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TITLE 54 PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS AND BUSINESSES
Chapter 649 Collection Agencies
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GENERAL PROVISIONS
- NRS 649.005 Definitions.
- 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 649.045 Legislative finding and declaration. COLLECTION AGENCY ADVISORY BOARD
- NRS 649.047 Creation; members; terms and compensation of members; Chair; quorum; meetings.
- NRS 649.049 Powers of Board. ADMINISTRATION
- NRS 649.051 Administration and enforcement of chapter.
- NRS 649.053 Regulations.
- NRS 649.054 Regulations authorizing collection from location outside of Nevada; standards for trust accounts.
- NRS 649.056 Regulations prescribing methods of conducting business; investigations and examinations.
- NRS 649.057 Investigations and hearings.
- NRS 649.059 Approval of printed forms.
- NRS 649.061 Notification of results of examination; retention and destruction of papers.
- NRS 649.065 Records: Maintenance by Commissioner; contents; general provisions governing confidentiality and public inspection.
- NRS 649.067 Records: Certain records relating to investigation deemed confidential; certain records relating to disciplinary action deemed public records. LICENSING OF COLLECTION AGENCIES AND COLLECTION AGENTS
- NRS 649.075 License required; exception.
- NRS 649.085 Qualifications of applicant for license.
- NRS 649.095 Application for license: Contents; submission of fingerprints and financial statement; examination of applicant; withdrawal of application.
- NRS 649.105 Bond or substitute security required; amount and conditions; adjustments in amount.
- NRS 649.115 Form of bond; matters covered by bond; statute of limitations for bringing action on bond.
- 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 649.167 Permit for branch office; examination of principal office; manager required on premises. FOREIGN COLLECTION AGENCIES
- NRS 649.171 Certificate of registration; limitations on business practices; fees; disciplinary action; regulations. MANAGERS
- NRS 649.175 Manager's certificate required.
- NRS 649.185 Application to Commissioner.
- NRS 649.196 Applicant for certificate: Qualifications; requirements; notice of refusal to issue certificate; request for hearing; withdrawal of application.
- NRS 649.205 Examination.
- 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. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
- NRS 649.233 Payment of child support: Submission of certain information by applicant; grounds for denial of license or manager's certificate; duty of Commissioner. [Effective until the date of the repeal of the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding, suspending and restricting the professional, occupational and recreational licenses for child support arrearages and for noncompliance with certain processes relating to paternity or child support proceedings.]
- NRS 649.233 Payment of child support: Submission of certain information by applicant; grounds for denial of license or manager's certificate; duty of Commissioner. [Effective on the date of the repeal of the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding, suspending and restricting the professional, occupational and recreational licenses for child support arrearages and for noncompliance with certain processes relating to paternity or child support proceedings and expires by limitation 2 years after that date.]
- NRS 649.235 Expiration; licenses and certificates not transferable.
- NRS 649.245 Renewal.
- NRS 649.250 Recording of telephone conversations. FEES
- NRS 649.295 Amounts; deposit.
- NRS 649.297 Fee for failure to submit reports.
- NRS 649.300 Payment of assessment; cooperation with audits and examinations. CONDUCT OF BUSINESS; PROHIBITED PRACTICES
- 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 649.330 Notification of change in management or ownership of voting stock; application for licensure of replacement; investigation; costs; waiver.
- NRS 649.332 Verification of debt.
- NRS 649.334 Written agreement to be specific, intelligible and unambiguous; money collected to be credited first to principal; partial collection of claim prohibited; accounting of money collected on behalf of customer.
- NRS 649.3345 Withdrawal of claim by customer.
- NRS 649.335 Retention and examinations of records and accounts.
- NRS 649.345 Annual reports to Commissioner.
- NRS 649.355 Business ethics and practices; trust accounts.
- NRS 649.365 Approval of business name required; prohibition against use of certain names, terms and forms.
- NRS 649.370 Violation of federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.
- NRS 649.375 Prohibited practices. DISCIPLINARY ACTION
- NRS 649.385 Investigation of verified complaint; verified answer; action by Commissioner after informal hearing.
- NRS 649.390 Investigation of verified complaint concerning unlicensed person; order to cease and desist; administrative fines; suit to recover fine; cumulative penalties.
- NRS 649.395 Authorized disciplinary action; grounds for disciplinary action; effect of revocation of license; orders imposing discipline deemed public records.
- NRS 649.398 Suspension of license or manager's certificate for failure to pay child support or comply with certain subpoenas or warrants; reinstatement of license or manager's certificate. [Effective until 2 years after the date of the repeal of the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding, suspending and restricting the professional, occupational and recreational licenses for child support arrearages and for noncompliance with certain processes relating to paternity or child support proceedings.]
- NRS 649.400 Injunctive relief. PENALTIES
- NRS 649.435 Criminal penalty for violations; each day of unlawful operation constitutes separate offense.
- NRS 649.440 Administrative fine for violations.
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