Personal representative required to petition for full or limited authority to administer estate; persons qualified to administer estate.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 143.340
in effect1. To obtain authority to administer the estate pursuant to NRS 143.300 to 143.815 , inclusive, the personal representative must petition the court for that authority in a petition for appointment of the personal representative or in a separate petition filed in the estate proceedings.
2. Only a personal representative who is named in the will or a person described in paragraphs (a) to (g), inclusive, of subsection 1 of NRS 139.040 may be granted authority to administer the estate pursuant to NRS 143.300 to 143.815 , inclusive. All other persons who are legally qualified to serve as the personal representative may not be granted authority to administer the estate pursuant to NRS 143.300 to 143.815 , inclusive.
3. The personal representative may request either of the following:
(a) Full authority to administer the estate pursuant to NRS 143.300 to 143.815 , inclusive; or
(b) Limited authority to administer the estate pursuant to NRS 143.300 to 143.815 , inclusive.
Source: NV Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/NRS-143.htmlFetched: 10/4/2026