{"data":{"id":"us-nv/nrs-138.040","jurisdiction":"us-nv","citation":"NRS 138.040","heading":"Executor not specifically named may be appointed.","body":"If it appears by the terms of a will that it was the intention of the testator to commit the execution of the will and the administration of the estate of the testator to any person as executor, that person, although not named executor, is entitled to letters testamentary in like manner as if that person had been named executor.","path":["TITLE 12 — WILLS AND ESTATES OF DECEASED PERSONS","CHAPTER 138 - APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-138.html#NRS138Sec040","current_through":"2025 session (NRS as revised 2026-08-25)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T05:51:32Z","sha256":"90833fe8a27306b135d37f38388ef76224fc6a97711befc8c38d1570675e4330","source_id":"us-nv","stale":true,"prev":"us-nv/nrs-138.020","next":"us-nv/nrs-138.045"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}