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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
If the Nevada Lockbox is established pursuant to NRS 225.360:
1. A person who wishes to establish a lockbox and thereby register a will or other document in the Nevada Lockbox must submit to the Secretary of State:
(a) An application in the form prescribed by the Secretary of State;
(b) A copy of the will or other document to be registered; and
(c) The fee, if any, established by the Secretary of State pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 225.410.
2. If the person satisfies the requirements of subsection 1, the Secretary of State shall:
(a) Make an electronic reproduction of the will or other document and post it within the registrant's lockbox;
(b) Assign to the registrant a registration number and access code for the lockbox; and
(c) Provide to the registrant a registration card that includes, without limitation:
(1) The name of the registrant;
(2) The registration number assigned to the registrant pursuant to paragraph (b); and
(3) The access code assigned to the registrant pursuant to paragraph (b).
3. The Secretary of State shall establish procedures for, without limitation:
(a) The registration of a will or other document which replaces a will or other document that has been registered previously and posted within the Nevada Lockbox;
(b) The removal from the Nevada Lockbox of a will or other document that has been revoked at the request of the registrant; and
(c) The issuance of a duplicate registration card or the provision of other access by a registrant to his or her registration number and access code if a registration card issued pursuant to this section is lost, stolen, mutilated, destroyed or otherwise unavailable.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Nevada Revised Statutes Title 18. State Executive Department § 225.370. Establishment of individual lockboxes within registry; duties of Secretary of State - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nv/title-18-state-executive-department/nv-rev-st-225-370/
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