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 bond shall be paid from the general funds of the county and be conditioned upon the public guardian’s faithful performance of his or her duties.
2. The general bond and oath of office of a public guardian are in lieu of the bonds and oaths required of private guardians.
3. The oath and bond of an elected or appointed public officer designated public guardian or designated to execute the powers and duties of the public guardian pursuant to paragraph (b) or (c) of subsection 2 of NRS 253.150 are in lieu of the bonds and oaths required of private guardians. The court may require such a designee to execute a separate bond for any guardianship in the manner prescribed in NRS 159.065 or 159A.065.
(Added to NRS by 1977, 486; A 1989, 1041; 2009, 594; 2017, 892)
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 253 - Public Administration of Estates and Public Guardians
NRS 253.040 - Authority to administer estates; application for letters of administration; bond.
NRS 253.0407 - Authority and procedure for donation or destruction of certain property of estate.
NRS 253.042 - Investigatory powers.
NRS 253.0425 - Administration of or petition to set aside estate after investigation of gross value.
NRS 253.0435 - General powers; exception.
NRS 253.0447 - Payment for expenses incurred in performance of duties; exception.
NRS 253.060 - Applicability of rules and laws governing other administrators and executors.
NRS 253.070 - Officers and other persons to furnish information.
NRS 253.080 - Institution and maintenance of actions.
NRS 253.110 - Prohibition against interest in expenditures.
NRS 253.180 - Subordinates, consultants and assistants.
NRS 253.210 - Powers, duties, rights and responsibilities.
NRS 253.215 - Legal assistance.
NRS 253.230 - Allocation of costs incurred in appointment proceedings and administrative costs.
NRS 253.245 - Reports and budgets to and investigations by board of county commissioners.