Nevada guardianship compliance toll-free fraud hotline established
CARSON CITY — The Nevada Guardianship Compliance Office has established a toll-free guardianship fraud hotline. The number will connect concerned Nevadans with a team of professionals who will review case files and evaluate the information in the file using investigation techniques and financials tools.
The goal of the professionals in the Nevada Guardianship Compliance Office is to help the courts protect Nevada’s vulnerable citizens.
The telephone number is (833) 421-7711.
Anyone is encouraged to call the hotline if they suspect someone of misusing a protected person’s finances or guardianship assets.
Detailed information about the Nevada Guardianship Compliance Office can be found online here.
Legislation creating the Nevada Guardianship Compliance Office took effect January 1, 2018. The Commission to Study the Administration of Guardianships in Nevada’s Courts proposed seven major reforms, including the Nevada Guardianship Compliance Office, resulting in five bills approved in the Legislature and signed by Governor Brian Sandoval.
Creation of the Nevada Guardianship Compliance Office, a Guardianship Bill of Rights, and mandatory appointment of legal counsel for persons in need of protection were all enacted by legislation.