All statements, records, schedules, working papers and memoranda made by a certified public accountant or a natural person granted practice privileges pursuant to NRS 628.315 incident to or in the course of professional service to clients by the accountant, except reports submitted by a certified public accountant or a natural person granted practice privileges pursuant to NRS 628.315 to a client, are the property of the accountant, in the absence of an express agreement between the accountant and the client to the contrary. No such statement, record, schedule, working paper or memorandum may be sold, transferred or bequeathed, without the consent of the client or the client’s personal representative or assignee, to anyone other than one or more surviving partners or new partners of the accountant or to his or her corporation.
(Added to NRS by 1960, 173; A 1971, 745; 1981, 1394; 2009, 322; 2017, 3472)
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
NRS 628.005 - "Attest," "attesting" and "attestation" defined.
NRS 628.009 - "Board" defined.
NRS 628.013 - "Certificate" defined.
NRS 628.014 - "Compilation" defined.
NRS 628.017 - "Home office" defined.
NRS 628.019 - "Live permit" defined.
NRS 628.023 - "Practice of public accounting" defined.
NRS 628.031 - "Report" defined.
NRS 628.033 - "State" defined.
NRS 628.035 - Creation; number and appointment of members.
NRS 628.045 - Qualifications of members.
NRS 628.055 - Reappointment of members.
NRS 628.085 - Removal of member.
NRS 628.090 - Officers and employees.
NRS 628.110 - Salary of members; per diem allowance and travel expenses of members and employees.
NRS 628.160 - Regulations concerning professional conduct: Procedure for adoption; notice.
NRS 628.170 - Authority to establish certain committees by regulation.
NRS 628.200 - General requirements concerning education and work experience; regulations.
NRS 628.230 - Examination; regulations.
NRS 628.250 - Requirements for status as certified public accountant; related fees.
NRS 628.260 - Examination: Passage of sections; credit; regulations.
NRS 628.280 - Fee for examination; regulations.
NRS 628.340 - Requirements for registration as partnership of certified public accountants.
NRS 628.343 - Requirements for registration as corporation of certified public accountants.
NRS 628.370 - Annual registration of offices; fee; regulations.
NRS 628.375 - Registration of fictitious names; regulations.
NRS 628.385 - Legislative findings.
NRS 628.386 - Adoption of regulations.
NRS 628.388 - Committee on Continuing Education.
NRS 628.410 - Initiation of proceedings; notice; subpoenas; hearings; decision.
NRS 628.418 - Confidentiality of certain records of Board; exceptions.
NRS 628.440 - Employees and assistants of accountants.
NRS 628.450 - Unlawful use of designation "certified public accountant" or "C.P.A."
NRS 628.470 - Unlawful use of designation "public accountant."
NRS 628.560 - Prima facie evidence of violation.
NRS 628.570 - Order to cease and desist; injunctive relief; issuance without bond.