AB 310 — Revises provisions governing public administrators. (BDR 20-103)

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310–ASSEMBLYWOMAN TITUS M ARCH 17, 2017 ____________ Referred to Committee on Government Affairs SUMMARY—Revises provisions governing public administrators.

(BDR 20-103) FISCAL NOTE:

Effect on Local Government:

May have Fiscal Impact.

Effect on the State:

No.

CONTAINS UNFUNDED MANDATE (§1) (NOTREQUESTEDBYA FFECTELOCALGOVERNMENT) ~ EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;

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serves,(Chapter ex253 officio,of asNRS) For certain counties, the publicdistrict administratorattorney of the county.county Clerk of Carson City serves as the Public Administrator of Carson City.

In(NRSy, Carsonthe City,253.010) theExisting Clerklaw ofalso Carsonprovides Citythat servespublic administrators are entitled to be paid as other administrators or executors, subject to certain restrictions on the Publicannual Administratorsalary of Carsoncertain City.public administrators.

(NRS 253.010)245.043, Existing253.050) lawThis alsobill providesa that public administratorsadministrator areis entitlednot toset beby paidlaw, as other administrators or executors, subject to certainset restrictionsand onpay the annual salarycompensation of certaina public administrators.administrator for certain costs and expenses.

(NRS 245.043, 253.050) This bill requires the board of county commissioners, in certain counties where the salary of a public administrator is not set by law, to set and pay the annual compensation of a public administrator for certain costs and expenses.

EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;

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For the administration of the estates of deceased persons, public administrators are entitled to be paid as other - *AB310_R1* – 2 – administrators or executors are paid, subject to the provisions of NRS 245.043.

The public administrator is entitled to compensation from the estate or from beneficiaries for the reasonable value of his or her services performed in preserving the property of an estate of a Compensationdeceased mustperson bebefore set by the boardappointment of countyan commissioners.administrator.

Compensation must be set by the board of county commissioners.

- 79th Session (2017) – 2 – (a) Is entitled to receive annual compensation, for the costs and expenses incident to a public administrator, as set by the board of county commissioners and paid out of the county fund;

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