{"data":{"id":"us-nv/nrs-159.0593","jurisdiction":"us-nv","citation":"NRS 159.0593","heading":"Determination of whether proposed protected person is prohibited from possessing firearm under federal law.","body":"1. If the court orders a general guardian appointed for a proposed protected person, the court shall determine, by clear and convincing evidence, whether the proposed protected person is a person with a mental defect who is prohibited from possessing a firearm pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 922(d)(4) or (g)(4). If a court makes a finding pursuant to this section that the proposed protected person is a person with a mental defect, the court shall include the finding in the order appointing the guardian and cause, within 5 business days after issuing the order, a record of the order to be transmitted to the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History, along with a statement indicating that the record is being transmitted for inclusion in each appropriate database of the National Instant Criminal Background Check System.\n2. As used in this section:\n(a) “National Instant Criminal Background Check System” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 179A.062.\n(b) “Person with a mental defect” means a person who, as a result of marked subnormal intelligence, mental illness, incapacitation, condition or disease:\n(1) Is a danger to himself or herself or others; or\n(2) Lacks the capacity to contract or manage his or her own affairs.","path":["TITLE 13 — GUARDIANSHIPS; CONSERVATORSHIPS; TRUSTS","CHAPTER 159 - GUARDIANSHIP OF ADULTS","APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIANS"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-159.html#NRS159Sec0593","current_through":"2025 session (NRS as revised 2026-08-25)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T05:51:33Z","sha256":"38e15220ea8d36b4b6056c7e386a664fce360267e9d388eeeae724f3764da3da","source_id":"us-nv","stale":true,"prev":"us-nv/nrs-159.0592","next":"us-nv/nrs-159.0594"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}