'Governing instrument' means: 1. A deed, will, trust, insurance policy or annuity, designated as payable on death; 2. A security registered as transferable on death; 3. A pension, profit-sharing, retirement or similar benefit plan; 4. An instrument creating or exercising a power of appointment or a power of attorney; or 5. A dispositive, appointive or nominative instrument of any similar type. (Added to NRS by 1999, 2251)
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