NRS644.170. Deposit of fees and receipts; expenditures; delegation of authority to take disciplinary action; deposit of fines imposed by Board; claims for attorney’s fees and costs of investigation.

      1.  All fees collected on behalf of the Board and all receipts of every kind and nature must be reported at the beginning of each month, for the month preceding, to the Board. At the same time, the entire amount of collections, except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, must be paid to the Treasurer of the Board, who shall deposit them in banks, credit unions or savings and loan associations in the State of Nevada.

      2.  The receipts must be for the uses of the Board and out of them must be paid all salaries and all other expenses necessarily incurred in carrying into effect the provisions of this chapter.

      3.  All orders for payment of money must be drawn on the Treasurer of the Board and countersigned by the President and the Secretary of the Board.

      4.  In a manner consistent with the provisions of chapter 622A of NRS, the Board may delegate to a hearing officer or panel its authority to take any disciplinary action pursuant to this chapter, impose and collect fines therefor and deposit the money therefrom in banks, credit unions or savings and loan associations in this State.

      5.  If a hearing officer or panel is not authorized to take disciplinary action pursuant to subsection 4 and the Board deposits the money collected from the imposition of fines with the State Treasurer for credit to the State General Fund, it may present a claim to the State Board of Examiners for recommendation to the Interim Finance Committee if money is needed to pay attorney’s fees or the costs of an investigation, or both.

      [Part 21:218:1931; A 1933, 237; 1931 NCL § 1862.21]—(NRS A 1963, 161; 1983, 1543; 1999, 1537; 2005, 800)