2017 Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 240A - Document Preparation Services
NRS 240A.240 - Prohibited acts by registrant.

Universal Citation: NV Rev Stat § 240A.240 (2017)
A registrant shall not:

1. After the date of the last service performed for a client, retain any fees or costs for services not performed or costs not incurred.

2. Make, orally or in writing:

(a) A promise of the result to be obtained by the filing or submission of any document, unless the registrant has some basis in fact for making the promise;

(b) A statement that the registrant has some special influence with or is able to obtain special treatment from the court or agency with which a document is to be filed or submitted; or

(c) A false or misleading statement to a client if the registrant knows that the statement is false or misleading or knows that the registrant lacks a sufficient basis for making the statement.

3. In any advertisement or written description of the registrant or the services provided by the registrant, or on any letterhead or business card of the registrant, use the term “legal aid,” “legal services,” “law office,” “notario,” “notario publico,” “notary public,” “notary,” “licensed,” “licenciado,” “attorney,” “lawyer” or any similar term, in English, Spanish or any other language, which implies that the registrant:

(a) Offers services without charge if the registrant does not do so; or

(b) Is an attorney authorized to practice law in this State.

4. Negotiate with another person concerning the rights or responsibilities of a client, communicate the position of a client to another person or convey the position of another person to a client.

5. Appear on behalf of a client in a court proceeding or other formal adjudicative proceeding, unless the registrant is ordered to appear by the court or presiding officer.

6. Provide any advice, explanation, opinion or recommendation to a client about possible legal rights, remedies, defenses, options or the selection of documents or strategies, except that a registrant may provide to a client published factual information, written or approved by an attorney, relating to legal procedures, rights or obligations.

7. Seek or obtain from a client a waiver of any provision of this chapter. Any such waiver is contrary to public policy and void.

(Added to NRS by 2013, 3472; A 2015, 2619)

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