NAC240A.050. Registration with Secretary of State: Contents of renewal application; grounds for rejection of application; penalties for failure to renew certificate of registration.

     1. To renew a certificate of registration as a document preparation service, a registrant must submit an application to renew the certificate at least 30 days before the date of expiration of the certificate. No extensions will be allowed.

     2. The application must include, without limitation:

     (a) The legal name of the registrant;

     (b) The number and date of expiration of the certificate of registration of the registrant;

     (c) An affirmation that all information submitted by the registrant pursuant to NAC 240A.030 and 240A.040 on file with the Secretary of State at the time the renewal application is submitted is current and accurate or any correction to this information;

     (d) The date of expiration of the state business license issued pursuant to NRS 76.100 under which the document preparation service is operating at the time the renewal application is submitted; and

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

     3. The Secretary of State may request any additional information deemed necessary to determine whether the registrant satisfies the requirements for renewal.

     4. The Secretary of State may reject any application to renew a certificate submitted pursuant to this section if the registrant:

     (a) Fails to provide any information requested pursuant to subsection 2; or

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

     5. A registrant who fails to renew his or her certificate pursuant to this section is not authorized to engage in the business of a document preparation service after the expiration of the certificate. A person who engages in the business of a document preparation service after the expiration of the certificate is in violation of NRS 240A.100 and is subject to the penalties prescribed by NRS 240A.290.

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