Amendment No. 770

Assembly Amendment to Senate Bill No. 472 First Reprint (BDR 20-554)

Proposed by: Committee on Judiciary

Amendment Box:

Resolves Conflicts with: N/A

Amends: Summary: Title: Preamble: Joint Sponsorship:

ASSEMBLY ACTION Initial and Date | SENATE ACTION Initial and Date

Adopted Lost | Adopted Lost

Concurred In Not | Concurred In Not

Receded Not | Receded Not

Amend sec. 4, page 4, line 5, by deleting "$250" and inserting "$100".

Amend sec. 4, page 4, line 6, by deleting "$250" and inserting "$100".

Amend sec. 5, page 4, line 9, after "253.0415" by inserting "1.".

Amend sec. 5, page 4, by deleting line 10 and inserting:

"[1. Investigate:]

(a) Investigate:

(1)".

Amend sec. 5, page 4, line 14, by deleting "(b)" and inserting "[(b)] (2)"

Amend sec. 5, page 4, line 17, by deleting "(c)" and inserting "(3)".

Amend sec. 5, page 4, line 20, by deleting "2." and inserting "[2.] (b)".

Amend sec. 5, page 4, line 22, by deleting "This" and inserting:

"[This] Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, this".

Amend sec. 5, page 4, line 26, by deleting "3." and inserting "[3.] (c)".

Amend sec. 5, page 4, line 30, by deleting "value.]" and inserting "value.".

Amend sec. 5, page 4, line 31, by deleting "4." and inserting "4.] (d)".

Amend sec. 5, page 4, line 32, by deleting "(a)" and inserting "[(a)] (1)".

Amend sec. 5, page 4, line 33, by deleting "(b)" and inserting "[(b)] (2)".

Amend sec. 5, page 4, between lines 35 and 36, by inserting:

"2. The public administrator is not eligible to serve as a guardian of the person and estate of a ward if the board of county commissioners of his county has established the office of public guardian pursuant to NRS 253.150, unless the board has designated the public administrator as ex officio public guardian.".

Amend the bill as a whole by renumbering sections 8 and 9 as sections 9 and 10 and adding a new section designated sec. 8, following sec. 7, to read as follows:

"Sec. 8. NRS 253.200 is hereby amended to read as follows:

253.200 1. A resident of Nevada [who is 60 years of age or older] is eligible to have the public guardian appointed as his individual guardian if he:

(a) Has no relative or friend able and willing to serve as his guardian; or

(b) Lacks sufficient assets to provide the requisite compensation to a private guardian.

2. A person so qualified, or anyone on his behalf, may petition the district court of the county in which he resides to make the appointment.".

Amend sec. 8, page 6, by deleting lines 12 through 16 and inserting:

"1. A public administrator or deputy designated by him may submit a written request to a public utility for the name and address of a person listed in the records of the public utility if the information is necessary to assist the public administrator in carrying out his duties pursuant to chapter 253 of NRS.".

Amend the title of the bill, by deleting the fourth and fifth lines and inserting:

"under certain circumstances; prohibiting certain public administrators from acting as guardians of proposed wards; revising the circumstances under which a public administrator is required to petition a court for letters of administration; allowing the appointment of a public guardian for a person who is under 60 years of age;".

Amend the summary of the bill, first line, by deleting "administrators." and inserting:

"administrators and public guardians."