1.  Every person elected to fill the office of public administrator must qualify as required in this section on or before the first Monday of January next after his or her election.

2.  Every public administrator shall:

(a) Take the constitutional official oath, which is for the faithful performance of the duties of his or her office, and which must be taken and subscribed upon both the certificate of election or appointment and the official bond. The oath upon the bond must be recorded with the bond.

(b) Give an official bond in an amount not less than $10,000, as required and fixed by the board of county commissioners of his or her county by an order entered in the minutes of the board, unless a blanket fidelity bond is furnished by the county. The bond must be conditioned, secured, approved and recorded as the bonds of other county officers are, or may be required by law to be, and must be so conditioned as to hold the principal and sureties liable for any breach thereof made by the public administrator while acting or illegally refusing to act in his or her official capacity.

3.  The official bond and oath of office of a public administrator are in lieu of the bonds and oaths required of private administrators. The court may require the public administrator to execute a separate bond for any estate in the manner prescribed in NRS 142.020.

4.  The board of county commissioners may, upon reasonable cause therefor shown, require a new bond or an additional bond at any time, to be given upon 10 days’ notice in writing. If the new or additional bond is not given, the board shall declare the office vacant.