1. In addition to any other requirements set forth in this chapter, each applicant for the issuance of a license or certificate pursuant to this chapter 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 person 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, 2066, 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 649 - Collection Agencies
NRS 649.010 - "Claim" defined.
NRS 649.020 - "Collection agency" defined.
NRS 649.025 - "Collection agent" defined.
NRS 649.026 - "Commissioner" defined.
NRS 649.030 - "Customer" defined.
NRS 649.035 - "Manager" defined.
NRS 649.036 - "Medical debt" defined.
NRS 649.037 - "Medical debtor" defined.
NRS 649.038 - "Medical facility" defined.
NRS 649.041 - "Provider of emergency medical services" defined.
NRS 649.042 - "Provider of health care" defined.
NRS 649.045 - Legislative finding and declaration.
NRS 649.051 - Administration and enforcement of chapter.
NRS 649.057 - Investigations and hearings.
NRS 649.059 - Approval of printed forms.
NRS 649.075 - License required; exception.
NRS 649.085 - Qualifications of applicant for license.
NRS 649.105 - Bond or substitute security required; amount and conditions; adjustments in amount.
NRS 649.119 - Deposit as substitute for bond.
NRS 649.125 - Investigation by Commissioner.
NRS 649.135 - Order approving application; findings.
NRS 649.145 - Conditions for issuance of license; contents of license.
NRS 649.155 - Order denying application; notice of denial.
NRS 649.165 - Rights of licensee.
NRS 649.175 - Manager’s certificate required.
NRS 649.205 - Examination; reexamination; regulations.
NRS 649.215 - Grounds for refusing examination or suspending or revoking certificate.
NRS 649.225 - Issuance of certificate; notice of manager’s change of residence address.
NRS 649.295 - Amounts; deposit; regulations.
NRS 649.297 - Fee for failure to submit reports; regulations.
NRS 649.300 - Payment of assessment; cooperation with audits and examinations.
NRS 649.305 - Collection agency not to operate without manager.
NRS 649.315 - Display of license or certificate.
NRS 649.325 - Change of location of business.
NRS 649.331 - Recording of telephone conversations.
NRS 649.332 - Verification of debt.
NRS 649.3345 - Withdrawal of claim by customer.
NRS 649.335 - Retention and examinations of records and accounts.
NRS 649.355 - Business ethics and practices; trust accounts.
NRS 649.368 - Collection of medical debt: Prohibited practices.
NRS 649.369 - Collection of medical debt: Protections may not be waived.
NRS 649.370 - Violation of federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.
NRS 649.375 - Prohibited practices generally.