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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159.022 (2026)

“Limited capacity” defined

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NRS 159.022  “Limited capacity” defined.  A person is of “limited capacity” if:

      1.  The person is able to make independently some but not all of the decisions necessary for the person’s own care and the management of the person’s property; and

      2.  The person is not a minor.

      (Added to NRS by 1981, 1931; A 1999, 1396; 2003, 1771)

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2004–2004 · leading case: Jason S. v. Valley Hosp. Med. Ctr., 87 P.3d 521 (Nev. 2004).
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Jason S. v. Valley Hosp. Med. Ctr., 87 P.3d 521 (Nev. 2004). “To the extent that the district court relied on facts supporting an order under NRS 159.044, we find this error harmless. “Special guardianship” refers to a “guardian of a person of limited capacity,” NRS 159.”
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