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NRS 159.1515 - Sale of certain personal property of protected person by guardian; destruction of certain personal property of protected person without notice.

NV Rev Stat § 159.1515 (2019) (N/A)
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1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a guardian may sell or dispose of personal property of the protected person that has a total value of less than $10,000 if:

(a) A notice of intent to sell or dispose of the property is mailed by certified mail or delivered personally to the protected person, his or her attorney and the persons specified in NRS 159.034; and

(b) No objection to the sale or disposal is made within 15 days after such notice is received.

2. A guardian may authorize the immediate destruction of the personal property of a protected person without notice if:

(a) The guardian determines that the property has been contaminated by vermin or biological or chemical agents;

(b) The expenses related to the decontamination of the property cause salvage to be impractical;

(c) The property constitutes an immediate threat to public health or safety;

(d) The handling, transfer or storage of the property might endanger public health or safety or exacerbate contamination; and

(e) The value of the property is less than $100 or, if the value of the property is $100 or more, a state or local health officer has endorsed the destruction of the property.

(Added to NRS by 2003, 1764; A 2017, 3917)

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