Nevada Revised Statutes 435.625 – Disposition of personal property of consumer upon death
Whenever any person admitted to a division facility dies, the administrative officer shall send written notice to the decedent‘s legally appointed representative, listing the personal property remaining in the custody or possession of the facility. If there is no demand made upon the administrative officer of the facility by the decedent’s legally appointed representative, all personal property of the decedent remaining in the custody or possession of the administrative officer must be held by the officer for a period of 1 year from the date of the decedent’s death for the benefit of the heirs, legatees or successors of the decedent. At the end of this period, another notice must be sent to the decedent’s representative, listing the property and specifying the manner in which the property will be disposed of if not claimed within 15 business days. After 15 business days, all personal property and documents of the decedent, other than cash, remaining unclaimed in the possession of the administrative officer must be disposed of as follows:
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 435.625
- Administrative officer: means a person with overall executive and administrative responsibility for those state or nonstate intellectual and developmental disability centers designated by the Administrator. See Nevada Revised Statutes 435.007
- Administrator: means the Administrator of the Division. See Nevada Revised Statutes 435.007
- county: includes Carson City. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.033
- Decedent: A deceased person.
- Division: means the Aging and Disability Services Division of the Department. See Nevada Revised Statutes 435.007
- Division facility: means any unit or subunit operated by the Division for the care, treatment and training of consumers. See Nevada Revised Statutes 435.007
- Person: includes a child and any other consumer with an intellectual disability and a child or any other consumer with a developmental disability who has attained the age of 18 years. See Nevada Revised Statutes 435.007
- Personal property: All property that is not real property.
1. All documents must be filed by the administrative officer with:
(a) The public administrator of the county from which the consumer was admitted; or
(b) If the office of public administrator has been abolished pursuant to NRS 253.125, the person employed or contracted with pursuant to NRS 253.125 to carry out the duties and responsibilities of chapter 253 of NRS in the county from which the consumer was admitted, as applicable.
2. All other personal property must be sold at a public auction or by sealed bids. The proceeds of the sale must be applied to the decedent’s unpaid balance for costs incurred at the division facility.