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NRS 162.020

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Known as the Uniform Fiduciaries Act

The act spans §§ 162–162 (27 sections).

Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Henderson v. Buchanan (In Re Western World Funding, Inc.) (1985)

Most recently applied in 141 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 72 - BERNSTEIN v. MORRIS (CIVIL) (December 2025)

[1:44:1923; NCL § 2985]—(NRS A 1985, 508)

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1. In NRS 162.010 to 162.140, inclusive, unless the context of subject matter otherwise requires:

(a) “Bank” includes any person or association of persons, whether incorporated or not, carrying on the business of banking.

(b) “Fiduciary” includes a trustee under any trust, expressed, implied, resulting or constructive, executor, administrator, guardian, conservator, curator, receiver, trustee in bankruptcy, assignee for the benefit of creditors, partner, agent, officer of a corporation, public or private, public officer, or any other person acting in a fiduciary capacity for any person, trust or estate.

(c) “Principal” includes any person to whom a fiduciary as such owes an obligation.

2. A thing is done “in good faith” within the meaning of NRS 162.010 to 162.140, inclusive, when it is in fact done honestly, whether it is done negligently or not.

Official source: Nevada Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Nevada statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.