NRS 253.120
Expiration of term, employment or contract: Surrender of books and papers

  • successor administrator or other person.

1.

Public administrators shall, at the expiration of their terms of office, surrender up to their successors in office all the books or papers belonging or appertaining to the office, including all exhibits, estates, money and property in their possession; but upon the expiration of the term of office of any public administrator before the entry of a decree of distribution in any estate for which the public administrator is the duly appointed, qualified and acting administrator, if good cause be shown therefor, the court shall enter an order in such estate, authorizing and directing a person to whom letters have been issued, to close up the estate as expeditiously as possible, or the court shall enter an order requiring the filing of a petition for letters by the successor in office of the public administrator.

2.

Persons employed or contracted with pursuant to NRS 253.125 shall, at the expiration of their employment or contract, surrender up to the board of county commissioners all the books or papers belonging or appertaining to the person in relation to performing the duties and responsibilities set forth in this chapter and any other provision of law relating to administering an estate on behalf of the county, including all exhibits, estates, money and property in their possession. Upon the expiration of the employment or contract, before the entry of a decree of distribution in any estate for which the person is the duly appointed, qualified and acting administrator, if good cause be shown therefor, the court shall enter an order in such estate, authorizing and directing a person to whom letters have been issued, to close up the estate as expeditiously as possible, or the court shall enter an order requiring the filing of a petition for letters by the successor.

Source: Section 253.120 — Expiration of term, employment or contract: Surrender of books and papers; successor administrator or other person., https://www.­leg.­state.­nv.­us/NRS/NRS-253.­html#NRS253Sec120.

Last Updated

Feb. 5, 2021

§ 253.120’s source at nv​.us