NRS240A.100. Registration by Secretary of State; qualifications of applicant; issuance of certificate of registration. [Effective March 1, 2014.]

      1.  A person who wishes to engage in the business of a document preparation service must be registered by the Secretary of State pursuant to this chapter. An applicant for registration must be a citizen or legal resident of the United States and at least 18 years of age.

      2.  The Secretary of State shall not register as a document preparation service any person:

      (a) Who is suspended or has previously been disbarred from the practice of law in any jurisdiction;

      (b) Whose registration as a document preparation service has previously been revoked by the Secretary of State;

      (c) Who has previously been convicted of a gross misdemeanor pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 1 of NRS 240A.290; or

      (d) Who has, within the 10 years immediately preceding the date of the application for registration as a document preparation service, been:

             (1) Convicted of a crime involving theft, fraud or dishonesty;

             (2) Convicted of the unauthorized practice of law pursuant to NRS 7.285 or the corresponding statute of any other jurisdiction; or

             (3) Adjudged by the final judgment of any court to have committed an act involving theft, fraud or dishonesty.

      3.  An application for registration as a document preparation service must be made under penalty of perjury on a form prescribed by regulation of the Secretary of State and must be accompanied by a cash bond or surety bond meeting the requirements of NRS 240A.120.

      4.  After the investigation of the history of the applicant is completed, the Secretary of State shall issue a certificate of registration if the applicant is qualified for registration and has complied with the requirements of this section. Each certificate of registration must bear the name of the registrant and a registration number unique to that registrant. The Secretary of State shall maintain a record of the name and registration number of each registrant.

      (Added to NRS by 2013, 3466, effective March 1, 2014)