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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
1. If the court orders a general guardian appointed for a proposed protected person, the court shall determine, by clear and convincing evidence, whether the proposed protected person is a person with a mental defect who is prohibited from possessing a firearm pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 922(d)(4) or (g)(4). If a court makes a finding pursuant to this section that the proposed protected person is a person with a mental defect, the court shall include the finding in the order appointing the guardian and cause, within 5 business days after issuing the order, a record of the order to be transmitted to the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History, along with a statement indicating that the record is being transmitted for inclusion in each appropriate database of the National Instant Criminal Background Check System.
2. As used in this section:
(a) “National Instant Criminal Background Check System” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 179A.062.
(b) “Person with a mental defect” means a person who, as a result of marked subnormal intelligence, mental illness, incapacitation, condition or disease:
(1) Is a danger to himself or herself or others; or
(2) Lacks the capacity to contract or manage his or her own affairs.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Nevada Revised Statutes Title 13. Guardianships; Conservatorships; Trusts § 159.0593. Determination of whether proposed protected person is prohibited from possessing firearm under federal law - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nv/title-13-guardianships-conservatorships-trusts/nv-rev-st-159-0593/
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