Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 659 - Organization and Licensing of Banks
NRS 659.065 - Filing of articles of incorporation or organization; filing of certificate of amendment of articles; effect of filing; admissibility of articles as evidence; limitation on validity.


1. Upon receipt of the certification from the Commissioner, the Secretary of State shall, if the articles of incorporation or organization are, or the certificate of amendment of the articles of incorporation or organization is, in accordance with law, file the articles or the certificate of amendment and cause the articles or certificate of amendment to be recorded in the Office of the Secretary of State. The Secretary of State shall, upon the payment of the organization fees, certify under his or her official seal a copy of the original or amended articles. The certified copy of the original or amended articles must be filed in the Office of the Commissioner.
2. Upon completion of the requirements of subsection 1, the banking corporation or company is legally constituted under the name stated in the articles.
3. The articles, or a copy thereof, certified by the Secretary of State or the Commissioner, under their respective seals, are admissible as evidence in all courts and places, and are, in all judicial proceedings, prima facie evidence of the complete organization and incorporation of the banking corporation purporting to have been established by the articles.
4. The articles of a bank become void if the bank fails to complete its organization and open for business to the public within 6 months after the date of the filing of its articles or a certificate of amendment of its articles by the Secretary of State. The Commissioner may extend this limitation for good cause.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 970; A 1983, 1727; 1987, 1902; 1995, 475; 1997, 977)

Structure Nevada Revised Statutes

Nevada Revised Statutes

Chapter 659 - Organization and Licensing of Banks

NRS 659.015 - Requirements for organization by person, existing corporation or existing limited-liability company.

NRS 659.025 - Articles of incorporation or organization: Contents.

NRS 659.035 - Delivery of articles of incorporation or organization for filing; delivery of certificate of amendment of articles by existing corporation or limited-liability company for filing; restriction on filing.

NRS 659.045 - Examination and certification of proposed bank by Commissioner; payment and deposit of fees and expenses; regulations.

NRS 659.047 - Payment of assessment; cooperation with audits and examinations.

NRS 659.055 - Appeal from refusal to make certification.

NRS 659.065 - Filing of articles of incorporation or organization; filing of certificate of amendment of articles; effect of filing; admissibility of articles as evidence; limitation on validity.

NRS 659.075 - Payment of initial stockholders’ or members’ equity; sale of stock or solicitation of contributions to bank in process of organization.

NRS 659.085 - Filing of statement regarding directors, managers and officers and proof of federal deposit insurance.

NRS 659.095 - Examination of affairs of bank by Commissioner; issuance of certificate authorizing commencement of business.

NRS 659.105 - Restriction on transaction of business.

NRS 659.115 - Unlawful transaction of banking business without license; penalty.

NRS 659.125 - Unlawful use of words "bank," "banking" or "banker" in name; exceptions; penalty.