Petition of person claiming to be missing person: Contents; service; security for costs; trial of issue of identity.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 156.190
in effect1. If any person, within 1 year after the appointment and qualification of a personal representative, files a petition, claiming to be the missing person, and causes a copy of the petition to be served personally or by registered or certified mail upon the personal representative and upon each of the persons entitled to share in the estate of the missing person upon the death of the missing person, and the devisees, the court shall determine the identity of the claimant at a hearing for that purpose.
2. The court may, upon application or of its own motion, require the claimant to give security to be approved by the court for all costs and expenses involved in the hearing and ultimate determination of the action, in case the outcome of the hearing be adverse to the claimant.
3. The petition must set forth the facts and circumstances of the claimants disappearance and continued absence, and other facts and circumstances upon which the claimant relies for his or her identification.
Source: NV Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/NRS-156.htmlFetched: 10/4/2026