Nevada Code § 142.020

Requirement of bond discretionary with court; proof of blocked account; additional bond; amount of bond
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1. The requirement of a bond of a personal
representative is discretionary with the court. Whether a bond is expressly
required by the will or not, the court may:
(a) Require a bond if it determines a bond is
desirable; or
(b) Dispense with the requirement of a bond if:
(1) The court determines a bond is
unnecessary; or
(2) The assets of the estate are deposited
with a financial institution pursuant to subsection 3.
2. The bond must be conditioned so that
the personal representative will faithfully execute the duties of the office
according to law, and the bond must be filed by the clerk.
3. Personal assets of an estate may be
deposited with a domestic credit union or other domestic financial institution
upon such terms as may be prescribed by order of the court having jurisdiction
of the estate. The deposit is subject to the further order of the court. The
personal representative shall file with the clerk the acknowledgment of an
authorized representative of the financial institution that holds the assets
deposited, which may be in the following form:
PROOF
OF BLOCKED ACCOUNT
The undersigned affirms that
..........................................., as personal representative of the
estate of ............................., deceased, has established an account,
number ........., entitled ..........., in the amount of $............
The undersigned acknowledges
that this account bears a blocked/frozen designation, and that no money may be
removed without first presenting an order from the court authorizing the
withdrawal.
Dated on .......................... (date). By:
...............................................
Title:
............................................
4. During the pendency of the
administration, any person, including a creditor, having an interest in an
estate whose value exceeds $10,000 may file a petition requesting that the
personal representative submit additional bond. Upon the filing of the petition,
the clerk shall set it for hearing, and the petitioner shall give notice for
the period and in the manner provided in NRS
155.010 . Upon hearing the petition, the court may require the personal
representative to file additional bond in the amount of the claim of the
petitioner, unless it determines that bond should be dispensed with or set in a
different amount.
5. The amount of the bond is the estimated
value of all personal property plus income for 1 year from both real and
personal property, unless the amount of the bond is expressly mentioned in the
will, changed by the court or required pursuant to subsection 4.
6. If a banking corporation, as defined in NRS 657.016 , or trust company, as
defined in NRS 669.070 , doing business
in this State is appointed the personal representative of the estate of a
decedent, no bond is required unless otherwise specifically required by the
court.

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