Nevada Revised Statutes

Nev. Rev. Stat. § 147.110 (2026)

Examination of claims by personal representative: Allowance or rejection; effect of failure to act on claims; untimely claims

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NRS 147.110  Examination of claims by personal representative: Allowance or rejection; effect of failure to act on claims; untimely claims.

      1.  Within 15 days after the time for filing claims has expired, as provided in this chapter, the personal representative shall examine all claims filed and shall either endorse on each claim an allowance or rejection, with the day and the year thereof, or shall file a notice of allowance or rejection with the date and the year thereof, and the notice of allowance or rejection must be attached to the claim allowed or rejected and filed with the clerk.

      2.  If a personal representative refuses or neglects to endorse on a claim an allowance or rejection within 15 days, as specified in this section, or does not file a notice of allowance or rejection, the claim shall be deemed rejected, but the personal representative may, nevertheless, allow the claim at any time before the filing of the final account.

      3.  A personal representative need not allow or reject a claim that was not timely filed unless the court otherwise orders.

      [Part 123:107:1941; A 1953, 505]—(NRS A 1999, 879, 2310; 2001, 2347)

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases, 1969–1989 · leading case: Bodine v. Stinson, 461 P.2d 868 (Nev. 1969).
Bodine v. Stinson, 461 P.2d 868 (Nev. 1969). · cites it 2× “NRS 147.110. A special administrator is not a general representative of the estate.”
Klosterman v. Cummings, 476 P.2d 14 (Nev. 1970). · cites it 2× “NRS 147.110. A special administrator is not a general representative of the estate.”
Wells v. Bank of Nevada, 483 P.2d 205 (Nev. 1971). · cites it 4× “The claim has never been rejected or allowed by the administrator as provided in NRS 147.110, 1 but the district judge ruled that it was “deemed rejected” because of the administrator’s inaction and that it was barred by the claimant’s failure to file suit within the 30-day…”
Kotecki v. Augusztiny, 487 P.2d 925 (Nev. 1971). “NRS 147.110.” 85 Nev., at 660 . And we said: “The procedure to be followed is the same in every case without regard to the issue of insurance.”
Wolzinger v. Eighth Jud. Dist. Court, 773 P.2d 335 (Nev. 1989). “010, his failure to act on creditor’s claims within fifteen (15) days after expiration of the time for filing such claims as required by NRS 147.110, and his failure to file promptly the first accounting as required by NRS 150.”
Brown v. Eiguren, 628 P.2d 299 (Nev. 1981). · cites it 3× “1 Appellants in this case timely filed their claim with the clerk of the court in which the probate action was pending within 90 days after the publication of the notice to creditors. NRS 147.”
In re the Est. of Larson, 750 P.2d 604 (Utah 1988). “Nev.Rev.Stat.Ann. §§ 147.110 to .130 (Mi-chie 1986).”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 147.110(3) — 1 case
Brown v. Eiguren, 628 P.2d 299 (Nev. 1981). “1 Appellants in this case timely filed their claim with the clerk of the court in which the probate action was pending within 90 days after the publication of the notice to creditors. NRS 147.”
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