Determination of whether proposed protected person is prohibited from possessing firearm under federal law.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159.0593
in effect1. 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.
2. As used in this section:
(a) National Instant Criminal Background Check System has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 179A.062 .
(b) Person with a mental defect means a person who, as a result of marked subnormal intelligence, mental illness, incapacitation, condition or disease:
(1) Is a danger to himself or herself or others; or
(2) Lacks the capacity to contract or manage his or her own affairs.
Source: NV Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/NRS-159.htmlFetched: 10/4/2026