1. A public guardian shall appoint one or more deputies to perform the duties of the public guardian in his or her absence. A deputy so appointed may transact all official business relating to the office of the public guardian to the same extent as the public guardian, except that the deputy is not authorized to employ or terminate the employment of subordinates in the office. Before entering upon the discharge of his or her duties, each deputy must take and subscribe to the constitutional oath of office. The appointment of a deputy must not be construed to confer upon that deputy policymaking authority for the office of the county public guardian or the county by which the deputy is employed.
2. Each appointment must be in writing and recorded, with the oath of office of that deputy, in the office of the county recorder. Any revocation or resignation of an appointment must be recorded in the office of the county recorder.
3. The public guardian is responsible on his or her official bond for any official malfeasance or nonfeasance of his or her deputies and may require a bond for the faithful performance of the official duties of his or her deputies.
4. The compensation of a deputy public guardian must be fixed by the board of county commissioners and paid out of the county general fund.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 804; A 2005, 683; 2007, 2489)