NAC104.370. Use of standardized search logic and applicable rules.

     1. Search results will be created by applying standardized search logic to the name presented to the filing officer. Human judgment will not play a role in determining the results of the search.

     2. The following rules apply to searches:

     (a) There is no limit to the number of matches that may be returned in response to the search criteria.

     (b) No distinction will be made between upper and lower case letters.

     (c) Punctuation marks and accents will be disregarded.

     (d) Words and abbreviations at the end of a name that indicate the existence or nature of an organization as set forth in the “IACA List of Ending Noise Words” adopted by the International Association of Corporation Administrators will be disregarded. The list is hereby adopted by reference and may be obtained free of charge from the Secretary of State, 200 North Carson Street, Carson City, Nevada 89701-4069, or on the Internet from the website of the International Association of Corporation Administrators at http://www.iaca.org/sts/.

     (e) The word “the” at the beginning of the search criteria will be disregarded.

     (f) All spaces will be disregarded.

     (g) For the first and middle names of individuals, initials will be treated as the logical equivalent of all names that begin with those initials. If no middle name or initial is provided, the middle name will be equated with all middle names and initials. For example, a search request for “John A. Smith” will cause the search to retrieve all filings against all individual debtors with “John” as the first name, “Smith” as the last name, and with the initial “A” or any name beginning with “A” in the middle-name field. If the search request were for “John Smith,” with no designation in the middle-name field, the search would retrieve all filings against individual debtors with “John” as the first name, “Smith” as the last name, and with any name or initial or no name or initial in the middle-name field.

     3. After applying the rules provided in subsection 2 to modify the name to be searched, the search will reveal only names of debtors that:

     (a) Are contained in financing statements designated “all” or “unlapsed”; and

     (b) Match the name requested.

     (Added to NAC by Sec’y of State by R084-01, eff. 10-30-2001)