Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 657 - General Provisions
NRS 657.180 - License to operate or manage: Additional requirements; fingerprints; grounds for refusal to issue license.


1. In addition to any other requirements set forth by specific statute, each person who applies for a license to operate a financial institution and each person who will serve as a director, officer, manager or member acting in a managerial capacity for such a financial institution must submit:
(a) Proof satisfactory to the Commissioner that the person:
(1) Has a good reputation for honesty, trustworthiness and integrity and is competent to transact the business of the financial institution in a manner which protects the interests of the general public.
(2) Has not made a false statement of material fact on the application.
(3) Has not committed any of the acts specified in subsection 2.
(4) Has not had a license to operate a financial institution suspended or revoked within the 10 years immediately preceding the date of the application.
(5) Has not been convicted of, or entered a plea of nolo contendere to, a felony or any crime involving fraud, misrepresentation or moral turpitude.
(b) A complete set of his or her fingerprints and written permission authorizing the Division of Financial Institutions to forward the fingerprints to the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History for submission to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for its report.
2. In addition to any other lawful reasons, the Commissioner may refuse to issue a license to operate a financial institution if the person who applies for the license or any person who will serve as a director, officer, manager or member acting in a managerial capacity for the financial institution:
(a) Has committed or participated in any act which, if committed or done by a holder of a license, would be grounds for the suspension or revocation of the license.
(b) Has previously been refused a license to operate a financial institution or has had such a license suspended or revoked.
(c) Has participated in any act which was a basis for the refusal or revocation of a license to operate a financial institution.
(d) Has falsified any of the information submitted to the Commissioner in support of the application for the license.
(Added to NRS by 2005, 1841)

Structure Nevada Revised Statutes

Nevada Revised Statutes

Chapter 657 - General Provisions

NRS 657.005 - Definitions.

NRS 657.016 - "Bank," "commercial bank," "banking company" and "banking corporation" defined.

NRS 657.026 - "Commissioner" defined.

NRS 657.035 - "Demand deposits" defined.

NRS 657.037 - "Depository institution" defined.

NRS 657.039 - "Derivative transaction" defined.

NRS 657.040 - "Division of Financial Institutions" defined.

NRS 657.045 - "Insolvency" defined.

NRS 657.055 - "Net earnings" defined.

NRS 657.058 - "Nevada" defined.

NRS 657.064 - "Savings deposit" defined.

NRS 657.070 - "Stockholders’ equity" and "members’ equity" defined.

NRS 657.075 - "Surplus" defined.

NRS 657.085 - "Time deposit" defined.

NRS 657.095 - Applicability of chapters 78, 86 and 92A of NRS.

NRS 657.097 - Applicability of provisions concerning Regulatory Experimentation Program for Product Innovation.

NRS 657.105 - Effect of certain chapters on powers, privileges, duties and restrictions of corporations, companies, associations and natural persons.

NRS 657.110 - Certain mortgagees and beneficiaries of deeds of trust to provide contact information to the Division of Financial Institutions; Division of Financial Institutions to maintain information on its Internet website.

NRS 657.120 - Fees and charges: Imposition and collection by financial institution; limitations.

NRS 657.130 - Committees to review compliance: Definitions; confidentiality and privilege.

NRS 657.140 - Loan agreements: Certain provisions for recovery prohibited; exceptions.

NRS 657.150 - Definitions.

NRS 657.160 - "Financial institution" defined.

NRS 657.170 - "License" defined.

NRS 657.180 - License to operate or manage: Additional requirements; fingerprints; grounds for refusal to issue license.

NRS 657.190 - Suspension or revocation of license to operate or manage: Additional grounds.

NRS 657.200 - Use or change of business name; prohibitions.

NRS 657.210 - Authorization of Commissioner to investigate business; free access required; compelling attendance of witnesses; fees.

NRS 657.220 - Definitions.

NRS 657.230 - "Designated reporter" defined.

NRS 657.240 - "Exploitation" defined.

NRS 657.250 - "Older person" defined.

NRS 657.260 - Reasonable cause to believe" defined.

NRS 657.270 - "Vulnerable person" defined.

NRS 657.280 - Training; reporting to designated reporter.

NRS 657.290 - Designated reporter: Designation; duty to report; immunity.