Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 41B - Action Against Killer of Decedent for Forfeiture of Certain Property, Benefits and Rights
NRS 41B.310 - Governing instruments.


1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 41B.320, a killer of a decedent forfeits any appointment, nomination, power, right, property, interest or benefit that, pursuant to the provisions of a governing instrument executed by the decedent or any other person, accrues or devolves to the killer based upon the death of the decedent.
2. In addition to any forfeiture required by subsection 1, if a governing instrument provides for the payment of certain benefits only upon the death of a decedent, a killer of the decedent forfeits any right or interest that the killer is entitled to assert against those benefits on the basis that community property was used, in whole or in part, to purchase the governing instrument or to pay one or more contributions or premiums that were related to the governing instrument.
3. If a killer of a decedent forfeits any appointment, nomination, power, right, property, interest or benefit pursuant to this section, the provisions of each governing instrument affected by the forfeiture must be treated as if the killer had predeceased the decedent.
(Added to NRS by 1999, 1353)

Structure Nevada Revised Statutes

Nevada Revised Statutes

Chapter 41B - Action Against Killer of Decedent for Forfeiture of Certain Property, Benefits and Rights

NRS 41B.010 - Definitions.

NRS 41B.020 - "Acquitted" defined.

NRS 41B.030 - "Agent" defined.

NRS 41B.040 - "Beneficiary" defined.

NRS 41B.050 - "Community property" defined.

NRS 41B.060 - "Community property with right of survivorship" defined.

NRS 41B.070 - "Convicted" and "conviction" defined.

NRS 41B.080 - "Culpable actor in the felonious and intentional killing of a decedent" defined.

NRS 41B.090 - "Governing instrument" defined.

NRS 41B.100 - "Interest" defined.

NRS 41B.110 - "Interested person" defined.

NRS 41B.120 - "Joint tenants with right of survivorship" defined.

NRS 41B.130 - "Killer" defined.

NRS 41B.140 - "Payor" defined.

NRS 41B.150 - "Person" defined.

NRS 41B.160 - "Property" defined.

NRS 41B.200 - General rule; killer cannot profit or benefit from wrong; anti-lapse statute and right of representation; contingent, residuary and other beneficiaries; common law.

NRS 41B.210 - Acts constituting felonious and intentional killing; insanity or diminished capacity.

NRS 41B.250 - Criminal action: Conclusive effect of judgment of conviction; admissibility of judgment of conviction in civil action.

NRS 41B.260 - Civil action: Parties; burden of proof; evidence; stay of proceedings; limitation on time for commencement.

NRS 41B.300 - Estate of decedent.

NRS 41B.310 - Governing instruments.

NRS 41B.320 - Community property with right of survivorship and joint tenants with right of survivorship.

NRS 41B.330 - Action for wrongful death.

NRS 41B.400 - Payor or other third person who pays or transfers forfeited property, interest or benefit.

NRS 41B.410 - Person who acquires or receives forfeited property, interest or benefit without legal right or authorization.

NRS 41B.420 - Killer who transfers forfeited property, interest or benefit to third person; effect of preemption by federal law.