Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 156 - Administration of Estates of Missing Persons
NRS 156.130 - Jurisdiction of proceedings; residence of absentee; entitlement of proceedings.


1. If such person was a resident of this State at the time of his or her disappearance, the district court of the county in which that residence was located shall have jurisdiction of all proceedings initiated under NRS 156.120 to 156.260, inclusive.
2. If such person was a nonresident of this State, the district court in any county where any real property of the missing person is located, or of the county where any personal property is located, if there is no real property in the State, shall have jurisdiction in such proceedings.
3. The title of all proceedings commenced and prosecuted under NRS 156.120 to 156.260, inclusive, shall be entitled "In the matter of the estate of ................, a missing person."
(Added to NRS by 1959, 506; A 1991, 965)

Structure Nevada Revised Statutes

Nevada Revised Statutes

Chapter 156 - Administration of Estates of Missing Persons

NRS 156.010 - Presentment of petition for appointment of trustee; filing; appointment of day for hearing.

NRS 156.020 - Notice of hearing: Publication by clerk; court may direct further notice.

NRS 156.030 - Hearing; appointment of trustee.

NRS 156.040 - Who may be appointed trustee.

NRS 156.050 - Bond of trustee.

NRS 156.060 - Trustee’s powers and duties; payments for family expenses or support.

NRS 156.070 - Accountings by trustee; removal and appointment of another trustee.

NRS 156.080 - Sale or mortgage of property: Filing of petition by trustee; notice of hearing.

NRS 156.090 - Sale or mortgage of property: Hearing; order for sale or mortgage; limitations and procedure.

NRS 156.100 - Accounting if missing person returns.

NRS 156.110 - Settlement of account on return of missing person; order requiring delivery of property.

NRS 156.120 - Person deemed missing after 3 years; administration of property; procedure.

NRS 156.130 - Jurisdiction of proceedings; residence of absentee; entitlement of proceedings.

NRS 156.140 - Petition for administration or probate; contents and verification of petition; appointment of day for hearing.

NRS 156.150 - Manner of giving notice of hearing.

NRS 156.160 - Hearing; appointment of administrator or executor; time fixed when person became missing; finding concerning death.

NRS 156.170 - No sale, mortgage or distribution of property for 1 year; exceptions.

NRS 156.180 - Distribution of property to heirs and devisees: Time; bond of distributee; conditions.

NRS 156.190 - Petition of person claiming to be missing person: Contents; service; security for costs; trial of issue of identity.

NRS 156.200 - Order vacating proceedings; exceptions; delivery of residue to claimant.

NRS 156.210 - Petition claiming death of missing person: Service; security for costs; trial of issue; order.

NRS 156.220 - Final distribution; conclusive presumption of death.

NRS 156.230 - Distribution without bond if absence exceeds 5 years.

NRS 156.240 - Limitation of actions.

NRS 156.250 - Powers and duties of administrators and executors.

NRS 156.260 - Applicability of NRS 156.120 to 156.260, inclusive.