shall appoint one or more deputies to perform the duties of the public guardian in his or her absence. A deputy so appointed may transact all offici…

NRS 253.180 Subordinates, consultants and assistants. Within the limits of appropriations for his or her office, a public guardian may: 1. Employ such subordinates, including, without limitation, deputies appointed pursuant to NRS 253.175, as authorized by the board of county com…

NRS 253.190 Records. A public guardian shall: 1. Keep financial and other appropriate records concerning all cases in which he or she is appointed as an individual guardian; and 2. Retain: (a) All such financial records for each case for at least 7 years after the date of the tra…

NRS 253.200 Qualifications of person for whom public guardian may be appointed; petition for appointment; accounting and report to be filed by temporary guardian in certain circumstances. 1. A resident of Nevada is eligible to have the public guardian of the county in which he or…

NRS 253.210 Powers, duties, rights and responsibilities. 1. A person appointed as public guardian or designated as acting public guardian succeeds immediately to all powers and duties of the individual guardianships created by appointments of the public guardian as guardian for p…

NRS 253.215 Legal assistance. 1. When necessary for the proper administration of a guardianship, a public guardian may: (a) Retain an attorney to assist him or her if the attorney practices law in the county and is qualified by experience and willing to serve or rotate this emplo…

NRS 253.220 Investigation of financial status, assets and personal and family history of protected person for whom public guardian has been appointed or upon referral of potential protected person by certain agencies. 1. A public guardian may investigate the financial status, ass…

NRS 253.230 Allocation of costs incurred in appointment proceedings and administrative costs. 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 253.215, if a public guardian is appointed as an individual guardian the costs incurred in the appointment proceedings and the administrative costs…

NRS 253.240 Value of guardian’s services allowable as claim against estate of protected person; deposit of money received by public guardian. The reasonable value of a public guardian’s services rendered without cost to a protected person shall be allowed as a claim against the e…

NRS 253.243 Request for advance of money to pay expenses of guardianship; payment of advances; reimbursement of advances from assets of estate of protected person. 1. A public guardian may file with the board of county commissioners a request for an advance of money to pay necess…

NRS 253.245 Reports and budgets to and investigations by board of county commissioners. 1. The board of county commissioners may: (a) Establish regulations for the form of any reports or budgets made by the public guardian. (b) Review reports or budgets submitted to the board by …