1. If a will has been admitted to probate, the court shall direct letters thereon to issue to the personal representative named in the will, who shall appear and qualify.
2. No person has any power as a personal representative until he or she qualifies, except that, before letters are issued, he or she may pay the funeral charges and take necessary measures for the preservation of the estate.
[37:107:1941; 1931 NCL § 9882.37]—(NRS A 1999, 2270)
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 138 - Appointment of Personal Representatives
NRS 138.010 - Powers of personal representative before issuance of letters.
NRS 138.020 - Qualifications of executor; letters with will annexed.
NRS 138.040 - Executor not specifically named may be appointed.
NRS 138.045 - Appointment of substitute executors and coexecutors.
NRS 138.050 - Successor to corporate executor.
NRS 138.060 - Objections to appointment.
NRS 138.070 - Executor of deceased executor; account of deceased personal representative.
NRS 138.080 - Failure to appoint all named executors.
NRS 138.090 - Administrators with will annexed: Order of appointment; exceptions.