Unless the power of attorney provides a different method for an agent’s resignation, an agent may resign by giving notice to the principal and, if the principal is incapacitated:
1. To a co-agent or successor agent; or
2. If there is no person described in subsection 1, to:
(a) The principal’s spouse, parent or descendant;
(b) The principal’s caregiver;
(c) Another person reasonably believed by the agent to have sufficient interest in the principal’s welfare; or
(d) A governmental agency having authority to protect the welfare of the principal.
(Added to NRS by 2009, 180)
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
NRS 162A.020 - "Acknowledged" defined.
NRS 162A.030 - "Agent" defined.
NRS 162A.040 - "Durable" defined.
NRS 162A.050 - "Electronic" defined.
NRS 162A.060 - "Good faith" defined.
NRS 162A.070 - "Incapacity" defined.
NRS 162A.075 - "Nondurable" defined.
NRS 162A.080 - "Person" defined.
NRS 162A.090 - "Power of attorney" defined.
NRS 162A.100 - "Presently exercisable general power of appointment" defined.
NRS 162A.110 - "Principal" defined.
NRS 162A.120 - "Property" defined.
NRS 162A.130 - "Record" defined.
NRS 162A.140 - "Sign" defined.
NRS 162A.150 - "State" defined.
NRS 162A.160 - "Stocks and bonds" defined.
NRS 162A.210 - Power of attorney is durable; exceptions.
NRS 162A.230 - Validity of power of attorney.
NRS 162A.240 - Meaning and effect of power of attorney.
NRS 162A.250 - Nomination of guardian of estate; relation of agent to court-appointed guardian.
NRS 162A.260 - Time at which power of attorney is effective.
NRS 162A.270 - Termination of power of attorney or authority of agent.
NRS 162A.280 - Co-agents and successor agents.
NRS 162A.290 - Reimbursement of agent.
NRS 162A.300 - Agent’s acceptance of appointment.
NRS 162A.310 - Duties of agent.
NRS 162A.320 - Exoneration of agent.
NRS 162A.330 - Judicial relief.
NRS 162A.340 - Liability of agent.
NRS 162A.350 - Resignation of agent; notice.
NRS 162A.360 - Acceptance of and reliance upon acknowledged power of attorney.
NRS 162A.370 - Liability for refusal to accept acknowledged power of attorney.
NRS 162A.380 - Principles of law and equity.
NRS 162A.390 - Laws applicable to financial institutions and entities.
NRS 162A.400 - Remedies under other law.
NRS 162A.450 - Grant of specific authority.
NRS 162A.470 - Construction of authority generally.
NRS 162A.490 - Tangible personal property.
NRS 162A.500 - Stocks and bonds.
NRS 162A.510 - Commodities and options.
NRS 162A.520 - Banks and other financial institutions.
NRS 162A.530 - Operation of entity or business.
NRS 162A.540 - Insurance and annuities.
NRS 162A.550 - Estates, trusts and other beneficial interests.
NRS 162A.560 - Claims and litigation.
NRS 162A.570 - Personal and family maintenance.
NRS 162A.580 - Benefits from governmental programs or civil or military service.
NRS 162A.590 - Retirement plans.
NRS 162A.620 - Power of attorney.
NRS 162A.650 - Uniformity of application and construction.
NRS 162A.660 - Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act.
NRS 162A.720 - "Attending physician" defined.
NRS 162A.730 - "Declaration" defined.
NRS 162A.740 - "Health care facility" defined.
NRS 162A.745 - "Intellectual disability" defined.
NRS 162A.750 - "Life-sustaining treatment" defined.
NRS 162A.760 - "Provider of health care" defined.
NRS 162A.770 - "Qualified patient" defined.
NRS 162A.780 - "Terminal condition" defined.
NRS 162A.810 - Time at which power of attorney is effective.
NRS 162A.815 - Acceptance and reliance upon acknowledged power of attorney.
NRS 162A.820 - Termination of power of attorney or authority of agent.
NRS 162A.830 - Co-agents and successor agents.
NRS 162A.840 - Persons not eligible for designation as agent.
NRS 162A.860 - Power of attorney: Form.
NRS 162A.865 - Power of attorney for adult with intellectual disability: Form.
NRS 162A.870 - Power of attorney for adult with dementia: Form.