A person adjudicated by a court to be incapacitated who is admitted to a public or private mental health facility may have a guardian appointed either by the admitting court or by the district court of the county wherein the mental health facility is located, on the application of any interested person or, in the case of an indigent, on the application of the district attorney of the county wherein the mental health facility is located. The provisions of chapter 159 of NRS shall govern the appointment and administration of guardianships created pursuant to this chapter.
NRS 433A.470
Guardian may be appointed for person adjudicated incapacitated
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Marshall v. Eighth Judicial District Court of the State of Nevada (1992)
Most recently applied in Marshall v. Eighth Judicial District Court of the State of Nevada (July 1992)
(Added to NRS by 1975, 1610)
Official source: Nevada Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Nevada statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.