In all cases within Lyon County where an administrator of an estate is or may be needed, the board is authorized to direct the public administrator or any other suitable person to:
A. Investigate whether there is any qualified person who is willing and able to serve as administrator of the estate of an intestate decedent, and to determine whether there is a need for an administrator and whether the public administrator or other suitable person designated by the board is eligible to serve in that capacity.
B. Petition the court for letters of administration of the estate of a person dying intestate if, after investigation, the public administrator or other suitable person designated by the board finds that there is no other qualified person having a prior right who is willing and able to serve, and the estate exceeds one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00) in gross value.
C. File an affidavit pursuant to Nevada Revised Statutes 253.0403 to administer the estate if, after investigation, the public administrator or other suitable person designated by the board finds that the gross value of the decedent's property situated in this state does not exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00).
D. Act, upon order of a court, as administrator of the estate of a person dying intestate, regardless of the amount of assets in the estate of the decedent, if no other qualified person is willing and able to serve. (Ord. 586, 4-7-2016; amd. Ord. 609, 10-17-2019)