1.  Any person who wishes to request to nominate another person to be appointed as his or her guardian may do so:

Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 159.0753

  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • person: means a natural person, any form of business or social organization and any other nongovernmental legal entity including, but not limited to, a corporation, partnership, association, trust or unincorporated organization. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.039

(a) If nominating a guardian of the estate, pursuant to NRS 162A.250;

(b) If nominating a guardian of the person, pursuant to NRS 162A.800; or

(c) By completing a form requesting to nominate a guardian in accordance with this section.

2.  A form requesting to nominate a guardian pursuant to this section must be:

(a) Signed by the person requesting to nominate a guardian;

(b) Signed by two impartial adult witnesses who have no interest, financial or otherwise, in the estate of the person requesting to nominate a guardian and who attest that the person has the mental capacity to understand and execute the form; and

(c) Notarized.

3.  A request to nominate a guardian pursuant to this section may be in substantially the following form, and must be witnessed and executed in the same manner as the following form:

4.  The Secretary of State shall make the form established in subsection 3 available on the Internet website of the Secretary of State.

5.  The Secretary of State may adopt any regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.

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