253.160 - Bond; oath.
253.160 Bond; oath.
1. Upon taking office, a public guardian shall file with the county clerk a general bond in an amount fixed by the board of county commissioners payable to the State of Nevada with sureties approved by the board of county commissioners. The premium for the bond shall be paid from the general funds of the county and be conditioned upon the public guardian’s faithful performance of his or her duties.
2. The general bond and oath of office of a public guardian are in lieu of the bonds and oaths required of private guardians.
3. The oath and bond of an elected or appointed public officer designated public guardian or designated to execute the powers and duties of the public guardian pursuant to paragraph (b) or (c) of subsection 2 of NRS 253.150 are in lieu of the bonds and oaths required of private guardians. The court may require such a designee to execute a separate bond for any guardianship in the manner prescribed in NRS 159.065.
(Added to NRS by 1977, 486; A 1989, 1041; 2009, 594)