Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 692A - Title Insurance
NRS 692A.107 - Disciplinary action against title insurer or refusal to license.


1. In addition to the grounds provided in NRS 680A.200 for insurers generally, the Commissioner may refuse to license any title insurer or may suspend any license or impose a fine of not more than $500 for each violation by entering an order to that effect, with findings in respect thereto, if upon a hearing, it is determined that the applicant or licensee:
(a) Has committed fraud in connection with any transaction governed by this chapter;
(b) Has failed without reasonable cause to furnish to the parties of an escrow their respective statements of the settlement within a reasonable time after the close of escrow;
(c) Has failed without reasonable cause to deliver, within a reasonable time after the close of escrow, to the respective parties of an escrow transaction any money, documents or other properties held in escrow in violation of the provisions of the escrow instructions;
(d) Has commingled the money of others with his or her own or converted the money of others to his or her own use;
(e) Has failed, before the close of escrow, to obtain written instructions concerning any essential or material fact or intentionally failed to follow the written instructions which have been agreed upon by the parties and accepted by the holder of the escrow;
(f) Has failed to disclose in writing that the applicant or licensee is acting in the dual capacity of escrow agent or agency and undisclosed principal in any escrow transaction; or
(g) Has failed to maintain adequate supervision of an escrow officer or title agent whom the applicant or licensee has certified pursuant to subsection 3 of NRS 692A.110.
2. The Commissioner may refuse to issue a license to any person who, within 10 years before the date of applying for a current license, has had suspended or revoked a license issued pursuant to this chapter or a comparable license issued by any other state, district or territory of the United States or any foreign country.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 1824; A 1991, 1859)

Structure Nevada Revised Statutes

Nevada Revised Statutes

Chapter 692A - Title Insurance

NRS 692A.011 - Definitions.

NRS 692A.015 - "Abstract of title" defined.

NRS 692A.021 - "Applicant" defined.

NRS 692A.022 - "Business of title insurance" and "title insurance business" defined.

NRS 692A.023 - "Commitment to insure" and "preliminary report of title" defined.

NRS 692A.024 - "Escrow" defined.

NRS 692A.028 - "Escrow officer" defined.

NRS 692A.031 - "Net retained liability" defined.

NRS 692A.035 - "Policy of title insurance" and "title policy" defined.

NRS 692A.041 - "Premium" defined.

NRS 692A.050 - "Single risk" defined.

NRS 692A.060 - "Title agent" defined.

NRS 692A.070 - "Title insurer" defined.

NRS 692A.080 - "Title plant company" defined.

NRS 692A.090 - Regulations.

NRS 692A.100 - Title agents, title insurers and escrow officers: Licensing required; maintenance and examination of records; separation of money held in escrow; regulations.

NRS 692A.103 - License as escrow officer: Application; qualifications; fees; issuance; period of validity; renewal; expiration; contents; availability for public inspection; notice of change of address; regulations. [Effective until the date of the r...

NRS 692A.1033 - Payment of child support: Statement by applicant for license as title agent or escrow officer; grounds for denial of license; duty of Commissioner. [Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring...

NRS 692A.1035 - Suspension of license for failure to pay child support or comply with certain subpoenas or warrants; reinstatement of license. [Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establi...

NRS 692A.1037 - Application for issuance of license as title agent or escrow officer must include social security number. [Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for wit...

NRS 692A.1039 - License: Required; application; fee; issuance; period of validity; renewal; suspension or revocation; exception.

NRS 692A.1041 - Title agent and insurer required to deposit surety bond or substitute form of security with Commissioner; requirements for bond or other security.

NRS 692A.1042 - Additional requirements regarding substitute form of security; interest or dividends accrue to depositor.

NRS 692A.1043 - Cancellation of bond: Notices required; revocation of license unless equivalent bond or substitute form of security furnished.

NRS 692A.1044 - Action on bond: Procedure; limitation on time; duties of Commissioner; preliminary payment by surety; action for interpleader; payment.

NRS 692A.1045 - Title insurers and title agents: Fees for supervision and examination by Commissioner; standards for determining adequate supervision of title agents and escrow officers; regulations.

NRS 692A.105 - Disciplinary action against title agent or escrow officer or refusal to license.

NRS 692A.107 - Disciplinary action against title insurer or refusal to license.

NRS 692A.108 - Powers of Commissioner when assets or capital of title agent impaired or title agent’s affairs are in unsafe condition.

NRS 692A.109 - Period to remedy deficit or unsafe condition; receivership.

NRS 692A.110 - Title insurers: Authorized activities; prohibited activity; certification and supervision of title agents and escrow officers.

NRS 692A.113 - Notification of change of name or location of business; reissuance of license to escrow officer who transfers association; penalties.

NRS 692A.117 - Confidential records.

NRS 692A.120 - Rate schedules, schedules of charges and forms: Filing; approval by Commissioner; exceptions; prohibited acts.

NRS 692A.130 - Publication, contents and filing of schedule of fees and charges; using services of rating organizations; engaging in joint underwriting and reinsurance.

NRS 692A.140 - Schedule of fees and charges: Printing; display; copies; changes and amendments; retention; inspection.

NRS 692A.150 - Reserve against unpaid losses and loss expenses.

NRS 692A.160 - Unearned premium reserve.

NRS 692A.170 - Foreign or alien title insurers required to maintain same reserves required of domestic insurers.

NRS 692A.180 - Limitation on net retained liability for single risk; waiver of limitation by Commissioner.

NRS 692A.190 - Circumstances in which premiums and charges from personal and controlled insurance constitute unlawful rebates.

NRS 692A.200 - Division of rates and charges.

NRS 692A.210 - Waiver of right to purchase owner’s title insurance upon issuance of policy to mortgagee; form of notice and waiver.

NRS 692A.220 - Search and examination and determination of insurability of title required; retention of records.

NRS 692A.225 - Closing protection letter: Title insurer authorized to provide; indemnification against certain losses; fee; providing indemnification against certain losses by other means prohibited.

NRS 692A.230 - Title plant companies.

NRS 692A.240 - License as title insurer, title agent, escrow officer, escrow agent or escrow agency required to engage in business of administering escrows.

NRS 692A.250 - Money deposited in escrow: Exemption from execution; designation; permissible depository; regulations defining "commingling" and prescribing business practices.

NRS 692A.255 - Money deposited in escrow: Requirements for disbursement; disbursement on same business day allowed for certain forms of deposit; compliance with federal laws and regulations.

NRS 692A.260 - Records of escrow transactions and financial condition; making and filing of statement of business.

NRS 692A.270 - Applicability of other provisions to title insurers, title agents and escrow officers.