NAC240A.030. Registration with Secretary of State: Contents of application; bond required; submission of fingerprints required; process to file cash bond; grounds for rejection of application.

     1. A person who wishes to engage in the business of a document preparation service must file an application for registration on a form prescribed by the Secretary of State.

     2. The application must include, without limitation:

     (a) The legal name of the applicant;

     (b) The date of birth of the applicant;

     (c) A statement regarding whether the applicant is a citizen or legal resident of the United States;

     (d) If the applicant is a legal resident of the United States:

          (1) The alien registration number assigned to the applicant by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services of the Department of Homeland Security; and

          (2) The name listed on the Permanent Resident Card issued to the applicant by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services of the Department of Homeland Security, if different than the name provided pursuant to paragraph (a);

     (e) The social security number of the applicant;

     (f) Each physical street address at which the applicant and the employer of the applicant, if applicable, intend to engage in the business of a document preparation service;

     (g) The mailing address at which the applicant prefers to receive correspondence from the Secretary of State;

     (h) The primary telephone number and electronic mail address of the applicant and any alternative telephone number or electronic mail address that the applicant prefers to use to correspond with the Secretary of State;

     (i) The address of any Internet website used by the applicant or the employer of the applicant to market or solicit the document preparation service;

     (j) Each name, including any fictitious name, under which the document preparation service operates;

     (k) If the document preparation service operates under a fictitious name, proof that the business has complied with the provisions of chapter 602 of NRS;

     (l) The number of the state business license of the applicant or the employer of the applicant, as applicable, issued pursuant to NRS 76.100 and the date of expiration of the license;

     (m) A statement regarding whether the applicant is licensed to practice law in any jurisdiction and, if so, each jurisdiction in which the applicant is licensed to practice law;

     (n) A statement regarding whether the applicant is disqualified from registering as a document preparation service pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 240A.100;

     (o) A statement concerning the payment of child support pursuant to NRS 240A.130;

     (p) Affirmation that the applicant understands the obligations and responsibilities of a document preparation service and will comply with applicable provisions of law and be subject to penalties prescribed by law for any violation thereof; and

     (q) The signature of the applicant.

     3. The application filed pursuant to subsection 1 must be accompanied by:

     (a) The bond required pursuant to NRS 240A.120;

     (b) Written verification, on a form prescribed by the Secretary of State, stating that the fingerprints of the applicant were taken and directly forwarded electronically or by other means to the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History and that the applicant has given written permission to the law enforcement agency or other authorized entity taking the fingerprints to submit the fingerprints to the Central Repository for submission to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a report on the applicant’s background; and

     (c) Written authorization for the Secretary of State to receive the report from the Central Repository regarding the criminal history of the applicant provided pursuant to paragraph (b).

     4. If the applicant files a cash bond to comply with the requirements of NRS 240A.120, the applicant must appear in person at the Office of the Secretary of State and submit the bond with a form prescribed by the Secretary of State.

     5. The Secretary of State may request any additional information deemed necessary to determine whether an applicant satisfies the requirements for registration as a document preparation service.

     6. The Secretary of State may reject any application for registration submitted pursuant to this section if the applicant:

     (a) Fails to provide any information requested pursuant to this section; or

     (b) Does not comply with any other requirement of this chapter or chapter 240A of NRS.

     (Added to NAC by Sec’y of State by R136-13, eff. 3-28-2014)