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AN ACT relating to guardianship; revising provisions relating to certain investigative services provided during a guardianship proceeding; prohibiting a governmental entity from charging a fee for providing a copy of certain documents relating to a guardianship proceeding; revising provisions relating to service of process of a citation and petition in a guardianship proceeding; changing the name of the State Guardianship Compliance Office to the State Guardianship Office; changing the title of the State Guardianship Compliance Officer to the State Guardianship Officer; revising the powers of the Officer; authorizing a court to appoint or extend the appointment of a guardian for a protected minor or proposed protected minor seeking status as a special immigrant juvenile with the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services of the Department of Homeland Security under certain circumstances; revising certain notice requirements for minor guardianship proceedings; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Close title AN ACT relating to guardianship; revising provisions relating to certain investigative services provided during a guardianship proceeding; prohibiting a governmental entity from charging a fee for providing a copy of certain documents relating to a guardianship proceeding; revising provisions relating to service of process of a citation and petition in a guardianship proceeding; changing the name of the State Guardianship Compliance Office to the State Guardianship Office; changing the title of the State Guardianship Compliance Officer to the State Guardianship Officer; revising the powers of the Officer; authorizing a court to appoint or extend the appointment of a guardian for a protected minor or proposed protected minor seeking status as a special immigrant juvenile with the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services of the Department of Homeland Security under certain circumstances; revising certain notice requirements for minor guardianship proceedings; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Introduction Date
Wednesday, November 20, 2024
Primary Sponsor
Assembly Committee on Judiciary
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AN ACT relating to guardianship; revising provisions relating to certain investigative services provided during a guardi
Existing law creates the State Guardianship Compliance Office to provide certain services relating to guardianship proceedings. Existing law also: (1) creates the position of State Guardianship Compliance Officer within the Office; and (2) authorizes the Officer to hire two accountants and two investigators to provide certain services to district courts. (NRS 159.341) Section 3 of this bill changes the: (1) name of the State Guardianship Compliance Office to the State Guardianship Office; and (2) title of the State Guardianship Compliance Officer to the State Guardianship Officer. Section 3 also expands the authority of the Officer to hire accountants and investigators by authorizing the Officer, within the limits of legislative appropriation, to hire such accountants and investigators as the Officer deems necessary. Existing law authorizes the court, after the filing of a petition in a guardianship proceeding, to appoint one or more investigators to perform certain duties related to the proceeding. (NRS 159.046, 159A.046) Existing law likewise authorizes an investigator employed by the Office to provide investigative services to the district courts during the administration of guardianship proceedings. (NRS 159.341) Sections 1, 3 and 6 of this bill: (1) prohibit a governmental entity, including a court, from charging a fee for providing a copy of any document requested by an investigator in connection with an investigation; and (2) make various other changes relating to an i
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