159.1535 - Notice of sale of personal property of ward: When required; manner of providing content. - Nevada Statutes

159.1535  Notice of sale of personal property of ward: When required; manner of providing content.

      1.  Except as otherwise provided in NRS 159.1515 and 159.152, a guardian may sell the personal property of the ward only after notice of the sale is published in:

      (a) A newspaper that is published in the county in which the property, or some portion of the property, is located; or

      (b) If a newspaper is not published in that county:

             (1) In a newspaper of general circulation in the county; or

             (2) In such other newspaper as the court orders.

      2.  Except as otherwise provided in this section:

      (a) The notice of a public sale must be published not less than three times before the date of the sale, over a period of 14 days and 7 days apart.

      (b) The notice of a private sale must be published not less than three times before the date on which offers will be accepted, over a period of 14 days and 7 days apart.

      3.  For good cause shown, the court may order fewer publications and shorten the time of notice, but must not shorten the time of notice to less than 8 days.

      4.  The notice must include, without limitation:

      (a) For a public sale:

             (1) A description of the personal property to be sold; and

             (2) The date, time and location of the sale.

      (b) For a private sale:

             (1) A description of the personal property to be sold; and

             (2) The date, time and location that offers will be accepted.

      (c) For a sale on an appropriate auction website on the Internet:

             (1) A description of the personal property to be sold;

             (2) The date the personal property will be listed; and

             (3) The Internet address of the website on which the sale will be posted.

      (Added to NRS by 2003, 1764; A 2009, 1663)