NAC225.210. Acceptance of record for filing; refusal of record.

     1. The Secretary of State will accept for filing any record authorized or required by law to be filed with the Secretary of State pursuant to title 7 of NRS if:

     (a) The record is received in the Office of the Secretary of State on or before any applicable due date as determined pursuant to NAC 225.200;

     (b) All information required by law for filing the record appears legibly on the record; and

     (c) The record is accompanied by all applicable fees and penalties.

     2. If a record authorized or required by law to be filed with the Secretary of State pursuant to title 7 of NRS must be filed on or before a due date specified by law and is not received in the Office of the Secretary of State on or before that due date as determined pursuant to NAC 225.200, the Secretary of State will:

     (a) Impose any penalties and additional fees required by law.

     (b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, refuse to accept the record for filing unless:

          (1) All information required by law for filing the record appears legibly on the record; and

          (2) The record is accompanied by the appropriate fees and penalties.

     3. The Secretary of State will not refuse to accept a record for filing pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 2 if:

     (a) The person who submitted the record has requested expedited service pursuant to paragraph (d) of subsection 2 of NRS 225.140 for the filing of the record; and

     (b) Upon verbal notification from the Office of the Secretary of State of any deficiency which is a basis for a refusal to accept the record for filing, the person who submitted the record immediately corrects the deficiency. If the Office of the Secretary of State is unable to provide verbal notification of the deficiency or if the person who submitted the record does not immediately correct the deficiency, the Secretary of State will refuse to accept the record for filing and will return the record pursuant to subsection 4 to the person who submitted it.

     4. If the Secretary of State refuses to accept a record for filing pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 2 or subsection 3, the Secretary of State will:

     (a) Return the record to the person who submitted the record; and

     (b) Notify in writing or by electronic means the person who submitted the record of the reason for the refusal to accept the record for filing and the applicable penalties and additional fees required by law.

     (Added to NAC by Sec’y of State by R073-11, eff. 12-30-2011)