1. In addition to any other requirements set forth by specific statute, each applicant and each owner, officer, director and responsible person of the applicant, each person in control of the applicant and any other person the Commissioner may require in accordance with guidelines of the Registry or other multistate agreements shall submit to the Registry:
(a) A complete set of fingerprints for submission to the Federal Bureau of Investigation and any other governmental agency or entity authorized to receive such information for a state, national and international background check on the criminal history of the person;
(b) Information concerning the personal history, financial history and experience of the person in a form prescribed by the Registry, including, without limitation, an authorization of the person for the Registry and the Commissioner to obtain:
(1) An independent credit report and credit score from a consumer reporting agency described in section 603(f) of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1681a(f), for the purpose of evaluating the financial responsibility of the person at the time of the submission of the application; and
(2) Additional independent credit reports and credit scores to confirm that the applicant continues to comply with any applicable requirements concerning financial responsibility;
(c) Information related to any administrative, civil or criminal findings made by any governmental jurisdiction concerning the person; and
(d) Any other information concerning the person that the Registry or Commissioner may require.
2. As used in this section:
(a) "Control" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 682A.047.
(b) "Responsible person" means a person who is employed by an applicant and who has principal, active managerial authority over the provision of services in this State.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 2051, effective on the date on which the Commissioner of Financial Institutions notifies the Governor and the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau that the Nationwide Multistate Licensing System and Registry has sufficient capabilities to allow the Commissioner to carry out the provisions of chapter 347, Statutes of Nevada 2021, at page 2030)
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 604C - Consumer Litigation Funding
NRS 604C.020 - "Advertise" defined.
NRS 604C.030 - "Applicant" defined.
NRS 604C.040 - "Charges" defined.
NRS 604C.050 - "Commissioner" defined.
NRS 604C.060 - "Consumer" defined.
NRS 604C.070 - "Consumer litigation funding" defined.
NRS 604C.080 - "Consumer litigation funding company" or "company" defined.
NRS 604C.090 - "Consumer litigation funding contract" defined.
NRS 604C.100 - "Consumer litigation funding transaction" defined.
NRS 604C.110 - "Document preparation fee" defined.
NRS 604C.120 - "Funded amount" defined.
NRS 604C.130 - "Funding date" defined.
NRS 604C.140 - "Immediate family member" defined.
NRS 604C.150 - "Legal claim" defined.
NRS 604C.160 - "Licensee" defined.
NRS 604C.170 - "Resolution date" defined.
NRS 604C.220 - Assignment of legal claim; applicability.
NRS 604C.240 - Applicability of attorney-client relationship.
NRS 604C.320 - License required.
NRS 604C.330 - Licensee must conduct business in accordance with license.
NRS 604C.340 - Application to persons seeking to evade certain provisions.
NRS 604C.350 - Written consumer litigation funding contract required; contents.
NRS 604C.370 - Additional required disclosures.
NRS 604C.380 - Notice of cancellation of consumer litigation funding contract.
NRS 604C.390 - Required assets.
NRS 604C.400 - Registered agent.
NRS 604C.500 - Application for license.
NRS 604C.550 - Investigation of applicant; notice; hearing; order; request hearing; regulations.
NRS 604C.560 - Issuance of license.
NRS 604C.580 - License not transferable or assignable.
NRS 604C.600 - Required books and records.
NRS 604C.610 - Annual examinations by Commissioner; fees for examination.
NRS 604C.620 - Independent audit and examination: Payment of assessment; cooperation.
NRS 604C.630 - Fees for audit.
NRS 604C.800 - Remedies for certain willful violations.
NRS 604C.810 - Commissioner to enforce chapter; penalties.
NRS 604C.830 - Suspension or revocation of license by Commissioner.
NRS 604C.840 - Administrative fines.
NRS 604C.850 - Contract void if deceptive and abusive violation.