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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 286.671 (2026)

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NRS 286.671  Definitions.  As used in NRS 286.671 to 286.679, inclusive:

      1.  “Child” means an unmarried person under 18 years of age who is the issue or legally adopted child of a deceased member. As used in this subsection, “issue” means the progeny or biological offspring of the deceased member.

      2.  “Dependent parent” means the surviving parent of a deceased member who was dependent upon the deceased member for at least 50 percent of the surviving parent’s support for at least 6 months immediately preceding the death of the deceased member.

      3.  “Domestic partner” means a person who is in a domestic partnership that is registered or recognized pursuant to chapter 122A of NRS, and that has not been terminated pursuant to that chapter.

      4.  “Spouse” means the surviving husband or wife or domestic partner of a deceased member.

      (Added to NRS by 1963, 983; A 1975, 1058; 1977, 1594; 1989, 1563; 1995, 253; 2015, 2731; 2017, 296)

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1976–2017 · leading case: Cragun v. Nevada Pub. Employees' Ret. Bd., 547 P.2d 1356 (Nev. 1976).
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Cragun v. Nevada Pub. Employees' Ret. Bd., 547 P.2d 1356 (Nev. 1976). · cites it 4× “672(1) provides: "If a deceased member has had 2 years of accredited contributing service in the 2 1/2 years immediately preceding his death and not less than 6 months of accredited contributing service in the 7 months immediately preceding his death, certain of his dependents…”
Pub. Employees' Ret. Sys. of Nevada Vs. Gitter c/w 69208/69961, 2017 NV 18 (Nev. 2017). · cites it 4× “PERS denied Gitter's request, indicating the following in its denial letter: NRS 286.671 [et seq.] governs [PERS] regarding benefits for survivors.”
Pub. Employees' Ret. Sys. of Nevada Vs. Gitter c/w 69208/69961, 2017 NV 18 (Nev. 2017). · cites it 2× “PERS denied Gitter's request, indicating the following in its denial letter: NRS 286.671 [et seq.] governs [PERS] regarding benefits for survivors.”
Pub. Employees' Ret. Sys. of Nevada Vs. Gitter c/w 69208/69961, 2017 NV 18 (Nev. 2017). · cites it 2× “PERS denied Gitter's request, indicating the following in its denial letter: NRS 286.671 [et seq.] governs [PERS] regarding benefits for survivors.”
Pub. Employees' Ret. Sys. of Nevada Vs. Gitter c/w 69208/69961, 2017 NV 18 (Nev. 2017). · cites it 2× “PERS denied Gitter's request, indicating the following in its denial letter: NRS 286.671 [et seq.] governs [PERS] regarding benefits for survivors.”
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