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NV Assembly Bill 460

Legislation

State: Nevada
Signed: June 09, 2025

Effective: June 09, 2025
Chapter: 429

Summary

Authorizes a parent or guardian of a minor to request to nominate another person to be appointed as the minor’s guardian by executing a form that must be signed by two witnesses and a Notary Public.

Affects

Creates an as yet uncodified section in Chapter 159A of the Nevada Revised Statutes.

Changes
  1. Authorizes a parent or guardian of a minor to nominate another person to be appointed as the minor's guardian by completing a form.
  2. Requires a request to nominate the guardian of a minor form to be (a) signed by the parent or guardian who is executing the form; (b) signed by two impartial adult witnesses who have no interest, financial or otherwise, in the estate of the minor or the parent or guardian of the minor and who attest that the parent or guardian has the mental capacity to understand and execute the form; and (c) notarized.
  3. Provides a statutory request to nominate guardian of a minor form.
  4. Requires the Secretary of State to make the form available on the Secretary of State’s website.
  5. Authorizes the Secretary of State to adopt regulations.
Analysis

Assembly Bill 460 introduces new procedures allowing parents or guardians to formally nominate a guardian for a minor child through a notarized form, which can be filed with the Nevada Lockbox, an electronic registry maintained by the Secretary of State.  

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