Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 136 - Probate of Wills and Petitions for Letters
NRS 136.130 - Attesting witnesses to will subpoenaed; unnecessary where self-proving affidavits.


1. The clerk shall issue subpoenas to the subscribing witnesses to a will if they reside in the county.
2. No subpoenas to subscribing witnesses need be issued if the affidavits mentioned in NRS 136.160 are filed with the clerk.
[14:107:1941; 1931 NCL ยง 9882.14]

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Nevada Revised Statutes

Chapter 136 - Probate of Wills and Petitions for Letters

NRS 136.010 - Determination of proper court.

NRS 136.020 - Disqualified judge.

NRS 136.030 - Disqualified judge required to transfer proceedings to qualified judge; duties, powers and jurisdiction of qualified judge.

NRS 136.040 - Transfer of proceedings back to original court.

NRS 136.050 - Delivery of will after death; liability for nondelivery; record of will; inspection of records.

NRS 136.060 - Order to produce will; penalty for failure to comply with order.

NRS 136.070 - Persons qualified to petition for probate.

NRS 136.090 - Petition for probate: Requirements; effect of defect.

NRS 136.100 - Petition for probate: Clerk to set for hearing; notice of hearing.

NRS 136.120 - Service of petition when petition presented by person other than named personal representative or by fewer than all named personal representatives.

NRS 136.130 - Attesting witnesses to will subpoenaed; unnecessary where self-proving affidavits.

NRS 136.140 - Proof of notice; witnesses to testify orally.

NRS 136.150 - Evidence of subscribing witnesses: Affidavits ex parte.

NRS 136.160 - Proof of will by affidavits of attesting witnesses.

NRS 136.170 - Proof of will when subscribing witnesses are unavailable.

NRS 136.180 - Proof of will by copy.

NRS 136.185 - Proof of electronic will.

NRS 136.190 - Proof of holographic will.

NRS 136.200 - Appointment of attorney to represent minors, unborn members of interested class or nonresidents; retention of other counsel.

NRS 136.210 - Translation and recording of will in foreign language.

NRS 136.220 - Admissibility of certified copy of will and order admitting will to probate.

NRS 136.225 - Applicability of provisions concerning revocation of certain transfers of real property based upon divorce or annulment to transfers of property pursuant to will.

NRS 136.230 - Jurisdiction of court to take proof of execution and validity of lost or destroyed will.

NRS 136.240 - Petition for probate; same requirement of proof as other wills; testimony of witnesses; rebuttable presumption concerning certain wills; prima facie showing that will was not revoked; order.

NRS 136.250 - Restraint of administration pending petition.

NRS 136.260 - Probate of foreign wills: Procedure.