132.370 - “Will” defined.

132.370  “Will” defined.  “Will” means a formal document that provides for the distribution of the property of a decedent upon the death of the decedent. The term includes a codicil and a testamentary instrument that merely appoints an executor, revokes or revises another will, nominates a guardian, or expressly excludes or limits the right of an individual or class to succeed to property of the decedent passing by intestate succession.

      (Added to NRS by 1999, 2254)

      NRS 132.380  Terms: “Writing” or “written.”  As used in this title, unless the context otherwise requires, when the term “writing” or “written” is used in reference to a will, the term includes an electronic will.

      (Added to NRS by 2001, 2340)